雙

See also: 隻 and 双

雙	U+96D9, 雙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96D9

← 雘
[U+96D8]

CJK Unified Ideographs

雚 →
[U+96DA]

Translingual

Japanese	双
Simplified	双
Traditional	雙

Han character

雙 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 人土水 (OGE), four-corner 2040₇, composition ⿰雔又)

Derived characters

欆, 㩳, 孇, 𡾼, 𢅻, 𢥠, 𧕟, 𨇯, 𪫄, 𨰚, 𩽧, 䝄, 艭, 𧄐, 䉶, 𩆿

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1368, character 34
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42116
Dae Jaweon: page 1873, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4104, character 10
Unihan data for U+96D9

Chinese

trad.		雙
simp.		双
alternative forms		㕠䨇䨥𩀝𩆿㕠䨇䨥𩀝𩆿𩀱

Wikipedia has articles on:

雙姓 (姓氏) (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Siang (sèⁿ) (Southern Min)

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 雙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (雙) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
雙	*sroːŋ
艭	*sroːŋ
愯	*soŋʔ
㩳	*soŋʔ

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 雔 (“two birds”) + 又 (“hand”) – Represents two birds (隹) in someone's right hand (又).

Etymology

Several etymologies have been posited:

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dzum ~ tsum (“pair”), whence Jingpho zum (“to be in pairs”), Burmese စုံ (cum, “pair”), but this comparison may be problematic given the mismatch in the final nasal (STEDT).
Related to Tibetan ཟུང (zung, “pair; couple”), Mru [script needed] (choŋ, “pair”) (Coblin, 1986; Löffler, 1966; Schuessler, 2007), but this would require assuming the Proto-Sino-Tibetan word to be *C-zuŋ (Schuessler, 2007). Jacques (2015b) rules out the possibility of comparing with the Tibetan word because Tibetan z- usually comes from *dz-.
Doublet of 孿 (OC *smroːns, *smrons, “twin”) (Baxter, 1992), but this has been related to Jingpho marun (“to have twins”) (from run (“to be in pairs”)), which would point to yet another Proto-Sino-Tibetan root *run (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shuāng, shuàng (shuang¹, shuang⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ, ㄕㄨㄤˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): suang¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng¹ / sung¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): song¹
Gan (Wiktionary): song¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sûng

(Meixian, Guangdong): sung¹
Jin (Wiktionary): suon¹
Northern Min (KCR): só̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): sĕ̤ng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sang¹ / sorng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siang / sang / song

(Teochew, Peng'im): sang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹saon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xyan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuang
  - Wade–Giles: shuang¹
  - Yale: shwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuang
  - Palladius: шуан (šuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuàng
  - Wade–Giles: shuang⁴
  - Yale: shwàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuanq
  - Palladius: шуан (šuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Note: shuàng - variant used in words meaning “twin” (e.g. 雙棒兒, 雙生兒).

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: suang¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: suong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ / sung¹
  - Yale: sēung / sūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ / sung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ / sung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵/, /sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Note: sung1 - variant only for “a pair (of chopsticks)”.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: song¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔŋ³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: song¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: sung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /suŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sʊŋ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: suon¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /suɒ̃¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: só̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕ̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /søyŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sang¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬaŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sorng¹
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: so̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sorng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

Note:

sang1 - vernacular;
sorng1 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang
  - Tâi-lô: siang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /siaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sang
  - Tâi-lô: sang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: safng
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines, Lukang): /saŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /saŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: song
  - Tâi-lô: song
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sɔŋ⁴⁴/

