旺

See also: 𫞂

旺 U+65FA, 旺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-65FA ← 旹 [U+65F9] CJK Unified Ideographs 旻 → [U+65FB]

Translingual

Han character

旺 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 日一土 (AMG), four-corner 6101₄, composition ⿰日王)

1. prosper
2. prosperous, thriving condition
3. increase
4. full of vigor, energetic
5. excellent

Derived characters

• 𣶪, 𦁽

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 490, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13774
• Dae Jaweon: page 851, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1488, character 4
• Unihan data for U+65FA

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
皇	*ɡʷaːŋ
惶	*ɡʷaːŋ
遑	*ɡʷaːŋ
堭	*ɡʷaːŋ
煌	*ɡʷaːŋ
餭	*ɡʷaːŋ
騜	*ɡʷaːŋ
艎	*ɡʷaːŋ
隍	*ɡʷaːŋ
湟	*ɡʷaːŋ
徨	*ɡʷaːŋ
篁	*ɡʷaːŋ
蝗	*ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs
凰	*ɡʷaːŋ
偟	*ɡʷaːŋ
媓	*ɡʷaːŋ
韹	*ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ
葟	*ɡʷaːŋ
皝	*ɡʷaːŋʔ
汪	*qʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ
尪	*qʷaːŋ
迋	*kʷaŋʔ, *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs
逛	*kʷaŋʔ
誑	*kʷaŋs, *ɡʷaŋ, *kʷaŋs
匡	*kʰʷaŋ
筐	*kʰʷaŋ
框	*kʰʷaŋ
眶	*kʰʷaŋ
誆	*kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs
邼	*kʰʷaŋ
恇	*kʰʷaŋ
劻	*kʰʷaŋ
洭	*kʰʷaŋ
軭	*kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ
狂	*ɡʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs
軖	*ɡʷaŋ
鵟	*ɡʷaŋ
俇	*ɡʷaŋʔ
王	*ɢʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs
蚟	*ɢʷaŋ
彺	*ɢʷaŋ
旺	*ɢʷaŋs
諻	*qʰʷraːŋ
喤	*qʰʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ
瑝	*ɡʷraːŋ
鍠	*ɡʷraːŋ
揘	*ɡʷaŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷaŋs): semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 㞷 (huáng). Compare 往.

Now phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷaŋs): semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 王 (OC *ɢʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs).

Pronunciation 1

simp. and trad.		旺
alternative forms		暀 𣈧 𣇭

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàng (wang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wong⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): vong⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vong
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uang⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶waon; ⁶yaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàng
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴
    • Yale: wàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanq
    • Palladius: ван (van)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: wong⁶
    • Yale: wohng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: vong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vɔŋ³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vong
    • Hakka Romanization System: vong
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /voŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōng
    • Tâi-lô: ōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uang⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uăng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶waon; ⁶yaon
    • MiniDict: waon^去; yaon^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhuaan; ³hhiaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²³/, /ɦiɑ̃²³/

Note:

• hhuaan²³ - literary;
• hhiaan²³ - vernacular.

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• Middle Chinese: hjwangH

Rime
Character	旺
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	于放切
Baxter	hjwangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuaŋH/
Li Rong	/ɣiuaŋH/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwaŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/iwaŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wong6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷaŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	旺
Reading #	1/1
No.	12747
Phonetic component	王
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	迋
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷaŋs/
Notes	說文作暀

Definitions

旺

1. prosperous; flourishing

   人氣很旺／人气很旺  ―  rénqì hěn wàng  ―  to enjoy great popularity

2. (Cantonese, Pinghua, dialectal Hakka) bustling; filled with activity

   旺過旺角／旺过旺角 [Cantonese]  ―  wong⁶ gwo³ wong⁶ gok³ [Jyutping]  ―  busier than Mong Kok

