囥

囥	U+56E5, 囥 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56E5

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[U+56E4]

CJK Unified Ideographs

囦 →
[U+56E6]

Translingual

Han character

囥 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田卜竹弓 (WYHN), four-corner 6021₁, composition ⿴囗亢)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 217, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4705
Dae Jaweon: page 444, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 715, character 15
Unihan data for U+56E5

Chinese

simp. and trad.		囥
alternative forms		放 Hokkien 勸／劝 Hokkien 藏 Hokkien

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 亢 (OC *kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs).

Etymology

Compare Proto-Tai *k.raŋᴬ, whence Thai ขัง (kǎng, “to confine; to imprison”) (Manomaivibool, 1976).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kàng (kang⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khong

(Hailu, HRS): kong^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): kóng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khǹg

(Teochew, Peng'im): keng³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵khaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kàng
  - Wade–Giles: kʻang⁴
  - Yale: kàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanq
  - Palladius: кан (kan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kong³
  - Yale: kong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khong
  - Hakka Romanization System: kong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: kong^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰoŋ¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kóng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰouŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khǹg
  - Tâi-lô: khǹg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qngx
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰŋ̍²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰŋ̍⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰŋ̍²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰŋ̍¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰŋ̍²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: keng³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khṳ̀ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɯŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵khaon
  - MiniDict: khaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²khaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰɑ̃³⁴/

Definitions

囥

(dialectal) to hide; to conceal
老師來了，拿電話囥囥好！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
老师来了，拿电话囥囥好！ [Shanghainese, simp.]
¹lau-sy ⁶le ⁰leq ¹ne ⁶di-gho ⁵khaon-khaon-hau [Wugniu]
The teacher is coming, hide your phone!
(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Wu) to put; to place
麻煩汝共冊囥佇架仔頂面。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
麻烦汝共册囥伫架仔顶面。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Mâ-hoân lí kā chheh khǹg tī kè-á téng-bīn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
Please put the book on the shelf.
(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to keep; to put aside
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to deposit

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 藏 (“to hide; to conceal”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		收藏, 藏₁
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	藏₁
	Taiwan	藏₁
	Singapore	藏₁
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	藏₁
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	抬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	撿, 收, 藏₁
	Wuhan	收
	Guilin	藏₁
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	收, 藏₁, 囥
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	藏₁
Cantonese	Guangzhou	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong	收, 收埋, 摒, 摒埋
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	摒
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	摒
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	摒
	Yangjiang	收
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	收埋
Gan	Nanchang	弆
	Lichuan	囥
	Pingxiang	摒
Hakka	Meixian	摒
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	摒
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	摒
	Wengyuan	摒
	Liannan	摒
	Jiexi	囥
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	囥
	Changting	摒
	Wuping (Yanqian)	摒
	Ninghua	摒
	Yudu	摒
	Ningdu	摒
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	囥
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	摒
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	囥
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	囥
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	藏₄
	Hong Kong	摒
	Senai (Huiyang)	摒
Huizhou	Jixi	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	抬掇, 抬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	囥
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	囥
Southern Min	Xiamen	囥
	Quanzhou	囥
	Zhangzhou	囥, 藏₄
	Tainan	藏₄
	Kinmen	藏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	囥
	Manila (Hokkien)	囥
	Chaozhou	囥
	Shantou	囥
	Jieyang	囥
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	囥
	Leizhou	囥
	Haikou	囥
Wu	Shanghai	囥
	Shanghai (Chongming)	囥
	Suzhou	囥
	Danyang	囥
	Hangzhou	囥
	Ningbo	囥
	Wenzhou	囥
	Jinhua	囥
Xiang	Changsha	弆
Xiang	Shuangfeng	收

Dialectal synonyms of 放 (“to put; to place”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		置
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		放
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	擱, 放
	Taiwan	放
	Singapore	放, 擺
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	擱, 放
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	擱, 放
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	擱, 放
	Wuhan	放, 擱, 頓, 擺
	Guilin	放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	擺, 放
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	擱, 放
Cantonese	Guangzhou	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong	放, 擠, 躉, 擺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	放
	Macau	擠
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	擠
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	放
	Foshan	擠
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	擠
	Foshan (Shunde)	擠
	Foshan (Sanshui)	擠
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	擠
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	安
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	擠
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	擠
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	放
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	放
	Taishan	放, 跌, 躉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	放
	Enping (Niujiang)	放
	Heshan (Yayao)	放
	Dongguan	𠱂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	放
	Yangjiang	𠱂, 放
	Singapore (Guangfu)	擺
Gan	Nanchang	擱, 擺, 放
Hakka	Meixian	放
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	放
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	放
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	放
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	放
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	放
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	放
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	囥
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	放
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	放
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	放
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	囥
Jin	Taiyuan	擱, 放
Northern Min	Jian'ou	架, 放
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	放, 廮
Eastern Min	Matsu	放, 廮
Southern Min	Xiamen	𣹇, 下
	Quanzhou	𣹇, 下
	Zhangzhou	𣹇, 下
	Tainan	囥
	Penang (Hokkien)	下
	Singapore (Hokkien)	放
	Manila (Hokkien)	下
	Chaozhou	放
	Shantou	放
	Singapore (Teochew)	放
	Singapore (Hainanese)	放
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	安
Wu	Shanghai	擺, 放
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	安, 放, 擺, 擱
	Suzhou	擺, 放
	Wuxi	放
	Changshu	安
	Kunshan	放
	Jiaxing	擺
	Jiashan	擺
	Pinghu	擺
	Changzhou	放
	Huzhou	擺
	Hangzhou	擺
	Shaoxing	擺
	Zhuji	擺
	Ningbo	安, 擺
	Zhoushan	擺, 安
	Wenzhou	囥
Xiang	Changsha	放, 擺
Xiang	Shuangfeng	放

Compounds

囥步
囥歲 / 囥岁
囥行
囥話 / 囥话
囥間 / 囥间

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C01568
“囥”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

Japanese

Kanji

囥

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): こう (kō)
Kun: くら (kura, 囥)