𬒔

𬒔 U+2C494, 𬒔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-2C494 ← 𬒓 [U+2C493] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E 𬒕 → [U+2C495]

Translingual

Han character

𬒔 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+8, 13 strokes, composition ⿰石肯)

References

• Unihan data for U+2C494

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		𬒔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gěng (geng³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khéng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gěng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gěng
    • Wade–Giles: kêng³
    • Yale: gěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geeng
    • Palladius: гэн (gɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gang²
    • Yale: gáng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khéng
    • Tâi-lô: khíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qeang
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

Definitions

𬒔

1. Used in place names.

   石𬒔村  ―  Shígěng Cūn  ―  the name of a village in Guangdong

References

• 王宁 (Wang Ning) et al., 2013, 通用规范汉字字典 (General Normalized Hanzi Dictionary), page 113

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		𬒔
alternative forms		un

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ang² / ngang²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ang² / ngang²
    • Yale: áng / ngáng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ang² / ngang²
    • Guangdong Romanization: eng² / ngeng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐŋ³⁵/, /ŋɐŋ³⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

𬒔

1. (Cantonese, for something hard or bulging, such as a rock) to press against the body and cause discomfort

   我𬒔嚫腳。／我𬒔𰈍脚。 [Cantonese]  ―  ngo⁵ ngang² can¹ goek³. [Jyutping]  ―  I've pressed something against my foot and injured it.

Derived terms

• 𬒔嚫 / 𬒔𰈍
• 𬒔耳

References

• Cheung Kwan-hin; Robert S. Bauer (2002), The Representation of Cantonese with Chinese Characters (Journal of Chinese Linguistics Monograph Series), page 447