漢陽

See also: 汉阳

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (漢陽)		漢	陽
simp. (汉阳)		汉	阳

Etymology

Yang (north) of the Han River; based on Yin and yang toponymy in which north is associated with yang. Hanyang was situated to the north of the Han River until a later shift in the course of the river.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hànyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hànyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hànyáng
  - Wade–Giles: Han⁴-yang²
  - Yale: Hàn-yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannyang
  - Palladius: Ханьян (Xanʹjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon³ joeng⁴
  - Yale: hon yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon³ yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ jœːŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: xanH yang

Rime
Character	漢	陽
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	呼旰切	與章切
Baxter	xanH	yang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɑn^H/	/jɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/hɑn^H/	/jiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/xɑn^H/	/iɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/han^H/	/jɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/xɑn^H/	/iaŋ/
Wang Li	/xɑn^H/	/jĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xɑn^H/	/i̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hàn	yáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hon³	joeng⁴

Proper noun

漢陽

(historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)
(～區) Hanyang (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)
- 晴川歷歷漢陽樹，芳草萋萋鸚鵡洲。 [MSC, trad.]
  晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 8th century CE, 1920, trans., Cui Hao, Witter Bynner, trans., The Yellow Crane Terrace 黃鶴樓, p.329, p.331, trans. →ISBN
  Qíng chuān lìlì Hànyáng shù, fāngcǎo qīqī yīngwǔ zhōu. [Pinyin]
  Every tree in Han-yang becomes clear in the water,
  And Parrot Island is a nest of sweet grasses;

Synonyms

(South Korea) 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)

Descendants

→ English: Hanyang, Han-yang

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	陽
かん Grade: 3	よう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃jo̞ː]

Proper noun

漢(かん)陽(よう) • (Kan'yō) ^{←かんやう (Kan'yau)^?}

(historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)
- c. 1420: Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku (page 190)
  綸音出漢陽馬頭佳至柳初黄此去忩々人識未好傳王語奏明光

References

Song, Hui-Gyeong with Shōsuke Murai (1987) [c. 1420] Rōshōdō Nihon Kōroku, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	陽

Proper noun

漢陽 • (Hanyang) (hangeul 한양)

hanja form^? of 한양 (“(historical) Hanyang (an old term for Seoul)”)