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 熱鬧 (“bustling; filled with activity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熱鬧
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	熱鬧
	Taiwan	熱鬧
	Harbin	熱鬧
	Singapore	熱鬧
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	熱鬧
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	熱鬧
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	熱鬧, 橫活
	Wanrong	熱鬧
	Xi'an	熱鬧
	Xining	熱鬧
	Xuzhou	熱鬧
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	熱鬧
	Ürümqi	熱鬧
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Wuhan	熱鬧
	Guiyang	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Liuzhou	鬧熱, 熱鬧
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	熱嘈
	Hefei	熱鬧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺, 墟冚, 高興
	Hong Kong	熱鬧, 旺, 墟冚
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	旺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	高興
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	熱鬧
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	熱鬧
	Macau	熱鬧, 高興
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	旺, 熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	好旺
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	旺, 熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	旺
	Foshan	旺, 熱鬧
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	旺
	Foshan (Shunde)	高興
	Foshan (Sanshui)	墟冚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	熱鬧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	熱鬧
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	熱鬧
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	旺
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	熱鬧, 旺
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	旺
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	旺
	Taishan	高興, 旺
	Kaiping (Chikan)	高興, 旺
	Enping (Niujiang)	高興, 旺
	Heshan (Yayao)	熱鬧
	Dongguan	旺, 熱鬧
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	旺相
	Yangjiang	熱鬧
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	熱鬧
	Singapore (Guangfu)	熱鬧
Gan	Nanchang	鬧熱, 熱鬧, 旺
	Lichuan	旺
Hakka	Meixian	鬧熱, 旺
	Xingning	旺
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	旺, 熱鬧
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	鬧熱
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	旺
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	旺
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	鬧熱, 旺
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	熱鬧
	Wengyuan	熱鬧
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鬧熱
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鬧熱
	Liannan	熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	好旺
	Jiexi	鬧熱
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	鬧熱
	Changting	旺
	Wuping	旺
	Wuping (Yanqian)	旺
	Wuping (Pingyu)	旺
	Liancheng	旺
	Ninghua	旺
	Yudu	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Ningdu	旺
	Ruijin	旺
	Shicheng	旺
	Shangyou (Shexi)	旺
	Tonggu (Sandu)	旺
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	鬧熱
	Dayu	鬧熱
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鬧熱
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鬧熱
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鬧熱
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鬧熱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鬧熱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鬧熱
	Hong Kong	旺
	Mengshan (Xihe)	熱鬧
	Luchuan	熱鬧
	Senai (Huiyang)	鬧熱
	Singkawang	鬧熱
Huizhou	Jixi	鬧熱
Jin	Taiyuan	紅火, 熱鬧
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鬧熱
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鬧熱
Southern Min	Xiamen	鬧熱
	Quanzhou	鬧熱
	Jinjiang	鬧熱
	Anxi	鬧熱
	Zhangzhou	鬧熱
	Taipei (Wanhua)	鬧熱
	Kaohsiung	鬧熱
	Yilan	鬧熱
	Changhua (Lukang)	鬧熱
	Taichung	鬧熱
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鬧熱
	Tainan	鬧熱
	Taitung	鬧熱
	Hsinchu	鬧熱
	Penghu (Magong)	鬧熱
	Penang (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Manila (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Chaozhou	鬧熱
	Shantou	鬧熱, 熱
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鬧熱, 熱
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	鬧熱
	Jieyang	鬧熱, 熱
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Singapore (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Batam (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Leizhou	鬧熱
	Haikou	鬧熱
Puxian Min	Putian	鬧熱
	Xianyou	鬧熱
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	熱鬧
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺
Wu	Shanghai	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 鬧猛
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鬧熱
	Suzhou	鬧猛, 鬧熱
	Danyang	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 熱嘈
	Hangzhou	鬧熱, 鬧猛
	Ningbo	鬧熱
	Wenzhou	鬧熱, 鬧
Xiang	Changsha	熱鬧
	Loudi	熱鬧, 鬧熱
	Shuangfeng	熱鬧

Compounds

• 健旺 (jiànwàng)
• 南旺
• 喜氣旺色 / 喜气旺色
• 打旺壯 / 打旺壮
• 持旺
• 旺塘 (Wàngtáng)
• 旺季 (wàngjì)
• 旺月 (wàngyuè)
• 旺盛 (wàngshèng)
• 旺相
• 旺銷 / 旺销 (wàngxiāo)
• 暢旺 / 畅旺 (chàngwàng)
• 肝火旺
• 脈旺 / 脉旺 (Màiwàng)
• 興旺 / 兴旺 (xīngwàng)
• 見旺 / 见旺
• 趙旺 / 赵旺
• 陰虛火旺 / 阴虚火旺

Pronunciation 2

simp. and trad.		旺
alternative forms		諹／𰵌 攘 穰

• Gan (Wiktionary): iong⁵
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): yong⁴

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• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: iong⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yong⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /iɔŋ⁵³/

