衖

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡroːŋs) : semantic 行 + phonetic 共 (OC *kloŋ, *ɡloŋs)

Han character

衖 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹人廿金弓 (HOTCN), four-corner 2122₁, composition ⿲彳共亍)

1. lane
2. alley

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1109, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34049
• Dae Jaweon: page 1573, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 832, character 2
• Unihan data for U+8856

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Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		衖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàng (xiang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴
    • Yale: syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianq
    • Palladius: сян (sjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 衖

1. Same as 巷.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 衖 – see 弄 (“to play with; to play around with; to fiddle with; to fondle; to enjoy; to play; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 弄).

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Japanese

Kanji

衖

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)
• Kun: ちまた (chimata)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 衖 (hạng, lộng)

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