芒

芒 U+8292, 芒
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8292
← 芑
[U+8291] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 芓 →
[U+8293]

Translingual

Han character

芒 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜女 (TYV), four-corner 44710, composition ⿱艹亡)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1018, character 20
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30682
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 18
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3176, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+8292

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 芒
Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (亡) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
忙 *maːŋ
芒 *maːŋ, *maŋ
茫 *maːŋ
恾 *maːŋ
吂 *maːŋ, *maːŋs
汒 *maːŋ, *maŋs
朚 *maːŋ, *hmaːŋ, *maŋ, *mraːŋ, *mraːŋs
邙 *maːŋ, *maŋ
杗 *maːŋ, *maŋ
荒 *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋs
肓 *hmaːŋ
衁 *hmaːŋ
巟 *hmaːŋ
詤 *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ, *hmaŋʔ
慌 *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ
謊 *hmaːŋʔ
喪 *smaːŋs, *smaːŋ
亡 *maŋ
望 *maŋ, *maŋs
莣 *maŋ
朢 *maŋ, *maŋs
鋩 *maŋ
硭 *maŋ
忘 *maŋ, *maŋs
网 *mlaŋʔ
罔 *mlaŋʔ
蛧 *maŋʔ
網 *mlaŋʔ
輞 *maŋʔ
棢 *maŋʔ
惘 *maŋʔ
菵 *maŋʔ
誷 *maŋʔ
魍 *maŋʔ
妄 *maŋs
盲 *mraːŋ
蝱 *mraːŋ
虻 *mraːŋ
氓 *mraːŋ
甿 *mraːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *maːŋ, *maŋ): semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ); perhaps, its original form was 方.

Etymology 1

trad. 芒
simp. # 芒
alternative forms 笀

Unclear. Schuessler (2007) lists two possible comparanda:

  • Proto-Kam-Sui *mpraːŋ¹ (“ear (of grain)”), which may be problematic due to inconsistent phonetic correspondence with the Middle Chinese form; and
  • Burmese အမှင် (a.hmang, “stiff hair; bristles”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ma-ŋ (“beard; moustache”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • mè̤ng - vernacular;
  • mòng - literary.
Note:
  • mung2/mng2 - vernacular;
  • morng2 - literary.
Note:
  • bông, bâng - literary;
  • mî/mêe/mê - vernacular.
Note:
  • mang5 - literary;
  • mên5 - vernacular.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6maon
      • MiniDict: maon去
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3maan
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²³/
Rime
Character 芒 芒
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 陽 (106) 唐 (101)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III I
Fanqie 武方切 莫郎切
Baxter mjang mang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mʉɐŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mʷiɐŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/miuɑŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/muaŋ/ /maŋ/
Li
Rong 		/miuaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Wang
Li 		/mĭwaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/miwaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wáng máng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mong4 mong4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 芒
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		máng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ mang ›
Old
Chinese 		/*mˁaŋ/
English awn, beard of grain

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 芒 芒
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 12640 12663
Phonetic
component 		亡 亡
Rime
group 		陽 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		茫 亡
Old
Chinese 		/*maːŋ/ /*maŋ/

Definitions

芒

  1. (～草) Miscanthus sinensis
  2. (～屬) Miscanthus
    尼泊爾芒／尼泊尔芒  ―  níbó'ěrmáng  ―  Miscanthus nepalensis
  3. awn
    針尖對麥芒／针尖对麦芒  ―  zhēn jiān duì màimáng  ―  lit. "needle's point versus awn of wheat"; fig. "(of two equally strong sides) sharply opposed to each other, neither making any concessions"
    alt. forms: 𪌁
  4. edge of a knife
    鋒芒／锋芒  ―  fēngmáng  ―  cutting edge
  5. ray; beam (of light)
  6. alternative form of 茫 (máng, “indistinct”)
  7. alternative form of 忙 (máng, “hurried”)
  8. (obsolete, alt. form 邙) short for 北邙山 (Běimángshān)
  9. a surname

