昂

Translingual edit

Han character edit

昂 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 日竹女中 (AHVL), four-corner 6012₇, composition ⿱日卬)

Derived characters edit

㭿, 𠵫, 𢯤, 𩜟, 𪸺

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 490, character 33
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13783
Dae Jaweon: page 851, character 32
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1495, character 3
Unihan data for U+6602

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 昂
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
卬	ŋaːŋ, ŋaŋʔ
枊	ŋaːŋ, ŋaːŋs
昂	*ŋaːŋ
仰	ŋaŋʔ, ŋaŋs
迎	ŋaŋ, ŋraŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːŋ) : semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 卬 (OC *ŋaːŋ, *ŋaŋʔ, “man standing and man kneeling”).

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): áng (ang²)
(Zhuyin): ㄤˊ
(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ngang²
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngong⁴, ngong⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngông / ngòng
(Meixian, Guangdong): ngong¹
Eastern Min (BUC): ngòng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gông / gâng / không
(Teochew, Peng'im): ngang¹
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶ngaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: áng
  - Zhuyin: ㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: áng
  - Wade–Giles: ang²
  - Yale: áng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: arng
  - Palladius: ан (an)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ngang²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngong⁴, ngong⁵
  - Yale: ngòhng, ngóhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngong⁴, ngong⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngong⁴, ngong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːŋ²¹/, /ŋɔːŋ¹³/

Note: ngong5 - variant.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngông / ngòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngong´ / ngongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngong¹ / ngong²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋoŋ²⁴/, /ŋoŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋɔŋ⁴⁴/

Note: ngông - substitute character for "dizzy", "disoriented".

Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋouŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gông
  - Tâi-lô: gông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /ɡɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâng
  - Tâi-lô: gâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡaŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: không
  - Tâi-lô: không
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔŋ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaŋ³³/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶ngaon
  - MiniDict: ngaon^去
  - Dictionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ngaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋɑ̃²³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 昂
Mandarin	Beijing	/aŋ³⁵/
	Harbin	/aŋ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/nɑŋ⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/ŋaŋ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/ɣaŋ²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/aŋ⁴²/
	Xi'an	/ŋaŋ²¹/
	Xining	/nɔ̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ɑŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/ɑ̃⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/ŋaŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/ŋaŋ²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ŋaŋ³¹/ /iaŋ³¹/
	Guiyang	/ŋaŋ²¹/ /aŋ²¹/ 新
	Kunming	/ã̠³¹/
	Nanjing	/aŋ²⁴/
	Hefei	/ʐɑ̃⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ɣɒ̃¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ŋɑŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/ŋɑ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ŋɑ̃²³/
	Suzhou	/ŋɑ̃¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ŋɑŋ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/ŋuɔ³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ŋa⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi
Xiang	Changsha	/ŋan¹³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ŋan¹²/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋoŋ⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ŋoŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ŋɔŋ²¹/
	Nanning	/ŋɔŋ²¹/
	Hong Kong	/ŋɔŋ²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/gɔŋ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋouŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/ŋaŋ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ŋaŋ³¹/

Middle Chinese: ngang

Rime
Character	昂
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五岡切
Baxter	ngang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaŋ/
Li Rong	/ŋɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ŋɑŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	áng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngong⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	昂
Reading #	1/1
No.	29
Phonetic component	卬
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	卬
Old Chinese	/*ŋaːŋ/

Definitions edit

昂

to raise; to lift
to rise
high spirited; upright
a surname

Compounds edit

人物軒昂／人物轩昂
低昂
器宇軒昂／器宇轩昂 (qìyǔxuān'áng)
德昂族 (Dé'ángzú)
意氣軒昂／意气轩昂
慷慨激昂 (kāngkǎijī'áng)
應昂／应昂
昂奮／昂奋 (ángfèn)
昂揚／昂扬 (ángyáng)
昂昂
昂昂溪 (Áng'ángxī)
昂昂烈烈
昂然 (ángrán)
昂藏 (ángcáng)
昂貴／昂贵 (ángguì)
昂頭挺立／昂头挺立
昂首 (ángshǒu)
昂首挺立
昂首挺胸
昂首望天
昂首闊步／昂首阔步 (ángshǒukuòbù)
氟利昂 (fúlì'áng)
氣宇昂昂／气宇昂昂
氣宇軒昂／气宇轩昂 (qìyǔxuān'áng)
氣昂昂／气昂昂 (qì'áng'áng)
波昂
激昂 (jī'áng)
激昂慷慨
瞵視昂藏／瞵视昂藏
筋骨昂然
聳壑昂霄／耸壑昂霄
軒昂／轩昂 (xuān'áng)
軒昂氣宇／轩昂气宇
軒昂自若／轩昂自若
里昂 (Lǐ'áng)
高昂 (gāo'áng)
高昂鬥志／高昂斗志
鬥志昂揚／斗志昂扬 (dòuzhì'ángyáng)
鬥志高昂／斗志高昂

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yàng (yang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàng
  - Wade–Giles: yang⁴
  - Yale: yàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanq
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions edit

昂

^‡ Only used in 昂昂 (yàngyàng, “virtuous; respectable (of a ruler)”).

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngong⁵
(Taishan, Dictionary): ngong²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngong⁵
  - Yale: ngóhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngong⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːŋ¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Dictionary: ngong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡɔŋ⁵⁵/

Definitions edit

昂

Alternative form of 仰 (“to raise one's head; to have one's face and belly face upward”)

Compounds edit

打昂瞓／打昂𰥛
昂坪 (Ángpíng)
昂船洲 (Ángchuánzhōu)

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

昂

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

high spirited
to raise the head

Readings edit

Go-on: ごう (gō)
Kan-on: ごう (gō)
Kan’yō-on: こう (kō)
Kun: あがる (agaru, 昂がる); たかい (takai, 昂い)

Compounds edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

昂 • (ang) (hangeul 앙, revised ang, McCune–Reischauer ang, Yale ang)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

昂: Hán Nôm readings: ngang, ngáng, ngàng, ngãng, ngâng

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