Note:

siang/sang - vernacular;
song - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: sang¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sang
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ³³/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹saon
  - MiniDict: saon^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹saan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɑ̃⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: xyan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯æn³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 雙
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʂuɑŋ⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ʂuaŋ⁴⁴/ ～手 /ʂuaŋ⁵³/ 一對～兒
	Tianjin	/suɑŋ²¹/
	Jinan	/ʂuaŋ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ʂuaŋ²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/ʂuaŋ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/faŋ²¹/
	Xining	/fɔ̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/fɑ̃³¹/
	Ürümqi	/ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/ /fɑŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/suaŋ⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/suaŋ⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/suaŋ⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/ʂuã̠⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/ʂuaŋ³¹/
	Hefei	/ʂuɑ̃²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/suɒ̃¹¹/ 成～成對 /t͡sʰuɒ̃⁴⁵/ ～生生
	Pingyao	/suɑŋ¹³/ /t͡sʰuə³⁵/ ～生生
	Hohhot	/suɑ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/sɑ̃⁵³/
	Suzhou	/sɑ̃⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/sz̩ʷɑŋ³³/
	Wenzhou	/ɕyɔ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/so³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/sau¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/ɕyan³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/sɔn³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/sɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/suŋ⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/suŋ²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/sœŋ⁵³/
	Nanning	/sœŋ⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/sœŋ⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/sɔŋ⁵⁵/ /siaŋ⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/souŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/sɔŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/saŋ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/tiaŋ²³/

Middle Chinese: sraewng

Rime
Character	雙
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	江 (9)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所江切
Baxter	sraewng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠʌŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚɔŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃɔŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨwŋ/
Li Rong	/ʃɔŋ/
Wang Li	/ʃɔŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂɔŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	song¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]roŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*sroːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	雙
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shuāng
Middle Chinese	‹ sræwng ›
Old Chinese	/*[s]roŋ/
English	a pair
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	雙
Reading #	1/1
No.	11932
Phonetic component	雙
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	雙
Old Chinese	/*sroːŋ/

Definitions

雙

(attributive) two; double; twin
Antonym: 單 / 单

雙手／双手 ― shuāngshǒu ― both hands

雙面／双面 ― shuāngmiàn ― double-sided, two-faced

雙向／双向 ― shuāngxiàng ― bidirectional; two-way
(attributive, of an integer) even (divisible by two)
(attributive) double; two-fold; twice
(dialectal) twins
Classifier for a pair of objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Antonym: 隻 / 只 (zhī)

一雙鞋／一双鞋 ― yī shuāng xié ― a pair of shoes

一雙筷子／一双筷子 [Cantonese] ― jat¹ soeng¹ (or sung¹) faai³ zi² [Jyutping] ― a pair of chopsticks
a rare surname, Shuang

Synonyms

(twins):