Compounds

  • 不露鋒芒 / 不露锋芒
  • 作作有芒
  • 光芒 (guāngmáng)
  • 光芒萬丈 / 光芒万丈 (guāngmángwànzhàng)
  • 初露鋒芒 / 初露锋芒
  • 北芒 (Běimáng)
  • 句芒
  • 如芒刺背
  • 如芒在背
  • 小試鋒芒 / 小试锋芒
  • 嶄露鋒芒 / 崭露锋芒
  • 抹芒頭 / 抹芒头
  • 改革芒筒
  • 星芒狀 / 星芒状
  • 毫芒
  • 混芒
  • 篛帽芒鞋 / 箬帽芒鞋
  • 精芒
  • 背生芒刺
  • 背若芒刺
  • 芒來 / 芒来 (Mánglái)
  • 芒光 (bâng-koang)
  • 芒刃
  • 芒刺 (mángcì)
  • 芒刺在背 (mángcìzàibèi)
  • 芒刺滿身 / 芒刺满身
  • 芒寒色正
  • 芒屩 / 芒𪨗
  • 芒然 (mángrán)
  • 芒然自失
  • 芒硝 (mángxiāo)
  • 芒神
  • 芒種 / 芒种 (mángzhòng)
  • 芒稷
  • 芒筒 (mángtǒng)
  • 芒芒
  • 芒芒然
  • 芒芒苦海
  • 芒草 (mángcǎo)
  • 芒角 (mángjiǎo)
  • 芒角撐腸 / 芒角撑肠
  • 芒郎
  • 芒鞋 (mángxié)
  • 芒頭 / 芒头
  • 芭芒
  • 鋒芒 / 锋芒 (fēngmáng)
  • 鋒芒內斂 / 锋芒内敛
  • 鋒芒所向 / 锋芒所向
  • 鋒芒畢露 / 锋芒毕露 (fēngmángbìlù)
  • 鋒芒逼人 / 锋芒逼人
  • 鍼芒 / 针芒
  • 露鋒芒 / 露锋芒
  • 麥芒 / 麦芒 (màimáng)

Etymology 2

trad. 芒
simp. # 芒
alternative forms 杧

Pronunciation

Definitions

芒

  1. short for 芒果 (mángguǒ, “mango”)

Compounds

  • 呂宋芒 / 吕宋芒 (lǚsòngmáng)
  • 愛文芒 / 爱文芒
  • 芒果 (mángguǒ)
  • 芒果青
  • 蘋果芒 / 苹果芒
  • 青芒
  • 香芒

Etymology 3

trad. 芒
simp. # 芒

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 芒
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 唐 (101)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 莫郎切
Baxter mang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/mɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/maŋ/
Li
Rong 		/mɑŋ/
Wang
Li 		/mɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/mɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		máng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mong4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 芒
Reading # 1/2
No. 12640
Phonetic
component 		亡
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		茫
Old
Chinese 		/*maːŋ/

Definitions

芒

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

trad. 芒
simp. # 芒

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Definitions

芒

  1. (Chinese mythology) Mang of Xia (ninth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)

Etymology 5

trad. 芒
simp. # 芒

Pronunciation

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 芒
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		huǎng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ xwangX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*m̥ˁaŋʔ/
English obscure, confused

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.

Definitions

芒

  1. alternative form of 恍 (huǎng, “indistinct; confused”)

Compounds

References

  • “芒”, 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–
  • 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “芒”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 151.

Japanese

Kanji

芒

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (botany) awn

Readings

  • Go-on: もう (mō)←まう (mau, historical)
  • Kan-on: ぼう (bō)←ばう (bau, historical)
  • On: こう (kō)←くわう (kwau, historical)
  • Kun: すすき (susuki, 芒)、のぎ (nogi, 芒)、のげ (noge, 芒)

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
芒
のぎ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 芒 – see the following entry.
【のぎ】
[noun] (botany) awn
(This term, 芒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
芒
すすき
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 芒 – see the following entry.
【すすきススキ】
[noun] susuki grass, Japanese pampas grass, eulalia (Miscanthus sinensis)
[noun] (card games, hanafuda) The suit of susuki grass in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of August
Alternative spelling
薄
(This term, 芒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

芒 • (mang) (hangeul 망, revised mang, McCune–Reischauer mang, Yale mang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

芒: Hán Nôm readings: mang, man, mường, màng, mưng, vong

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