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媵
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Translingual
Han character
媵 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月火手女 (BFQV), four-corner 79244, composition ⿰月⿱龹女(GHT) or ⿸𰮤女(JK))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 268, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6575
- Dae Jaweon: page 535, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2099, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5AB5
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs): phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 女 (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yìng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìng
- Wade–Giles: ying4
- Yale: yìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq
- Palladius: ин (in)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jing6
- Yale: yihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing6
- Guangdong Romanization: ying6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: yingH, zyingH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ljɯŋs/, /*lɯŋs/
Definitions
媵
- (historical) maid who accompanies a bride to her new home
- to accompany; to escort
- bridesmaid
- concubine
Synonyms
Compounds
- 妾媵
- 媵侍 (yìngshì)
- 媵妾
- 媵婢
- 媵御
- 媵臣
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Japanese
Kanji
媵
- maid who accompanies bride to her new home
- to escort a concubine
Readings
Korean
Hanja
Vietnamese
Han character
媵: Hán Nôm readings: dựng, ánh
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