詠

See also: 咏

詠	U+8A60, 詠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8A60

← 詟
[U+8A5F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

詡 →
[U+8A61]

Translingual

Han character

詠 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 卜口戈弓水 (YRINE), four-corner 0363₂, composition ⿰訁永)

Derived characters

𦻑

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1156, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35409
Dae Jaweon: page 1621, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3957, character 8
Unihan data for U+8A60

Chinese

trad.		詠/咏
simp.		咏
nonstandard simp.		𰵞

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
永	*ɢʷraŋʔ
栐	*ɢʷraŋʔ
泳	*ɢʷraŋs
詠	*ɢʷraŋs
咏	*ɢʷraŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷraŋs): semantic 言 + phonetic 永 (OC *ɢʷraŋʔ).

Etymology

Exoactive of 永 (OC *ɢʷraŋʔ, “long”) — to make long (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒng (yong³)

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wing⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ven⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yún

(Hailu, HRS): rhun^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): yun³
Eastern Min (BUC): êng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): yng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): éng

(Teochew, Peng'im): iong³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ion

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒng
  - Wade–Giles: yung³
  - Yale: yǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeong
  - Palladius: юн (jun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wing⁶
  - Yale: wihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wing⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ven⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ven³²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún
  - Hakka Romanization System: iun^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun³
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯un³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yún
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iun^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yun³
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯un³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhun^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒun²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yun³
  - Sinological IPA: /iun³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: êng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛiŋ²⁴²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yng⁵
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ṳ̄ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: yng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: éng
  - Tâi-lô: íng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eang
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iong³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ioŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ion
  - MiniDict: ion^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ion
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ioŋ³⁴/

Middle Chinese: hjwaengH

Rime
Character	詠
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	庚 (112)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	爲命切
Baxter	hjwaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠwiæŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚiaŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuaŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwiajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ɣiuɐŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwɐŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯wɐŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wing⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷraŋ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷraŋs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	詠
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǒng
Middle Chinese	‹ hjwaeng^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷraŋ-s/
English	chant (v.)
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	詠
Reading #	1/1
No.	15426
Phonetic component	永
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	詠
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷraŋs/

Definitions

詠

to sing; to hum; to chant
to describe in poetic language
詠女蘿／咏女萝 ― Yǒng Nǚluó ― On the Dodder

Compounds

一觴一詠 / 一觞一咏
一詠一觴 / 一咏一觞
南樓詠謔 / 南楼咏谑
吟詠 / 吟咏 (yínyǒng)
吟詠性情 / 吟咏性情
吟詠情性 / 吟咏情性
吟風詠月 / 吟风咏月
嘯詠 / 啸咏
嘲風詠月 / 嘲风咏月
歌詠 / 歌咏 (gēyǒng)
玉臺新詠 / 玉台新咏
班姬詠扇 / 班姬咏扇
禮成詠 / 礼成咏 (lǐchéngyǒng)
聖詠 / 圣咏
行吟坐詠 / 行吟坐咏
觴詠 / 觞咏
詠史詩 / 咏史诗
詠嘆 / 咏叹 (yǒngtàn)
詠嘆調 / 咏叹调 (yǒngtàndiào)
詠懷 / 咏怀
詠懷古蹟 / 咏怀古迹
詠歎 / 咏叹 (yǒngtàn)
詠物詩 / 咏物诗
詠絮 / 咏絮
詠贊 / 咏赞
詠雪之慧 / 咏雪之慧
詠雪之才 / 咏雪之才
誦詠 / 诵咏
題詠 / 题咏

References

“詠”, 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), “咏”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 288.

Japanese

Kanji

詠

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}^{←ゐやう (wiyau, ancient)}
Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)^{←えい (ei, historical)}^{←ゑい (wei, ancient)}
Kun: よむ (yomu, 詠む, Jōyō)、うたう (utau, 詠う)、ながめる (nagameru, 詠める)、ながむ (nagamu, 詠む)、え (e, 詠)、ええ (ē, 詠)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
詠
えい Grade: S
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 詠 (MC hjwaengH).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えー [éꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [e̞ː]

Affix

詠(えい) • (ei)

recite (poetry); sing; hum; chant
compose (poetry)
poetry

Noun

詠(えい) • (ei)

(literary) the composition of poetry; composed poetry
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References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

詠 (eum 영 (yeong))

sing, hum, chant

References

Naver Hanja Dictionary: 詠

Vietnamese

Han character

詠: Hán Việt readings: vịnh^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
詠: Nôm readings: vạnh^[1]^[2]^[4]^[6], vẳng^[3]^[4]^[6], váng^[1], vành^[1], vắng^[1], vịn^[1], vướng^[2]

chữ Hán form of vịnh (“(poetry) kind of poem that describes or comments on a particular subject”)
chữ Nôm form of vịn (“to lean one's hand on”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Nguyễn (2014).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Trần (2004).
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Hồ (1976).
^ Bonet (1899).
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Génibrel (1898).
^ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[tdcndg-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Trần (2004).

[btcn-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Hồ (1976).

[bonet-6] Bonet (1899).

[genibrel-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Génibrel (1898).

[taberd-8] Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

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