佞
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See also: 侫
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Translingual
Han character
佞 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人一一女 (OMMV), four-corner 21244, composition ⿸仁女)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 99, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 521
- Dae Jaweon: page 211, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 129, character 10
- Unihan data for U+4F5E
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 佞 | |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *neːŋs): phonetic 仁 (OC *njin) + semantic 女.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ning6
- Eastern Min (BUC): nêng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): neng5
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): lêng6
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gnin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: nìng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nìng
- Wade–Giles: ning4
- Yale: nìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq
- Palladius: нин (nin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ning6
- Yale: nihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ning6
- Guangdong Romanization: ning6
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: nêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡɛiŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: neng5
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: nēng
- Sinological IPA (key): /nɛŋ²¹/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: lêng6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lĕng
- Sinological IPA (key): /leŋ³⁵/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: nengH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤiŋ-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*neːŋs/
Definitions
佞
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) eloquent
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to flatter; to be good at flattery
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flatterer
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) evil; wicked; crafty
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hypocritical; hypocrisy
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to feel dizzy
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) talent (usually in the humble expression 不佞 (bùnìng))
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
佞
Readings
Korean
Hanja
佞 (eum 녕 (nyeong))
Vietnamese
Han character
佞: Hán Nôm readings: nịnh, nạnh, nến, nính
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References
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