貢

See also: 贡
貢 U+8CA2, 貢
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CA2
← 財
[U+8CA1] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 貣 →
[U+8CA3]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

貢 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+3, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一月山金 (MBUC) or 難一月山金 (XMBUC), four-corner 10806, composition ⿱工貝)

Derived characters

Additional Derived Characters
  • 𠗸, 𡎴, 𡟫, 𡺭, 𣹟, 𤗤, 𥈿, 𥛌, 𧜙, 𦩼, 𤳢, 𨫋, 𥨨, 𩌌, 𩐵, 𩫢, 𩹸
  • 𠞖, 𪄌, 𡻃, 𤕙, 𧶓, 𥧡, 𢩛, 𨶛
  • 𪝖, 𭹫, 𬗯, 𫋐, 𬧄, 𪱮

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1205, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36665
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1666, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3624, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+8CA2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (工) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
缸 *kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ
篢 *kluːmʔ, *koːŋ
贑 *kluːmʔ
涳 *ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
江 *kroːŋ
肛 *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ
扛 *kroːŋ
杠 *kroːŋ
豇 *kroːŋ
茳 *kroːŋ
釭 *kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ
矼 *kroːŋ
玒 *kroːŋ, *koːŋ
虹 *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ
腔 *kʰroːŋ
崆 *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
羫 *kʰroːŋ
控 *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
椌 *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
悾 *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
跫 *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ
啌 *qʰroːŋ
谾 *qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ
舡 *qʰroːŋ
缻 *ɡroːŋ
項 *ɡroːŋʔ
屸 *ɡ·roːŋ
功 *koːŋ
工 *koːŋ
疘 *koːŋ
魟 *koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ
攻 *koːŋ, *kuːŋ
愩 *koːŋ
碽 *koːŋ
貢 *koːŋs
羾 *koːŋs
空 *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
箜 *kʰoːŋ
硿 *kʰoːŋ
埪 *kʰoːŋ
鵼 *kʰoːŋ
倥 *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs
鞚 *kʰoːŋs
叿 *qʰoːŋ
嗊 *qʰoːŋʔ
訌 *ɡoːŋ
紅 *ɡoːŋ
仜 *ɡoːŋ
葒 *ɡoːŋ
渱 *ɡoːŋ
鴻 *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ
汞 *ɡoːŋʔ
澒 *ɡoːŋʔ
鞏 *koŋʔ
巩 *koŋʔ
銎 *kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ
恐 *kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs
蛩 *ɡoŋ
筇 *ɡoŋ
桏 *ɡoŋ
邛 *ɡoŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːŋs): phonetic 工 (OC *koːŋ) + semantic 貝. However, the phonetic component indicates the concept of working and achievement (功), hence putting efforts to make any kind of contribute and/or reach an achievement.

Etymology 1

trad. 貢
simp. 贡
alternative forms 𢀢

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 貢
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 東 (1)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 古送切
Baxter kuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kuŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kuŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kuŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kəwŋH/
Li
Rong 		/kuŋH/
Wang
Li 		/kuŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kuŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		gòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gung3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 貢
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		gòng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kuwngH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[k]ˁom-s/
English tribute

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 貢
Reading # 1/1
No. 4031
Phonetic
component 		工
Rime
group 		東
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese 		/*koːŋs/

Definitions

貢

  1. to pay tribute
  2. tribute; gift
  3. (historical) to select or recommend talents for the imperial court
  4. (Xiamen Hokkien, historical) a kind of high-grade cloth like silk and satin
  5. a surname

Compounds

  • 五貢 / 五贡
  • 任土作貢 / 任土作贡
  • 例貢 / 例贡
  • 優貢 / 优贡
  • 克林貢 / 克林贡 (kèlíngòng)
  • 入貢 / 入贡 (rùgòng)
  • 副貢 / 副贡
  • 土貢 / 土贡
  • 幣貢 / 币贡
  • 恩貢 / 恩贡
  • 拔貢 / 拔贡
  • 朝貢 / 朝贡 (cháogòng)
  • 歲貢 / 岁贡
  • 王貢彈冠 / 王贡弹冠
  • 琛貢 / 琛贡
  • 知貢舉 / 知贡举
  • 禹貢 / 禹贡 (Yǔ Gòng)
  • 稱臣納貢 / 称臣纳贡
  • 納貢 / 纳贡 (nàgòng)
  • 納貢稱臣 / 纳贡称臣
  • 職貢 / 职贡
  • 自貢 / 自贡 (Zìgòng, “Zigong”)
  • 苞茅不貢 / 苞茅不贡
  • 西貢 / 西贡 (Xīgòng)
  • 貢丸 / 贡丸 (gòngwán)
  • 貢元 / 贡元
  • 貢八 / 贡八
  • 貢品 / 贡品 (gòngpǐn)
  • 貢士 / 贡士 (gòngshì)
  • 貢奉 / 贡奉
  • 貢官 / 贡官
  • 貢寮 / 贡寮 (Gòngliáo)
  • 貢水 / 贡水
  • 貢煙 / 贡烟
  • 貢獻 / 贡献 (gòngxiàn)
  • 貢生 / 贡生 (gòngshēng)
  • 貢監 / 贡监
  • 貢禹 / 贡禹
  • 貢禹彈冠 / 贡禹弹冠
  • 貢稅 / 贡税 (gòngshuì)
  • 貢緞 / 贡缎
  • 貢膿 / 贡脓
  • 貢舉 / 贡举
  • 貢菜 / 贡菜
  • 貢賦 / 贡赋 (gòngfù)
  • 貢院 / 贡院 (gòngyuàn)
  • 賓貢 / 宾贡
  • 進貢 / 进贡 (jìngòng)
  • 鄉貢 / 乡贡