Definitions

旺

1. (Hakka, Gan) bustling; filled with activity

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 熱鬧 (“bustling; filled with activity”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熱鬧
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	熱鬧
	Taiwan	熱鬧
	Harbin	熱鬧
	Singapore	熱鬧
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	熱鬧
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	熱鬧
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	熱鬧, 橫活
	Wanrong	熱鬧
	Xi'an	熱鬧
	Xining	熱鬧
	Xuzhou	熱鬧
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	熱鬧
	Ürümqi	熱鬧
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Wuhan	熱鬧
	Guiyang	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Liuzhou	鬧熱, 熱鬧
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	熱嘈
	Hefei	熱鬧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺, 墟冚, 高興
	Hong Kong	熱鬧, 旺, 墟冚
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	旺
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	高興
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	熱鬧
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	熱鬧
	Macau	熱鬧, 高興
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	旺, 熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	好旺
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	旺, 熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	旺
	Foshan	旺, 熱鬧
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	旺
	Foshan (Shunde)	高興
	Foshan (Sanshui)	墟冚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	熱鬧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	熱鬧
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	熱鬧
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	旺
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	熱鬧, 旺
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	旺
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	旺
	Taishan	高興, 旺
	Kaiping (Chikan)	高興, 旺
	Enping (Niujiang)	高興, 旺
	Heshan (Yayao)	熱鬧
	Dongguan	旺, 熱鬧
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	旺相
	Yangjiang	熱鬧
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	熱鬧
	Singapore (Guangfu)	熱鬧
Gan	Nanchang	鬧熱, 熱鬧, 旺
	Lichuan	旺
Hakka	Meixian	鬧熱, 旺
	Xingning	旺
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	旺, 熱鬧
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	鬧熱
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	旺
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	旺
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	鬧熱, 旺
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	熱鬧
	Wengyuan	熱鬧
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鬧熱
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	鬧熱
	Liannan	熱鬧
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	好旺
	Jiexi	鬧熱
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	鬧熱
	Changting	旺
	Wuping	旺
	Wuping (Yanqian)	旺
	Wuping (Pingyu)	旺
	Liancheng	旺
	Ninghua	旺
	Yudu	鬧熱, 熱鬧
	Ningdu	旺
	Ruijin	旺
	Shicheng	旺
	Shangyou (Shexi)	旺
	Tonggu (Sandu)	旺
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	鬧熱
	Dayu	鬧熱
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鬧熱
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鬧熱
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鬧熱
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鬧熱
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鬧熱
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鬧熱
	Hong Kong	旺
	Mengshan (Xihe)	熱鬧
	Luchuan	熱鬧
	Senai (Huiyang)	鬧熱
	Singkawang	鬧熱
Huizhou	Jixi	鬧熱
Jin	Taiyuan	紅火, 熱鬧
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鬧熱
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鬧熱
Southern Min	Xiamen	鬧熱
	Quanzhou	鬧熱
	Jinjiang	鬧熱
	Anxi	鬧熱
	Zhangzhou	鬧熱
	Taipei (Wanhua)	鬧熱
	Kaohsiung	鬧熱
	Yilan	鬧熱
	Changhua (Lukang)	鬧熱
	Taichung	鬧熱
	Taichung (Wuqi)	鬧熱
	Tainan	鬧熱
	Taitung	鬧熱
	Hsinchu	鬧熱
	Penghu (Magong)	鬧熱
	Penang (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Manila (Hokkien)	鬧熱
	Chaozhou	鬧熱
	Shantou	鬧熱, 熱
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鬧熱, 熱
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	鬧熱
	Jieyang	鬧熱, 熱
	Bangkok (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Singapore (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Batam (Teochew)	鬧熱
	Leizhou	鬧熱
	Haikou	鬧熱
Puxian Min	Putian	鬧熱
	Xianyou	鬧熱
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	熱鬧
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 旺
Wu	Shanghai	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 鬧猛
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鬧熱
	Suzhou	鬧猛, 鬧熱
	Danyang	熱鬧, 鬧熱, 熱嘈
	Hangzhou	鬧熱, 鬧猛
	Ningbo	鬧熱
	Wenzhou	鬧熱, 鬧
Xiang	Changsha	熱鬧
	Loudi	熱鬧, 鬧熱
	Shuangfeng	熱鬧

Japanese

Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 旺

旺

(Jōyō kanji)

1. prosper
2. prosperous, thriving condition
3. increase
4. full of vigor, energetic
5. excellent
6. simplified form of 曜

Readings

• Go-on: おう (ō, Jōyō)^{←わう (wau, historical)}
• Kan-on: おう (ō, Jōyō)^{←わう (wau, historical)}
• Kun: うつくしい (utsukushii, 旺い)、かがやき (kagayaki, 旺き)、さかん (sakan, 旺)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
旺
おう Grade: S
on'yomi

/wau/ → /wɔː/ → */woː/ → /oː/

From Middle Chinese 旺 (MC hjwangH).

Affix

旺(おう) • (ō) ^{←わう (wau)?}

1. prosperous; vigorous

Korean

Hanja

旺 • (wang) (hangeul 왕, revised wang, McCune–Reischauer wang, Yale wang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

旺: Hán Nôm readings: Vượng

1. short for thịnh vượng (“prosperous; vigorous”)