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CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-76F8

[U+76F7]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+76F9]

Translingual

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Stroke order
9 strokes

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 109, +4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木月山 (DBU), four-corner 46900, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 800, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23151
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1216, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2470, character 13
  • Unihan data for U+76F8

Chinese

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simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

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Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : (tree) + (eye) – looking at, or watching the tree.

Etymology

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An allofam is (OC *sŋa, *sŋaʔ, “each other; mutually; all; to observe; to assist”) (Gong, 1995; Schuessler, 2007).

Derivative: (OC *slaŋʔ, “to think”) (“appearance > to visualise > to think”).

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • siong/siang - literary;
  • saⁿ/sio/sa - vernacular;
  • siuⁿ/sioⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 相思).
Note:
  • siang1 - literary;
  • sio1/siê1 - vernacular (siê1 - Chaozhou).

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (16)
Final () (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter sjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/siɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/siɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sɨaŋ/
Li
Rong
/siaŋ/
Wang
Li
/sĭaŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/si̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiāng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
soeng1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
xiāng
Middle
Chinese
‹ sjang ›
Old
Chinese
/*[s]aŋ/
English mutually

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 13579
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*slaŋ/

Definitions

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  1. to see for oneself; to evaluate by seeing for oneself
    女婿  ―  xiāng nǚxù  ―  assess the suitability of a prospective son-in-law or husband
  2. mutually; reciprocally; towards each other; one another
      ―  xiāngwàng  ―  to look at each other
      ―  xiāngféng  ―  to meet by chance
  3. together; jointly
  4. successively; one after another
  5. A meaningless element used before a verb.
    如實如实  ―  rúshí xiānggào  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    出手  ―  chūshǒu xiāngjiù  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  6. a surname

Synonyms

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  • (to each other; a meaningless element): ()

Compounds

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Pronunciation 2

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Note:
  • soeng3-2 - “photo; picture”.
Note:
  • lhiang1* - “photo; picture”.
Note:
  • siòng/siàng - literary;
  • siùⁿ/siòⁿ/siàuⁿ - vernacular.
Note:
  • siang3 - literary;
  • sion3/siên3 - vernacular (siên3 - Chaozhou).

Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (16)
Final () (105)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter sjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/sɨɐŋH/
Pan
Wuyun
/siɐŋH/
Shao
Rongfen
/siɑŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/sɨaŋH/
Li
Rong
/siaŋH/
Wang
Li
/sĭaŋH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/si̯aŋH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiàng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
soeng3
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
xiàng
Middle
Chinese
‹ sjangH ›
Old
Chinese
/*[s]aŋ-s/
English appearance, quality

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 13586
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*slaŋs/

Definitions

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  1. to look at; to examine the appearance and judge; to observe
  2. looks; appearance; features
      ―  zhǎngxiàng  ―  facial features
  3. posture; bearing
      ―  zhànxiàng  ―  standing posture
  4. demeanour; manners
      ―  chīxiàng  ―  table manners
  5. photo; picture; photograph (Classifier: c;  c)
    [Cantonese]  ―  jing2 gei2 zoeng1 soeng3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to take a few pictures
  6. phase; exterior; stage; period
  7. (physics) phase
    空間空间  ―  xiàngkōngjiān  ―  phase space
      ―  xiàngwèi  ―  phase
      ―  yuèxiàng  ―  lunar phase
  8. (geology) facies
  9. to physiognomise; to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
  10. physiognomy; practice of physiognomy
  11. to choose; to pick
  12. to assist; to help; to oversee
  13. (Chinese mythology) Xiang of Xia (fifth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
  14. (historical) Chancellor of State
  15. (xiangqi) minister: 🩢 (on the red side)
  16. (historical) master of ceremonies
  17. (historical) attendant
  18. to administer; to govern
  19. to teach; to instruct
  20. a person who guides or leads a blind person
  21. a surname
Synonyms
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Coordinate terms
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Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. mutual, reciprocal, with one another
  2. appearance, look

Readings

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From Middle Chinese (MC sjang); compare Mandarin (xiāng):

  • Go-on: そう (, Jōyō)さう (sau, historical)
  • Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)しやう (syau, historical)

From Middle Chinese (MC sjangH); compare Mandarin (xiàng):

From native Japanese roots:

Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
あい
[prefix] mutual, together, each other
[prefix] used in official or epistolary writings for elegance or politeness
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こもごも
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
こもごも
[adverb] alternating; one after another
[adverb] all mixed up and indistinct
Alternative spellings
交々, ,
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
さが
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さが) (saga

  1. nature, personality
  2. fate, destiny
  3. a habit, custom, or practice
  4. the good and bad of a person; especially, one's faults
Synonyms
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Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3
kan'on

From Middle Chinese (together, with), from the way that a minister would always be with their lord. Kan'on, so likely a later borrowing than the reading.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(しょう) (-shōしゃう (-syau)?

  1. minister of state
    (しゅ)(しょう)
    shushō
    prime minister
    (ない)(しょう)
    naishō
    minister of the interior
Synonyms
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Etymology 5

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 3
goon

From Middle Chinese. Goon, so likely an earlier borrowing than the shō reading.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そう) (さう (sau)?

  1. appearance, how something looks
  2. an aspect of something
    (だい)()(ぜん)色々(いろいろ)(そう)
    daishizen no iroiro na
    various aspects of nature
  3. (grammar) grammatical aspect
  4. (physics) a phase, as of matter
  5. (ikebana) the central supporting branch of an ikebana arrangement
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Chinese (MC sjang, “mutual; together”).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 Recorded as Middle Korean 샤ᇰ (Yale: syàng) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] 서르 샤ᇰ[2] Recorded as Middle Korean 샤ᇰ (syang) (Yale: syàng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.[1]
Early Modern Korean
Text Final (韻) Reading
Samun Seonghwi, 1751 서ᄅᆞ Recorded as Early Modern Korean  (Yale: syang) in Juhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804.
  1. ^ Identical eumhun in Gwangju Cheonjamun and Sinjeung Yuhap.
  2. ^ 本平聲 [Level tone]

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

(eumhun 서로 (seoro sang))

  1. hanja form? of (mutual; together)

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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From Middle Chinese (MC sjangH, “appearance”).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 Recorded as Middle Korean 샤ᇰ〮 (Yale: syáng) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[3] ᄌᆡ〯샤ᇰ〮[1] 샤ᇰ〮 Recorded as Middle Korean 샤ᇰ〮 (syáng) (Yale: syáng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Early Modern Korean
Text Final (韻) Reading
Samun Seonghwi, 1751 졍승[2] Recorded as Early Modern Korean  (Yale: syang) in Juhae Cheonjamun (註解千字文 / 주해천자문), 1804.
  1. ^ 宰相 [Chancellor of State]
  2. ^ 政丞 [Minister]

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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(eumhun 바탕 (batang sang))

  1. hanja form? of (looks; appearance)
  2. hanja form? of (minister of state)

Compounds

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References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [4]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: tương

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