Etymology 2

trad. 貢
simp. 贡
alternative forms 愩／𫺌

Pronunciation

Definitions

貢 (Cantonese)

  1. to crawl; to burrow; to writhe
  2. to wander
    四圍貢／四围贡 [Cantonese]  ―  sei3 wai4 gung3 [Jyutping]  ―  to wander around

Japanese

Kanji

貢

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. tribute
  2. support

Readings

  • Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō †)←く (ku, historical)
  • Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)←こう (kou, historical)
  • Kun: みつぐ (mitsugu, 貢ぐ, Jōyō)、みつぎ (mitsugi, 貢ぎ)
  • Nanori: すすむ (susumu)、つぐ (tsugu)、みつ (mitsu)

Compounds

  • 貢(ぐ)税(ぜい) (guzei)
  • 貢(く)馬(め) (kume)
  • 貢(こう)闈(い) (kōi)
  • 貢(こう)院(いん) (kōin)
  • 貢(こう)煙(えん) (kōen)
  • 貢(こう)款(かん) (kōkan)
  • 貢(こう)挙(きょ) (kōkyo)
  • 貢(こう)御(ぎょ) (kōgyo)
  • 貢(こう)金(きん) (kōkin)
  • 貢(こう)計(けい) (kōkei)
  • 貢(こう)献(けん) (kōken): contribution; to contribute
  • 貢(こう)元(げん) (kōgen)
  • 貢(こう)菜(さい) (kōsai)
  • 貢(こう)士(し) (kōshi)
  • 貢(こう)使(し) (kōshi)
  • 貢(こう)試(し) (kōshi)
  • 貢(こう)賜(し) (kōshi)
  • 貢(こう)主(しゅ) (kōshu)
  • 貢(こう)上(じょう) (kōjō)
  • 貢(こう)職(しょく) (kōshoku)
  • 貢(こう)新(しん) (kōshin)
  • 貢(こう)生(せい) (kōsei)
  • 貢(こう)税(ぜい) (kōzei)
  • 貢(こう)籍(せき) (kōseki)
  • 貢(こう)選(せん) (kōsen)
  • 貢(こう)薦(せん) (kōsen)
  • 貢(こう)茶(ちゃ) (kōcha)
  • 貢(こう)酎(ちゅう) (kōchū)
  • 貢(こう)道(どう) (kōdō)
  • 貢(こう)納(のう) (kōnō)
  • 貢(こう)馬(ば) (kōba)
  • 貢(こう)篚(ひ) (kōhi)
  • 貢(こう)媚(び) (kōbi)
  • 貢(こう)賦(ふ) (kōfu)
  • 貢(こう)物(ぶつ) (kōbutsu)
  • 貢(こう)奉(ほう) (kōhō)
  • 貢(こう)法(ほう) (kōhō)
  • 貢(こう)墨(ぼく) (kōboku)
  • 貢(こう)米(まい) (kōmai)
  • 貢(こう)諛(ゆ) (kōyu)
  • 貢(こう)禄(ろく) (kōroku)
  • 海(かい)貢(こう) (kaikō)
  • 外(がい)貢(こう) (gaikō)
  • 供(きょう)貢(こう) (kyōkō)
  • 郷(きょう)貢(こう) (kyōkō)
  • 歳(さい)貢(こう) (saikō)
  • 職(しょっ)貢(こう) (shokkō)
  • 進(しん)貢(こう) (shinkō)
  • 租(そ)貢(こう) (sokō)
  • 草(そう)貢(こう) (sōkō)
  • 朝(ちょう)貢(こう) (chōkō)
  • 徴(ちょう)貢(こう) (chōkō)
  • 調(ちょう)貢(こう) (chōkō)
  • 土(ど)貢(こう) (dokō)
  • 入(にゅう)貢(こう) (nyūkō)
  • 年(ねん)貢(ぐ) (nengu)
  • 納(のう)貢(こう) (nōkō)
  • 篚(ひ)貢(こう) (hikō)
  • 賓(ひん)貢(こう) (hinkō)
  • 賦(ふ)貢(こう) (fukō)
  • 聘(へい)貢(こう) (heikō)
  • 方(ほう)貢(こう) (hōkō)
  • 包(ほう)貢(こう) (hōkō)
  • 邦(ほう)貢(こう) (hōkō)
  • 奉(ほう)貢(こう) (hōkō)
  • 輸(ゆ)貢(こう) (yukō)
  • 来(らい)貢(こう) (raikō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
貢
みつぐ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

From the verb 貢ぐ (mitsugu, “to support, to finance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) みつぐ [mìtsúꜜgù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡sɨɡɯ̟]

Proper noun

貢(みつぐ) • (Mitsugu) 

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
貢
みつぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

From the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 貢ぐ (mitsugu, “to support, to finance”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

貢(みつぎ) • (Mitsugi) 

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
貢
こう
Grade: S
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 貢 (MC kuwngH).

Pronunciation

Noun

貢(こう) • (kō) 

  1. tribute
  2. support, a contribution (such as a donation of money)

Proper noun

貢(こう) • (Kō) 

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

貢 (eumhun 바칠 공 (bachil gong))

  1. hanja form? of 공 (“give, offer, present”)
  2. hanja form? of 공 (“dedicate, devote”)

Vietnamese

Han character

貢: Hán Việt readings: cống
貢: Nôm readings: cóng, cống, gỏng, gúng, xống

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