犟

See also: 强

犟 U+729F, 犟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-729F ← 犞 [U+729E] CJK Unified Ideographs 犠 → [U+72A0]

Translingual

Han character

犟 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+11 in traditional Chinese, 牛+12 in simplified Chinese, 15 strokes in traditional Chinese, 16 strokes in simplified Chinese, cangjie input 弓戈竹手 (NIHQ), composition ⿱强牛(GK) or ⿱強牛(T))

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 704, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1820, character 10
• Unihan data for U+729F

Chinese

trad.		犟
simp. #		犟
alternative forms		勥 強／强 𠎦 𠍋

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ) + semantic 牛 (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàng (jiang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): goeng⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): giang⁵

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): kiong²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giang⁶
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶jian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chiang⁴
    • Yale: jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianq
    • Palladius: цзян (czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: goeng⁶
    • Yale: geuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːŋ²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: giang⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰiɔŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giang⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiăng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁶jian
    • MiniDict: jian^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiã²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /d͡ʑiã²³¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /d͡ʑiæ̃¹¹³/

Definitions

犟

1. stubborn

   伊哪能講儂就哪能做，覅幫伊犟。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   伊哪能讲侬就哪能做，覅帮伊犟。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶yi ⁶na-nen₆ ⁵kaon ⁶non ⁶zhieu ⁶na-nen₆ ⁵tsu ⁶viau ¹paon ⁶yi ⁶jian [Wugniu]

   Do as he says, don't be stubborn with him.

Compounds

• 倔犟 (juéjiàng)
• 犟勁 / 犟劲
• 犟嘴 (jiàngzuǐ)