Dialectal synonyms of 雙胞胎 (“twins”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雙胞胎, 雙生子, 孿生子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雙棒兒, 雙生兒, 雙兒
	Taiwan	雙胞胎
	Langfang	雙雙兒
	Chifeng	雙棒兒
	Harbin	雙棒兒, 雙勃朗兒, 雙子, 雙兒
	Shenyang	雙兒
	Malaysia	雙胞胎
	Singapore	雙胞胎
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	雙子
	Tangshan	雙棒兒
	Cangzhou	雙子
	Baoding	雙生兒
	Shijiazhuang	雙生兒
	Jinan	雙巴, 雙胞胎
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	雙兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	雙胞胎, 雙生兒
	Daming	雙生兒
	Wanrong	雙生
	Zhengzhou	雙生兒
	Xi'an	雙生兒
	Xining	雙雙子兒, 雙雙子
	Xuzhou	雙兒雙兒, 雙生
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	雙雙兒
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	雙生
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雙棒棒, 雙棒子
	Bayanhot	雙雙
	Lanzhou	雙雙
	Ürümqi	雙雙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雙雙兒, 雙兒, 雙, 雙胞胎
	Wuhan	雙生, 雙
	Guiyang	雙雙, 雙胞, 雙巴
	Kunming	雙胞胎
	Guilin	雙胞胎
	Liuzhou	雙胞胎
	Nanning (Wuming)	雙胞胎, 雙孖崽 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雙胞胎
	Yangzhou	雙胞子
	Nantong	雙胞兒
	Hefei	雙胞子
	Huanggang	雙生兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Hong Kong	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀, 雙胞胎, 孖胎
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	孖仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	孖仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	孖仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	孖仔
	Macau	孖胎
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	孖仔
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Foshan	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Foshan (Shunde)	孖仔
	Foshan (Sanshui)	孖胎
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	孖胎
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	孖胎
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	孖胎
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	孖仔
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	孖仔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	孖仔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	孖生
	Taishan	孖生, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	孖生, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Enping (Niujiang)	孖生, 孖仔
	Heshan (Yayao)	孖得
	Dongguan	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	孖胎
	Qingyuan	孖胎, 孖仔, 雙仔
	Fogang	孖胎
	Yingde (Hanguang)	雙孖仔
	Yangshan	孖仔
	Lianshan (Butian)	雙龍仔
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	雙孖仔, 雙孖胎
	Shaoguan	孖仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	孖仔
	Renhua	孖胎, 孖仔
	Lechang	孖仔
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	孖仔
	Sihui	雙孖仔
	Guangning	雙孖仔
	Deqing	孖仔
	Huaiji	孖胎
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	孖胎
	Yunfu	雙孖仔, 孖仔
	Xinxing	孖胎
	Luoding	孖仔
	Yunan (Pingtai)	雙孖
	Yangjiang	雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖妹 ♀
	Xinyi	阿拉
	Lianjiang	雙孖, 雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀
	Nanning	雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀, 雙孖胎, 雙胞胎
	Wuzhou	雙孖仔 ♂, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Yulin	雙生
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	雙胞胎
	Danzhou	雙胞胎
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	孖仔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀
Gan	Nanchang	雙生子
	Lichuan	雙生
	Pingxiang	雙雙仔, 雙雙子
Hakka	Meixian	雙胞卵, 雙胞胎
	Xingning	雙生子
	Huidong (Daling)	雙生子胎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	孖仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	拉仔
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	孖胎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	孖胎
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	孖仔
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	雙花子
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀
	Changting	雙胞落
	Wuping	雙生牯子
	Wuping (Pingyu)	雙生
	Liancheng	雙胞落
	Ninghua	雙生
	Yudu	雙胞胎
	Ruijin	雙胞落子, 雙胞子
	Shicheng	雙生
	Shangyou (Shexi)	雙胞子, 雙胞胎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雙胞卵
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雙生
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	雙生仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	雙生仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	雙生
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雙胞卵, 雙生仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雙胞卵, 雙生
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雙胞卵, 雙生仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雙降, 雙胞卵
	Hong Kong	孖仔
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	雙胞胎
	Sabah (Longchuan)	孖仔
	Senai (Huiyang)	雙生, 雙胞
	Singkawang	雙降
Jin	Taiyuan	雙生生
	Pingyao	雙生生
	Xinzhou	雙生子
	Linhe	雙生兒
	Hohhot	雙生生
	Zhangjiakou	雙生兒
	Handan	雙生子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	雙生仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雙生囝, 雙生
Eastern Min	Fuqing	雙生囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	雙生仔囝, 雙生仔, 雙生的, 雙生囝, 雙生
	Quanzhou	雙生的
	Jinjiang	雙生
	Zhangzhou	雙生仔囝, 雙生仔, 夾雙仔
	Taipei	雙生仔
	Kaohsiung	雙生仔
	Yilan	雙生仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	雙生
	Taichung	雙生仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	雙生仔囝
	Tainan	雙生仔
	Taitung	雙生仔
	Hsinchu	雙生的
	Penghu (Magong)	雙生仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	雙生仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	雙生的, 雙生仔, 雙生
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	雙生仔, 雙生囝
	Datian	雙生囝
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	雙胞胎
	Chaozhou	雙生囝
	Shantou	雙生囝, 雙胞胎
	Jieyang	雙生囝, 雙生兒
	Haifeng	雙生囝
	Bangkok (Teochew)	雙生囝
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	雙生
	Pontianak (Teochew)	雙生囝
	Leizhou	雙生囝
	Wenchang	雙生囝
	Haikou	雙生囝
Puxian Min	Putian	雙生, 雙生囝
Puxian Min	Xianyou	雙生, 雙生囝
Central Min	Yong'an	雙胞胎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	孖囝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	孖胎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	雙孖崽 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀, 雙胞胎
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	雙胞胎
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	雙雙
Wu	Shanghai	雙胞胎
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雙幫頭
	Suzhou	雙胞胎, 雙生子, 雙雙子
	Danyang	雙胞, 雙胞胎
	Hangzhou	雙生兒, 雙生子, 雙胞胎
	Ningbo	雙胞胎
	Wenzhou	雙生娒, 雙生, 雙胞胎
	Jinhua	雙生兒
Xiang	Changsha	雙胞胎, 雙生子
	Loudi	雙生
	Shuangfeng	雙生子, 雙胎
	Quanzhou	雙胞胎
Note	♂ - male; ♀ - female

