莞

Translingual edit

Han character edit

莞 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿十一山 (TJMU) or 難廿十一山 (XTJMU), four-corner 4421₁, composition ⿱艹完)

Derived characters edit

𣻻𥕜

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1034, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31063
Dae Jaweon: page 1493, character 23
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3225, character 5
Unihan data for U+839E

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

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

	Old Chinese
冠	kŋoːn, kŋoːns
莞	kŋoːn, ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋroːnʔ
脘	*ŋkoːnʔ
筦	*ŋkoːnʔ
梡	ŋ̊ʰoːnʔ, ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːnʔ
岏	*ŋoːn
刓	*ŋoːn
园	*ŋoːn
忨	ŋoːn, ŋoːns
蚖	ŋoːn, ŋon
黿	ŋoːn, ŋon
抏	*ŋoːn
玩	*ŋoːns
貦	*ŋoːns
翫	*ŋoːns
妧	*ŋoːns
完	*ɦŋoːn
捖	*ɦŋoːn
垸	ɦŋoːn, ɦŋoːns
綄	ɦŋoːn, ɦŋoːnʔ
院	ɦŋoːn, ɦŋons
皖	ɦŋoːnʔ, ɦŋroːnʔ
晥	*ɦŋoːnʔ
浣	*ɦŋoːnʔ
頑	ŋroːn, ŋroːn
睆	*ɦŋroːnʔ
鯇	*ɦŋroːnʔ
元	*ŋon
沅	*ŋon
芫	*ŋon
杬	*ŋon
邧	ŋon, ŋonʔ
阮	ŋon, ŋonʔ
俒	ɦŋuːn, ɦŋuːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kŋoːn, *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋroːnʔ) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 完 (OC *ɦŋoːn).

Etymology 1 edit

trad.		莞
simp. ^#		莞
alternative forms		𦺊𦸌

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guān (guan¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹, gwaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guan
  - Wade–Giles: kuan¹
  - Yale: gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guan
  - Palladius: гуань (guanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹, gwaan¹
  - Yale: gūn, gwāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹, gwaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹, guan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵/, /kʷaːn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: kwan, hwan

Rime
Character	莞	莞
Reading #	2/3	1/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	古丸切	胡官切
Baxter	kwan	hwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑn/	/ɦuɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑn/	/ɦʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwan/	/ɦwan/
Li Rong	/kuɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Wang Li	/kuɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guān	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gun¹	wun⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kŋoːn/, /*ɦŋoːn/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	莞	莞
Reading #	1/3	2/3
No.	16108	16127
Phonetic component	元	元
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	官	桓
Old Chinese	/*kŋoːn/	/*ɦŋoːn/

Definitions edit

莞

^† a type of long-stem watergrass, possibly the softstem rush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) or Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)
^† mat woven using this kind of grass
a surname

Compounds edit

莞簟
莞蒻

Etymology 2 edit

trad.		莞
simp. ^#		莞

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎn (guan³)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gun²
(Taishan, Dictionary): gon²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): koán
(Teochew, Peng'im): guêng² / guang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guǎn
  - Wade–Giles: kuan³
  - Yale: gwǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goan
  - Palladius: гуань (guanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun²
  - Yale: gún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Dictionary: gon²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kᵘɔn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koán
  - Tâi-lô: kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koarn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guêng² / guang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuéng / kuáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kueŋ⁵²/, /kuaŋ⁵²/

Note:

guêng2 - Chaozhou;
guang2 - Shantou.

Definitions edit

莞

Used in 東莞／东莞 (Dōngguǎn, “Dongguan”); also used as its short form.

Compounds edit

東莞／东莞 (Dōngguǎn)
莞城 (Guǎnchéng)

Etymology 3 edit

trad.		莞
simp. ^#		莞
alternative forms		莧／苋唍 ancient

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎn (wan³)
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁵
Eastern Min (BUC): uāng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎn
  - Wade–Giles: wan³
  - Yale: wǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan
  - Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun⁵
  - Yale: wúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wun⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːn¹³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: uāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: hwaenX

Rime
Character	莞
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	刪 (70)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	戸板切
Baxter	hwaenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠuan^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚan^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɐn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwaɨn^X/
Li Rong	/ɣuan^X/
Wang Li	/ɣwan^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣwan^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	waan⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɦŋroːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	莞
Reading #	3/3
No.	16140
Phonetic component	元
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	睆
Old Chinese	/*ɦŋroːnʔ/

Definitions edit

莞

^† smiling

Compounds edit

莞然
莞爾／莞尔 (wǎn'ěr)

Etymology 4 edit

trad.		莞
simp. ^#		莞

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǎn (wan³)
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǎn
  - Wade–Giles: wan³
  - Yale: wǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woan
  - Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun⁵
  - Yale: wúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wun⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːn¹³/

Definitions edit

莞

^† Alternative form of 脘 (wǎn, “gastric cavity”)

Etymology 5 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 莞 – see 豌. (This character is a variant form of 豌).

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

莞

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings edit

Go-on: げん (gen)^{←ぐゑん (gwen, historical)}; かん (kan)^{←くわん (kwan, historical)}
Kan-on: かん (kan)^{←くわん (kwan, historical)}
Kun: い (i, 莞); むしろ (mushiro, 莞); わらう (warau, 莞う)

Korean edit

Hanja edit

莞 • (gwan, wan) (hangeul 관, 완, revised gwan, wan, McCune–Reischauer kwan, wan, Yale kwan, wan)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

莞: Hán Nôm readings: hoàn

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