翔

翔 U+7FD4, 翔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FD4 ← 翓 [U+7FD3] CJK Unified Ideographs 翕 → [U+7FD5]

Translingual

Han character

翔 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿手尸一一 (TQSMM), four-corner 8752₀, composition ⿰羊羽)

Derived characters

• 𦤥, 𰝲

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 956, character 40
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28689
• Dae Jaweon: page 1402, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3348, character 6
• Unihan data for U+7FD4

Chinese

trad.		翔
simp. #		翔

Glyph origin

	Old Chinese
样	*ʔslaːŋ, *laŋ
佯	*zlaŋ, *laŋ
詳	*ljaŋ, *laŋ
洋	*ljaŋ, *laŋ
翔	*ljaŋ
庠	*ljaŋ
祥	*ljaŋ
痒	*ljaŋ, *laŋʔ
姜	*klaŋ
羌	*kʰlaŋ
蜣	*kʰlaŋ
猐	*kʰlaŋ
唴	*kʰlaŋs
羊	*laŋ
徉	*laŋ
烊	*laŋ
蛘	*laŋ, *laŋʔ
眻	*laŋ, *laŋs
鴹	*laŋ
恙	*laŋs
羕	*laŋs
樣	*laŋs
漾	*laŋs

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

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljaŋ): phonetic 羊 (OC *laŋ) + semantic 羽 (“feathers”)

Etymology 1

Iterative of 徉 (OC *laŋ) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	翔
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	似羊切
Baxter	zjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ziɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ziɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/ziaŋ/
Wang Li	/zĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng4

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	翔
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiáng
Middle Chinese	‹ zjang ›
Old Chinese	/*s.[ɢ]aŋ/
English	fly back and forth; soar
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	翔
Reading #	1/1
No.	14526
Phonetic component	羊
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	詳
Old Chinese	/*ljaŋ/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiáng (xiang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiang²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): coeng⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): tiang³

• Gan (Wiktionary): xiong⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): siòng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiong²

• Jin (Wiktionary): xion¹
• Northern Min (KCR): ciǒng
• Eastern Min (BUC): siòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siông / siâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁵

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): qiam⁵ / qiang⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zhian
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zian²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang²
    • Yale: syáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyang
    • Palladius: сян (sjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiang²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiaŋ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴
    • Yale: chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: tiang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiaŋ²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xiong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔŋ³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiong²
    • Sinological IPA: /ɕiɔŋ¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xion¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciǒng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɔŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: siòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siông
    • Tâi-lô: siông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /siɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâng
    • Tâi-lô: siâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: qiam⁵ / qiang⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiam²²/, /t͡sʰiaŋ²²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zhian
    • MiniDict: zhian^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiã²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: zian²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡si̯æn¹³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕi̯æn¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: zjang

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.[ɢ]aŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ljaŋ/

Definitions

翔

1. to fly; to soar

Compounds

• 上翔
• 亶翔
• 佪翔
• 南翔
• 吐飯蜂翔 / 吐饭蜂翔
• 回翔
• 奮翔 / 奋翔
• 安翔
• 徊翔 (huáixiáng)
• 徘翔
• 敖翔
• 昌翔
• 棲翔 / 栖翔
• 橫翔捷出 / 横翔捷出
• 汪翔
• 沈翔
• 浮翔
• 淹翔
• 游翔
• 滑翔 (huáxiáng)
• 滑翔機 / 滑翔机 (huáxiángjī)
• 滑翔翼
• 滑翔運動 / 滑翔运动
• 相翔
• 端翔
• 群翔
• 羽翔
• 翔佯 (xiángyáng)
• 翔博
• 翔回
• 翔埃
• 翔天
• 翔嬉
• 翔子
• 翔安 (Xiáng'ān)
• 翔實 / 翔实 (xiángshí)
• 翔師 / 翔师
• 翔庳
• 翔徉 (xiángyáng)
• 翔手
• 翔折
• 翔抱
• 翔旝 / 翔𰕭
• 翔步 (xiángbù)
• 翔泳
• 翔洽
• 翔湧 / 翔涌
• 翔然
• 翔畋
• 翔禽
• 翔羊 (xiángyáng)
• 翔翔
• 翔翥
• 翔翱
• 翔翼
• 翔舞
• 翔華 / 翔华
• 翔貴 / 翔贵
• 翔走
• 翔起
• 翔趨 / 翔趋
• 翔踊
• 翔踴 / 翔踊
• 翔逸
• 翔陽 / 翔阳 (xiángyáng)
• 翔集
• 翔風 / 翔风
• 翔飛 / 翔飞
• 翔騫 / 翔骞
• 翔驎 / 翔𬴊
• 翔驟 / 翔骤
• 翔鳥 / 翔鸟
• 翔鳳 / 翔凤 (Xiángfèng)
• 翔鴻 / 翔鸿
• 翔鸞 / 翔鸾
• 翔鸞翥鳳 / 翔鸾翥凤
• 翔鸞舞鳳 / 翔鸾舞凤
• 翔麟紫
• 翔麟馬 / 翔麟马
• 翩翔
• 翥鳳翔鸞 / 翥凤翔鸾
• 翱翔 (áoxiáng)
• 翻翔
• 翾翔
• 蜚翔
• 趨翔 / 趋翔
• 迴翔 / 回翔
• 遊翔 / 游翔
• 遠翔 / 远翔
• 遨翔
• 遨翔自得
• 雲翔 / 云翔
• 風翔 / 风翔
• 飄翔 / 飘翔
• 飛翔 / 飞翔 (fēixiáng)
• 飛鸞翔鳳 / 飞鸾翔凤
• 馳翔 / 驰翔
• 駝翔 / 驼翔
• 騫翔 / 骞翔
• 騰翔 / 腾翔
• 驚翔 / 惊翔
• 高翔 (gāoxiáng)
• 高翔遠引 / 高翔远引
• 高飛遠翔 / 高飞远翔
• 鳳翔 / 凤翔 (Fèngxiáng)
• 鳳翥鵬翔 / 凤翥鹏翔
• 鳳翥鸞翔 / 凤翥鸾翔
• 鳳翥龍翔 / 凤翥龙翔
• 鴻翔鸞起 / 鸿翔鸾起
• 鵠峙鸞翔 / 鹄峙鸾翔
• 鵾翔 / 鹍翔
• 鶴翔樁 / 鹤翔桩
• 鸞翔 / 鸾翔
• 鸞翔鳳翥 / 鸾翔凤翥 (luánxiáng fèngzhù)
• 鸞翔鳳集 / 鸾翔凤集 (luánxiáng fèngjí)
• 龍翔 / 龙翔
• 龍翔虎躍 / 龙翔虎跃
• 龍翔鳳翥 / 龙翔凤翥
• 龍翔鳳舞 / 龙翔凤舞
• 龍翔鳳躍 / 龙翔凤跃
• 龍飛鳳翔 / 龙飞凤翔

Etymology 2

After a netizen on Tieba named 軍神李翔 / 军神李翔 (Jūnshén Lǐ Xiáng, “Li Xiang the God of War”). In 2011, he argued with other netizens for many days, and the argument finally ended with his comment 我他媽就是一坨屎 / 我他妈就是一坨屎 (“I'm a fucking pile of shit”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiáng (xiang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siáng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang²
    • Yale: syáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyang
    • Palladius: сян (sjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Definitions

翔

1. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) shit

   吃翔  ―  chī xiáng  ―  to eat shit