量
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
量 (radical 166 里+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 日一田土 (AMWG), four-corner 60104, composition ⿱旦里)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1292, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40138
- Dae Jaweon: page 1794, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3683, character 2
- Unihan data for U+91CF
Chinese[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
量 | |
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| alt. forms | 𣊹 𨤥 𨤦 |
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Glyph origin[edit]
| Historical forms of the character 量
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Ideogrammic compound (會意): 曰 (“speak”) + 重 (“weight”) – to speak the weight, to measure. In current form graphically 旦 + 里.
Pronunciation 1[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ
- Wade-Giles: liang2
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liang
- IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: loeng4
- Yale: lèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng4
- IPA (key): /lœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | |
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| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 呂章切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/lɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/liɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/liɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/liaŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/lĭaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/li̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
liáng |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
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| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
liáng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ljang › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[r]aŋ/ |
| English | measure (v.) |
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
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| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
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| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 8064 |
| Phonetic component |
量 |
| Rime group |
陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
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| Old Chinese |
/*raŋ/ |
| Notes | 甲金文下從東，上日甲文作囗，象估量下種範圍，非曏聲 |
Definitions[edit]
量
Pronunciation 2[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ
- Wade-Giles: liang4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianq
- IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: loeng6
- Yale: leuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng6
- IPA (key): /lœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | |
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| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 力讓切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/lɨɐŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/liɐŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/liɑŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lɨaŋH/ |
| Li Rong |
/liaŋH/ |
| Wang Li |
/lĭaŋH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/li̯aŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
liàng |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
liàng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ljangH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[r]aŋ-s/ |
| English | measure (n.) |
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
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| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
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| Character | 量 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 8065 |
| Phonetic component |
量 |
| Rime group |
陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
亮 |
| Old Chinese |
/*raŋs/ |
Definitions[edit]
量
- (historical) measuring vessel, such as the dou or hu
- measure; measurement; quantity
- capacity; volume
- (Hinduism) pramana
- to estimate; to approximate
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 量
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
量
Readings[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Compounds
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 量 |
| りょう Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi |
From Middle Chinese 量 (ljangH, “measure”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
量 (hiragana りょう, romaji ryō, historical hiragana りやう)
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 量 |
| はか Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
量 • (ryang, yang) (hangeul 량, 양, revised ryang, yang, McCune-Reischauer ryang, yang, Yale lyang, yang)
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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