(pair):

Dialectal synonyms of 雙 (“pair (of shoes)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雙
	Taiwan	雙
	Chengde	雙, 對兒
	Chifeng	雙, 對兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	雙, 對兒
	Heihe	雙
	Qiqihar	雙, 對
	Harbin	雙, 對
	Jiamusi	雙
	Baicheng	雙
	Changchun	雙
	Tonghua	雙
	Shenyang	雙, 對兒
	Jinzhou	雙, 對
	Malaysia	雙
	Singapore	雙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	雙
	Tangshan	雙
	Cangzhou	雙, 對兒
	Baoding	雙, 對兒
	Shijiazhuang	雙, 對
	Lijin	雙
	Jinan	雙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	雙
	Dandong	雙, 對
	Yantai	雙
	Qingdao	雙
	Zhucheng	雙
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	雙, 對
	Jining	雙
	Linfen	雙, 對
	Shangqiu	雙, 對
	Yuanyang	雙, 對
	Zhengzhou	雙, 對兒
	Xinyang	雙, 對
	Baihe	雙
	Xi'an	雙, 對
	Baoji	雙, 對
	Tianshui	雙
	Xining	雙
	Xuzhou	雙, 對
	Fuyang	雙, 對
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雙, 對
	Lanzhou	雙, 對
	Dunhuang	雙, 對
	Hami	雙, 對
	Ürümqi	雙, 對
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雙
	Nanchong	雙
	Dazhou	雙
	Hanyuan	雙
	Xichang	雙
	Zigong	雙
	Chongqing	雙
	Wuhan	雙, 對
	Yichang	雙
	Xiangyang	雙, 對
	Tianmen	雙
	Guiyang	雙, 對
	Zunyi	雙, 對
	Bijie	雙
	Liping	對
	Zhaotong	雙
	Dali	雙, 對
	Kunming	雙, 對
	Mengzi	雙, 對
	Guilin	雙, 對
	Liuzhou	雙, 對
	Jishou	雙, 對
	Changde	雙, 對
	Hanzhong	雙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雙
	Yangzhou	雙
	Lianyungang	雙
	Lianshui	雙
	Nantong	雙, 對
	Anqing	雙
	Wuhu	雙
	Hefei	雙
	Hong'an	雙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	對
	Hong Kong	對
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	對
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	對
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	對
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	對
	Macau	對
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	對
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	對
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	對
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	對
	Foshan	對
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	對
	Foshan (Shunde)	對
	Foshan (Sanshui)	對
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	對
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	對
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	對
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	對
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	對
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	對
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	對
	Taishan	對
	Kaiping (Chikan)	對
	Enping (Niujiang)	對
	Heshan (Yayao)	對
	Dongguan	對
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	對
	Yangjiang	對
	Nanning	對
Gan	Nanchang	雙
	Pengze	雙
	Lichuan	雙
Hakka	Meixian	雙
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	對
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	對
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	對
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	對
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	雙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雙
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	雙
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	雙
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	雙
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	雙
	Hong Kong	對, 雙
Huizhou	Shexian	雙
Jin	Taiyuan	雙, 對
	Yangyuan	雙, 對
	Datong	雙, 對
	Xinzhou	雙, 對
	Lüliang (Lishi)	雙, 對
	Changzhi	雙, 對
	Linhe	雙
	Jining	雙, 對
	Hohhot	雙
	Erenhot	雙, 對
	Pingshan	雙, 對
	Zhangjiakou	雙
	Handan	雙, 對
	Linzhou	雙, 對兒
	Suide	雙
Northern Min	Jian'ou	雙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	雙
Southern Min	Xiamen	雙
	Tainan	雙
	Manila (Hokkien)	雙
	Chaozhou	雙
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	對
Wu	Shanghai	雙
	Suzhou	雙
	Wenzhou	雙
Xiang	Changsha	雙
Xiang	Shuangfeng	雙

