阬

See also: 坑

阬 U+962C, 阬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-962C ← 阫 [U+962B] CJK Unified Ideographs 阭 → [U+962D]

Translingual

Han character

阬 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓中卜竹弓 (NLYHN), four-corner 7021₇, composition ⿰阝亢)

1. pit, hole, hollow

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1346, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41566
• Dae Jaweon: page 1848, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4117, character 17
• Unihan data for U+962C

Chinese

Etymology 1

trad.		阬
simp.		坑*

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēng (keng¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻêng¹
    • Yale: kēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keng
    • Palladius: кэн (kɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: haang¹
    • Yale: hāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khaeng

Rime
Character	阬
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	庚 (109)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	客庚切
Baxter	khaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/kʰɐŋ/
Wang Li	/kʰɐŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hang1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰraːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	阬
Reading #	2/2
No.	7398
Phonetic component	亢
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	阬
Old Chinese	/*kʰraːŋ/

Definitions

阬

1. (literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “pit; hole”)
2. (literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “gully”)
3. (literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “to bury alive”)
4. a surname

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		阬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kàng (kang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kàng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻang⁴
    • Yale: kàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanq
    • Palladius: кан (kan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kong³
    • Yale: kong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔːŋ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: khangH

Rime
Character	阬
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	苦浪切
Baxter	khangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰɑŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰɑŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰaŋH/
Li Rong	/kʰɑŋH/
Wang Li	/kʰɑŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰɑŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	阬
Reading #	1/2
No.	7374
Phonetic component	亢
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	抗
Old Chinese	/*kʰaːŋs/

Definitions

阬

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to confront”)
2. (historical dictionaries only) door (Guangyun)

Compounds

• 阬衡

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		阬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāng (gang¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gon¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gang
    • Wade–Giles: kang¹
    • Yale: gāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gang
    • Palladius: ган (gan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gon¹
    • Yale: gōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gon¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gon¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːn⁵⁵/

Definitions

阬

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mountain hill; ridge
2. (historical dictionaries only) A place name. (Jiyun)

Japanese

Kanji

阬

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. pit
2. hole
3. shaft

Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)、きょう (kyō)
• Kun: あな (ana)

Korean

Hanja

阬 • (gaeng) (hangeul 갱, revised gaeng, McCune–Reischauer kaeng)

1. 구덩이: pit, hole

Vietnamese

Han character

阬: Hán Nôm readings: khanh

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