Translingual
Han character
厂 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 一竹 (MH), four-corner 71200, composition ⿰丿一)
- Kangxi radical #27, ⼚.
Descendants
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/厂
- 𡉃, 𬑹, 仄, 圧, 𣱷, 𥎦, 辰, 𣅛, 𡸡, 雁, 𣣾, 鳫, 鴈, 𦃢, 龎, 广, 屵, 产
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 160, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2890
- Dae Jaweon: page 366, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 67, character 16
- Unihan data for U+5382
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (
厂)
(Zhengzhang, 2003)
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Old Chinese
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| 厂
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*hŋaːnʔ, *hŋaːns
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| 屵
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*ŋaːd
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- Etymology 1
- Simplified from 厰 (elimination of 敞).
- Etymology 2
- Pictogram (象形) – a cliff face.
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 厂 – see 廠 (“shack; shed; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 廠). |
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Etymology 2
From the stem *ŋaʔ (“to oppose; to resist”), i.e. “that which resists (the river's flow)”, with a voiceless initial (used to signify that that the noun refers to a natural object) and a general noun suffix *-n; related to 岸 (OC *ŋɡaːns, “bank; shore”), 滸 (OC *hŋaːʔ, “riverbank”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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厂
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厂
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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hàn
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hàn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ xanX ›
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‹ xanH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋ̊ˁarʔ/
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/*ŋ̊ˁar(ʔ)-s/
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| English
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cliff
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cliff
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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厂
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厂
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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4883
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4884
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Phonetic component
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厂
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厂
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Rime group
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元
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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䍐
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漢
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Old Chinese
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/*hŋaːnʔ/
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/*hŋaːns/
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Definitions
厂
- (obsolete) cliff; habitable cave on a cliff
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Definitions
厂
- alternative form of 庵 (ān), usually used in names.
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 厂 – see 䉷 (“object for hiding when shooting birds; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 䉷). |
Usage notes
- As a component of other characters, 厂 can be referred to as 偏廠兒/偏厂儿 (piānchǎngr), 廠字頭/厂字头 (chǎngzìtóu), or 廠字旁/厂字旁 (chǎngzìpáng).
Japanese
Kanji
厂
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Kangxi radical 27 "cliff"
Readings
References
Korean
Hanja
厂 • (giseuk eom, han) (hangeul 기슭 엄, 한)
- hill
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]
Vietnamese
Han character
厂: Hán Việt readings: xưởng, hán, am
厂: Nôm readings: xưởng, hán
Noun
厂 • (xưởng, hán)
- chữ Hán form of hán (“Kangxi radical 27—‘cliff’”)
References