Dialectal synonyms of 雙 (“pair (of chopsticks)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		雙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	雙
	Taiwan	雙
	Chengde	雙
	Chifeng	雙
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	雙
	Heihe	雙
	Qiqihar	雙
	Harbin	雙
	Jiamusi	雙
	Baicheng	雙
	Changchun	雙
	Tonghua	雙
	Shenyang	雙
	Jinzhou	雙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	雙
	Tangshan	雙
	Cangzhou	雙
	Baoding	雙
	Shijiazhuang	雙
	Lijin	雙
	Jinan	雙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	雙
	Dandong	雙
	Yantai	雙
	Qingdao	雙
	Zhucheng	雙
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	雙
	Lingbao	雙
	Jining	雙
	Wanrong	雙
	Linfen	雙
	Shangqiu	雙
	Yuanyang	雙
	Zhengzhou	雙
	Xinyang	雙
	Baihe	雙
	Xi'an	雙
	Baoji	雙
	Tianshui	雙
	Xining	雙
	Xuzhou	雙
	Fuyang	雙
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	雙
	Lanzhou	雙
	Dunhuang	雙
	Hami	雙
	Ürümqi	雙
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雙
	Nanchong	雙
	Dazhou	雙
	Hanyuan	雙
	Xichang	雙
	Zigong	雙
	Chongqing	雙
	Wuhan	雙
	Yichang	雙
	Xiangyang	雙
	Tianmen	雙
	Guiyang	對, 雙
	Zunyi	雙
	Bijie	雙
	Liping	對
	Zhaotong	雙
	Dali	雙
	Kunming	雙
	Mengzi	雙
	Guilin	雙
	Liuzhou	雙
	Jishou	雙
	Changde	雙
	Hanzhong	雙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	雙
	Yangzhou	雙
	Lianyungang	雙
	Lianshui	雙
	Nantong	雙
	Anqing	雙
	Wuhu	雙
	Hefei	雙
	Hong'an	雙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	對, 雙
	Hong Kong	對, 雙
	Taishan	雙
Gan	Nanchang	雙
Gan	Lichuan	雙
Hakka	Meixian	雙
	Yudu	雙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	雙
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	雙
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	雙
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	雙
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	雙
Huizhou	Shexian	雙
Jin	Taiyuan	雙
	Yangyuan	雙
	Datong	雙
	Xinzhou	雙
	Lüliang (Lishi)	雙
	Changzhi	雙
	Linhe	雙
	Jining	雙
	Hohhot	雙
	Erenhot	雙
	Pingshan	雙
	Zhangjiakou	雙
	Handan	雙
	Linzhou	雙
	Suide	雙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	副
Eastern Min	Fuqing	雙
Southern Min	Xiamen	雙
	Quanzhou	雙
	Zhangzhou	雙
	Zhao'an	雙
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	雙
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	雙
	Kaohsiung	雙
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	雙
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	雙
	Yilan (Luodong)	雙
	Yilan (Toucheng)	雙
	Changhua (Yongjing)	雙
	Tainan (Anping)	雙
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	雙
	Penghu (Xiyu)	雙
	Shantou	雙
	Jieyang	雙
	Leizhou	雙
Central Min	Yong'an	雙
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	雙
Wu	Shanghai (Jiading)	雙
	Shanghai (Chongming)	雙
	Suzhou	雙
	Danyang	雙
	Hangzhou	雙
	Ningbo	雙

