骯

See also: 肮

Translingual

Han character

骯 (Kangxi radical 188, 骨+4, 14 strokes, cangjie input 月月卜竹弓 (BBYHN), four-corner 7021₇, composition ⿰骨亢)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1448, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45124
• Dae Jaweon: page 1974, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4408, character 12
• Unihan data for U+9AAF

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Chinese

trad.		骯
simp.		肮*

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
笐	*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs
亢	*kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs
牨	*kaːŋ
苀	*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
魧	*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
迒	*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
邟	*kʰaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
忼	*kʰaːŋʔ, *qʰaːŋ
骯	*kʰaːŋʔ, *ɡaːŋʔ, *qaːŋ
抗	*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
炕	*kʰaːŋs, *qʰaːŋ
伉	*kʰaːŋs
閌	*kʰaːŋs
犺	*kʰaːŋs
蚢	*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ
砊	*kʰaːŋs, *kʰraːŋ
阬	*kʰaːŋs, *kʰraːŋ
頏	*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
航	*ɡaːŋ
杭	*ɡaːŋ
沆	*ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ
肮	*ɡaːŋ
吭	*ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ, *ɡaːŋs
秔	*kraːŋ
坑	*kʰraːŋ
劥	*kʰraːŋ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āng (ang¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āng
    • Zhuyin: ㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ang
    • Wade–Giles: ang¹
    • Yale: āng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ang
    • Palladius: ан (an)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ong¹
    • Yale: ōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qaːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	骯
Reading #	3/3
No.	7396
Phonetic component	亢
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*qaːŋ/
Notes	與坱佒相關

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 骯

1. Only used in 骯髒／肮脏 (āngzāng).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎng (kang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻang³
    • Yale: kǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaang
    • Palladius: кан (kan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kong³
    • Yale: kong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: hangX, khangX

Rime
Character	骯	骯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	胡朗切	苦朗切
Baxter	hangX	khangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaŋX/	/kʰaŋX/
Li Rong	/ɣɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Wang Li	/ɣɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣɑŋX/	/kʰɑŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hàng	kǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong6	hong2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːŋʔ/, /*kʰaːŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	骯	骯
Reading #	2/3	1/3
No.	7391	7364
Phonetic component	亢	亢
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	沆	慷
Old Chinese	/*ɡaːŋʔ/	/*kʰaːŋʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 骯

1. Only used in 骯髒／肮脏 (kǎngzǎng).

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Japanese

Kanji

骯

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)

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Korean

Hanja

骯 • (hang) (hangeul 항, revised hang, McCune–Reischauer hang, Yale hang)

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