竀

竀	U+7AC0, 竀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7AC0

← 窿
[U+7ABF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

竁 →
[U+7AC1]

Translingual

Han character

竀 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 十金一一山 (JCMMU), four-corner 3011₆, composition ⿱穴⿰正見)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 868, character 32
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25662
Dae Jaweon: page 1297, character 39
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2742, character 1
Unihan data for U+7AC0

Chinese

trad.		竀
simp.		𰩓

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
綻	*rdeːns
淀	*deːns
靛	*deːns
症	*tjɯŋs
竀	rtʰeːŋ, tʰeŋ
征	*tjeŋ
怔	*tjeŋ
正	tjeŋ, tjeŋs
鉦	*tjeŋ
鴊	tjeŋ, tjeŋs
眐	*tjeŋ
佂	*tjeŋ
整	*tjeŋʔ
政	*tjeŋs
証	*tjeŋs
定	teːŋs, deːŋs
顁	*teːŋs
錠	teːŋs, deːŋʔ, *deːŋs
掟	*deːŋs

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chēng (cheng¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cheng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹
  - Yale: chēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheng
  - Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cing¹
  - Yale: chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: trhaeng, trhjeng

Rime
Character	竀	竀
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	徹 (10)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	庚 (109)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	丑庚切	丑貞切
Baxter	trhaeng	trhjeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈʰˠæŋ/	/ʈʰiᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈʰᵚaŋ/	/ʈʰiɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶʰaŋ/	/ȶʰiæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈʰaɨjŋ/	/ʈʰiajŋ/
Li Rong	/ȶʰɐŋ/	/ȶʰiɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ȶʰɐŋ/	/ȶʰĭɛŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶʰɐŋ/	/ȶʰi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chēng	chēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cang¹	cing¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rtʰeːŋ/, /*tʰeŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	竀	竀
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	17167	17168
Phonetic component	正	正
Rime group	耕	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	瞠	檉
Old Chinese	/*rtʰeːŋ/	/*tʰeŋ/

Definitions

竀

to face squarely; to face head on
to treat seriously

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 竀 – see 赬 (“pale red”). (This character is an ancient form of 赬).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chèng (cheng⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chèng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng⁴
  - Yale: chèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenq
  - Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

竀

to observe; to watch; to inspect; to examine