Dialectal synonyms of 副 (“pair (of gloves)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		副
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	副
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	雙
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	副
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	雙, 副
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雙, 副
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	副, 雙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	副
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	雙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	對
	Hong Kong	對
	Yangjiang	對
Gan	Nanchang	雙
Hakka	Meixian	雙
Jin	Taiyuan	副
Northern Min	Jian'ou	副, 雙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	副
Southern Min	Xiamen	副
	Zhangzhou	對
	Chaozhou	雙
	Jieyang	雙
Wu	Suzhou	副
Wu	Wenzhou	副
Xiang	Changsha	副, 雙
Xiang	Shuangfeng	副, 雙

Compounds

一箭雙鵰 / 一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
一雙兩好 / 一双两好
並世無雙 / 并世无双
乳燕雙雙 / 乳燕双双
儷影雙雙 / 俪影双双
出雙入對 / 出双入对 (chūshuāngrùduì)
名利雙收 / 名利双收 (mínglìshuāngshōu)
同卵雙生 / 同卵双生
同胞雙生 / 同胞双生
唱雙簧 / 唱双簧 (chàngshuānghuáng)
四雙八輩 / 四双八辈
國士無雙 / 国士无双 (guóshìwúshuāng)
天下無雙 / 天下无双 (tiānxiàwúshuāng)
天上無雙 / 天上无双
寡二少雙 / 寡二少双
將相雙權 / 将相双权
忠孝雙全 / 忠孝双全
忠義雙全 / 忠义双全
成雙 / 成双 (chéngshuāng)
成雙作對 / 成双作对
成雙捉對 / 成双捉对
才氣無雙 / 才气无双
才貌雙全 / 才貌双全
捉奸捉雙
捉奸見雙 / 捉奸见双
文武雙全 / 文武双全 (wénwǔshuāngquán)
日下無雙 / 日下无双
智勇雙全 / 智勇双全 (zhìyǒngshuāngquán)
比翼雙飛 / 比翼双飞 (bǐyìshuāngfēi)
海內無雙 / 海内无双
演雙簧 / 演双簧
無雙 / 无双 (wúshuāng)
父母雙亡 / 父母双亡
牙管一雙 / 牙管一双
眉峰雙鎖 / 眉峰双锁
福壽雙全 / 福寿双全 (fúshòushuāngquán)
福惠雙修 / 福惠双修
福無雙至 / 福无双至
福祿雙全 / 福禄双全
絕世無雙 / 绝世无双
綠慘雙蛾 / 绿惨双蛾
美貌無雙 / 美貌无双
舉世無雙 / 举世无双 (jǔshìwúshuāng)
色藝無雙 / 色艺无双
色藝雙絕 / 色艺双绝
花亂雙眼 / 花乱双眼
蓋世無雙 / 盖世无双
西雙版納 / 西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà)
雙中節 / 双中节
雙九 / 双九
雙亡 / 双亡 (shuāngwáng)
雙修 / 双修
雙倍 / 双倍 (shuāngbèi)
雙全 / 双全 (shuāngquán)
雙務契約 / 双务契约
雙包 / 双包
雙十 / 双十
雙十節 / 双十节 (Shuāngshíjié)
雙向 / 双向 (shuāngxiàng)
雙向溝通 / 双向沟通
雙喜 / 双喜 (shuāngxǐ)
雙喜臨門 / 双喜临门 (shuāngxǐlínmén)
雙回門 / 双回门
雙坪 / 双坪 (Shuāngpíng)
雙墩 / 双墩 (Shuāngdūn)
雙夸克 (shuāngkuākè)
雙套車 / 双套车
雙套飛車 / 双套飞车
雙姓 / 双姓 (shuāngxìng)
雙子座 / 双子座 (Shuāngzǐzuò)
雙季稻 / 双季稻 (shuāngjìdào)
雙學位 / 双学位 (shuāngxuéwèi)
