襁
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Han character
襁 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 中弓戈戈 (LNII) or 中弓口戈 (LNRI), four-corner 36236, composition ⿰衤强 or ⿰衤強)
- swaddling clothes
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1123, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34545
- Dae Jaweon: page 1591, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3116, character 6
- Unihan data for U+8941
- Unihan data for U+FAB6
Glyph origin
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎng
- Wade–Giles: chʻiang3
- Yale: chyǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheang
- Palladius: цян (cjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: koeng5
- Yale: kéuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: koeng5
- Guangdong Romanization: kêng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰœːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: kjangX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kaŋʔ/
Definitions
襁
- wide cloth band used to carry a baby on the back
- to carry a baby on the back as such
- Used in 襁褓 (qiǎngbǎo, “swaddling clothes”).
- Alternative form of 繈 (qiǎng, “string of coins”)
Compounds
- 襁抱
- 襁褓 (qiǎngbǎo)
- 襁褓之年
- 襁負／襁负
Kanji
襁
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Readings
Hanja
襁 • (gang) (hangeul 강, revised gang, McCune–Reischauer kang, Yale kang)
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