弜

弜	U+5F1C, 弜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F1C

← 弛
[U+5F1B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

弝 →
[U+5F1D]

Translingual

Han character

弜 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓 (NN) or 難難弓弓 (XXNN), composition ⿰弓弓)

A powerful bow

Derived characters

𠱳, 𤙗, 𢐀, 𫸺, 𢐈, 𢐑, 𢐘, 𢐜, 𫳆, 𦭲, 𥋡, 𢑅, 㢲, 𧙭, 𩰲, 𠸇, 𢐭
𢏺, 粥, 弻, 𢐆, 弼, 㣃, 䰜, 𢐥, 𢐨, 𢐮, 𢐬, 𢐷, 𢐲, 𢐹, 𢐺, 𢐾, 𢑌, 𮫛

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 357, character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9725
Dae Jaweon: page 673, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 991, character 12
Unihan data for U+5F1C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		弜

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 弜
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàng (jiang⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàng
  - Wade–Giles: chiang⁴
  - Yale: jyàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianq
  - Palladius: цзян (czjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: koeng⁵
  - Yale: kéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːŋ¹³/

Middle Chinese: gje, gjangX

Rime
Character	弜	弜
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	支 (13)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠羈切	其兩切
Baxter	gje	gjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇ/	/ɡɨɐŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛ/	/ɡiɐŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɛ/	/ɡiɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gjiə̆/	/gɨaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/ɡje/	/ɡiaŋ^X/
Wang Li	/ɡǐe/	/ɡĭaŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gie̯/	/gi̯aŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí	jiàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei⁴	goeng⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡaŋʔ/, /*ɡra/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弜	弜
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	6269	6270
Phonetic component
Rime group	陽	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	勥	竒
Old Chinese	/*ɡaŋʔ/	/*ɡra/

Definitions

弜

(obsolete) strong; unyielding

References

(Cantonese) Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 2), p. 104

Japanese

Kanji

弜

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): きょう (kyō)、ごう (gō)、き (ki)
Kun: つよい (tsuyoi)、つよいゆみ (tsuyoiyumi)