雙宿雙飛 / 双宿双飞 (shuāngsùshuāngfēi)
雙寨 / 双寨 (Shuāngzhài)
雙尾蠍 / 双尾蝎
雙層 / 双层 (shuāngcéng)
雙層公路 / 双层公路
雙層公車 / 双层公车
雙層巴士 / 双层巴士 (shuāngcéng bāshì)
雙峰駝 / 双峰驼 (shuāngfēngtuó)
雙崗 / 双岗 (Shuānggǎng)
雙差 / 双差
雙廟 / 双庙 (Shuāngmiào)
雙戟 / 双戟
雙手 / 双手 (shuāngshǒu)
雙手萬能 / 双手万能
雙打 / 双打 (shuāngdǎ)
雙扶 / 双扶
雙捻布 / 双捻布
雙掛號 / 双挂号
雙排車 / 双排车 (shuāngpáichē)
雙數 / 双数 (shuāngshù)
雙料 / 双料 (shuāngliào)
雙方 / 双方 (shuāngfāng)
雙星 / 双星 (shuāngxīng)
雙曲線 / 双曲线 (shuāngqūxiàn)
雙月刊 / 双月刊 (shuāngyuèkān)
雙柳 / 双柳 (Shuāngliǔ)
雙柑斗酒
雙核都市 / 双核都市
雙棒兒 / 双棒儿
雙棲雙宿 / 双栖双宿
雙槓 / 双杠 (shuānggàng)
雙槽門 / 双槽门 (Shuāngcáomén)
雙橋 / 双桥 (Shuāngqiáo)
雙款 / 双款
雙殺 / 双杀
雙氣囊 / 双气囊
雙氧水 / 双氧水 (shuāngyǎngshuǐ)
雙河 / 双河 (Shuānghé)
雙活 / 双活
雙清 / 双清 (shuāngqīng)
雙港 / 双港 (Shuānggǎng)
雙溪 / 双溪 (shuāngxī)
雙溝 / 双沟 (Shuānggōu)
雙球菌 / 双球菌
雙環 / 双环
雙生 / 双生 (shuāngshēng)
雙生子 / 双生子 (shuāngshēngzǐ)
雙眉直豎 / 双眉直竖
雙眉緊鎖 / 双眉紧锁
雙眼皮 / 双眼皮 (shuāngyǎnpí)
雙瞳翦水 / 双瞳翦水
雙石頭 / 双石头
雙禮 / 双礼
雙程證 / 双程证 (shuāngchéngzhèng)
雙立人兒 / 双立人儿 (shuānglìrénr)
雙竹 / 双竹 (Shuāngzhú)
雙管 / 双管 (shuāngguǎn)
雙箕紋 / 双箕纹
雙管齊下 / 双管齐下 (shuāngguǎnqíxià)
雙簧 / 双簧 (shuānghuáng)
雙簧管 / 双簧管 (shuānghuángguǎn)
雙紅 / 双红
雙線行 / 双线行
雙線道 / 双线道
雙翅類 / 双翅类
雙聲 / 双声 (shuāngshēng)
雙聯市 / 双联市
雙聲帶 / 双声带
雙職工 / 双职工 (shuāngzhígōng)
雙胞胎 / 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi)
雙脣 / 双唇 (shuāngchún)
雙脣音 / 双唇音 (shuāngchúnyīn)
雙腳 / 双脚 (shuāngjiǎo)
雙臂 / 双臂 (shuāngbì)
雙臺 / 双台 (Shuāngtái)
雙興 / 双兴 (Shuāngxīng)
雙色虎頭蜂 / 双色虎头蜂 (shuāngsè hǔtóufēng)
雙薪家庭 / 双薪家庭
雙蛾 / 双蛾
雙親 / 双亲 (shuāngqīn)
雙語 / 双语 (shuāngyǔ)
雙調 / 双调
雙贏 / 双赢 (shuāngyíng)
雙身子 / 双身子 (shuāngshēnzi)
雙軌 / 双轨
雙週刊 / 双周刊
雙邊 / 双边 (shuāngbiān)
雙邊貿易 / 双边贸易
雙部句 / 双部句
雙鄉 / 双乡 (Shuāngxiāng)
雙醣 / 双糖 (shuāngtáng)
雙重 / 双重 (shuāngchóng)
雙重人格 / 双重人格
雙重國籍 / 双重国籍 (shuāngchóng guójí)
雙重身分 / 双重身分
雙鉤 / 双钩
雙鉤廓填 / 双钩廓填
雙關 / 双关 (shuāngguān)
雙關語 / 双关语 (shuāngguānyǔ)
雙陸 / 双陆 (shuānglù)
雙陽 / 双阳 (shuāngyáng)
雙雙 / 双双 (shuāngshuāng)
雙雙對對 / 双双对对
雙面 / 双面 (shuāngmiàn)
雙音節 / 双音节 (shuāngyīnjié)
雙響兒 / 双响儿
雙頭汽鍋 / 双头汽锅
雙頭火杖 / 双头火杖
雙頭馬車 / 双头马车
雙飛 / 双飞 (shuāngfēi)
雙飛燕 / 双飞燕
雙餉 / 双饷
雙鬟 / 双鬟
雙魚 / 双鱼 (Shuāngyú)
雙魚座 / 双鱼座 (shuāngyúzuò)
雙鯉 / 双鲤 (shuānglǐ)
雙鯉魚 / 双鲤鱼 (shuānglǐyú)
雙黃線 / 双黄线
雙龍 / 双龙 (shuānglóng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雙):

