鉦

See also: 钲

鉦	U+9266, 鉦 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9266

← 鉥
[U+9265]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鉧 →
[U+9267]

Translingual

Han character

鉦 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金一卜一 (CMYM), four-corner 8111₁, composition ⿰釒正)

kind of gong used in ancient times by troops on the march

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1303, character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40322
Dae Jaweon: page 1804, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4182, character 3
Unihan data for U+9266

Chinese

trad.		鉦
simp.		钲
alternative forms		錚／铮 “bell”

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēng (zheng¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ / zing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jheng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹
  - Yale: jēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng
  - Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing¹ / zing³
  - Yale: jīng / jing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ / dzing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ / jing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: tsyeng

Rime
Character	鉦
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	諸盈切
Baxter	tsyeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕiæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ciajŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiɛŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭɛŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*tjeŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鉦
Reading #	1/1
No.	17172
Phonetic component	正
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	征
Old Chinese	/*tjeŋ/

Definitions

鉦

(historical) narrow bell-shaped copper percussion instrument connected to a long handle and struck with a mallet, used in battle to halt or recall troops
Synonym: 丁寧 / 丁宁 (dīngníng)

See also: 鐃
(historical) round percussion instrument similar to a gong
- 樹頭初日掛銅鉦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  树头初日挂铜钲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1073, Su Shi, “On My Way to New Town”
  Shù tóu chū rì guà tóng zhēng. [Pinyin]
  The rising sun like a brass gong hangs o'er the leaves. (translation by Xu Yuanchong)
(obsolete) upper portion of a bell where it is struck

Compounds

神鉦 / 神钲
金鉦 / 金钲 (jīnzhēng)
鉦人 / 钲人
鉦鐃 / 钲铙
鉦鼓 / 钲鼓 (zhēnggǔ)
鉦鼙 / 钲鼙
銅鉦 / 铜钲
銀鉦 / 银钲
鳴鉦 / 鸣钲
鼓鉦 / 鼓钲

References

“鉦”, 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–

Japanese

Kanji

鉦

(Hyōgai kanji)

a gong

Readings

Go-on: しょう (shō)
Kan-on: せい (sei)
Kun: かね (kane, 鉦)
Nanori: まさ (masa)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉦
Hyōgai

Noun

鉦(どら) • (dora)

alternative spelling of 銅鑼: a gong

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉦
しょう Hyōgai
goon

Noun

鉦(しょう) • (shō)

gong

Korean

Hanja

鉦 (eumhun 징 소리 정 (jing sori jeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

鉦: Hán Nôm readings: chinh, chiêng

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