嬙

See also: 嫱

嬙 U+5B19, 嬙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B19 ← 嬘 [U+5B18] CJK Unified Ideographs 嬚 → [U+5B1A]

Translingual

Han character

嬙 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 女土人田 (VGOW), four-corner 4446₁, composition ⿰女嗇)

1. lady

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 272, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6777
• Dae Jaweon: page 540, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1083, character 11
• Unihan data for U+5B19

Chinese

trad.		嬙
simp.		嫱

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 嬙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
濇	*srɯb, *srɯɡ
嗇	*srɯɡ
穡	*srɯɡ
薔	*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
轖	*srɯɡ
繬	*srɯɡ
嬙	*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
懎	*srɯɡ

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

	Old Chinese
薔	*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
廧	*zaŋ
蘠	*zaŋ
嬙	*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
檣	*zaŋ

Etymology 1

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ): semantic 女 (“woman”) + abbreviated phonetic 牆 (OC *zaŋ).

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ): semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 嗇 (OC *srɯɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáng (qiang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang²
    • Yale: chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang
    • Palladius: цян (cjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴
    • Yale: chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzjang

Rime
Character	嬙
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	在良切
Baxter	dzjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ziɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ziɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/d͡ziaŋ/
Wang Li	/d͡zĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/d͡zʱi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*zaŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬙
Reading #	1/2
No.	10324
Phonetic component	牆
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	牆
Old Chinese	/*zaŋ/

Definitions

嬙

1. (historical) female court official
2. Used in personal names.

Compounds

• 嬙媛 / 嫱媛
• 嬪嬙 / 嫔嫱

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• Middle Chinese: srik

Rime
Character	嬙
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所力切
Baxter	srik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂik̚/
Li Rong	/ʃiək̚/
Wang Li	/ʃĭək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	she
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sik1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*srɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬙
Reading #	2/2
No.	10998
Phonetic component	嗇
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	色
Old Chinese	/*srɯɡ/

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Definitions

嬙

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Japanese

Kanji

嬙

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. lady

Readings

• On (unclassified): しょう (shō)、ぞう (zō)、しょく (shoku)、しき (shiki)
• Kun: そばめ (sobame)

Korean

Hanja

嬙 (eum 장 (jang))

1. lady

Vietnamese

Han character

嬙: Hán Nôm readings: tường

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References

• Nom Foundation