→ Japanese: 双(そう) (sō)
→ Korean: 쌍(雙) (ssang)
→ Vietnamese: song (雙)

Others:

→ Proto-Mien: *suŋᴬ (“pair”)
→ Proto-Tai: *soːŋᴬ (“two”)
- Bouyei: soongl
- Proto-Southwestern Tai: *sɔːŋᴬ
  - Ahom: 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ)
  - Lao: ສອງ (sǭng)
  - Lü: ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang)
  - Northern Thai: ᩈᩬᨦ
  - Shan: သွင် (sǎung)
  - Tai Dam: ꪎꪮꪉ
  - Tai Nüa: ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang)
  - Thai: สอง (sɔ̌ɔng)
- Zhuang: song

References

“雙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	双
Kyūjitai	雙

Kanji

雙

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 双)

pair; set

Readings

On (unclassified): そう (sō)
Kun: ふた (futa, 雙)、ふたつ (futatsu, 雙つ)、ならぶ (narabu, 雙ぶ)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng). Has unusual tensing, the only other such readings being 氏 (ssi) and 喫 (kkik).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [쌍]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

雙

Wikisource

雙 (eumhun 쌍 쌍 (ssang ssang))

hanja form^? of 쌍 (“pair”)

Vietnamese

Han character

雙: Hán Nôm readings: song, rông, suông

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Zhuang

Numeral

雙

Sawndip form of song