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U+5C1A, 尚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C1A

[U+5C19]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5C1B]

Translingual

Traditional
Simplified
Japanese
Korean

Alternative forms

  • 𫩠 (when used at the top of a character)

Han character

Stroke order

(Kangxi radical 42, 小+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 火月口 (FBR), four-corner 90227, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 297, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7493
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 563, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5C1A

Chinese

trad. /
simp.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs): semantic + phonetic (OC *hljaŋs, *hlaŋs). Similar to .

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *C-rjaŋ (uncle, superior) (STEDT; cf. Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ (, upper part, rise, raise, top, summit)). Cognate with (OC *daŋʔ) "gentleman, older man, husband", Tibetan ཨ་ཞང (a zhang, maternal uncle), Burmese အရှင် (a.hrang, master, lord), etc.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • syorng5/syoeng5 - literary;
  • sieo5/siunn5 - vernacular.
Note:
  • siōng/siāng - literary;
  • siūⁿ/siōⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 和尚);
  • sióng - vernacular (limited, e.g. 高尚).
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: siang6 / sion7 / siên7
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siăng / siōⁿ / siēⁿ
      • Sinological IPA (key): /siaŋ³⁵/, /sĩõ¹¹/, /sĩẽ¹¹/
Note:
  • siang6 - literary;
  • sion7/siên7 - vernacular (siên7 - Chaozhou).
Note:
  • 6zaon - vernacular;
  • 6zan - literary.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial () (25)
    Final () (105)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () III
    Fanqie
    Baxter dzyangH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /d͡ʑɨɐŋH/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /d͡ʑiɐŋH/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /d͡ʑiɑŋH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /d͡ʑɨaŋH/
    Li
    Rong
    /ʑiaŋH/
    Wang
    Li
    /ʑĭaŋH/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren
    /ʑi̯aŋH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    shàng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    soeng6
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    shàng
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ dzyangH ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*[d]aŋ-s/
    English upwards

    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
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 11161
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*djaŋs/

    Definitions

    1. still; yet
      年紀年纪  ―  niánjì shàng yòu  ―  still young
      不良反應明確 [MSC, trad.]
      不良反应明确 [MSC, simp.]
      Bùliángfǎnyìng: shàng bù míngquè. [Pinyin]
      Adverse reactions: still unclear.
    2. (literary, or in compounds) even
    3. to value; to esteem; to worship
        ―  shàng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    4. (obsolete) to assist; to administer (for the emperor)
    5. prevailing custom
        ―  shíshàng  ―  fashion
    6. (literary, or in compounds) noble; virtuous
    7. (obsolete) alternative form of (to exceed)
    8. a surname, Shang
        ―  Shàng Kěxǐ  ―  Shang Kexi (Chinese general of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)
    Synonyms
    • (still):
    • (even):
    • (to value):
    • (noble):

    Compounds

    Descendants

    • Tangut: 𗊻 (*śjo²) (transliteration)

    Etymology 2

    Pronunciation



    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial () (25)
    Final () (105)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () III
    Fanqie
    Baxter dzyang
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /d͡ʑɨɐŋ/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /d͡ʑiɐŋ/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /d͡ʑiɑŋ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /d͡ʑɨaŋ/
    Li
    Rong
    /ʑiaŋ/
    Wang
    Li
    /ʑĭaŋ/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren
    /ʑi̯aŋ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    cháng
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    soeng4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 11156
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    0
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*djaŋ/
    Notes

    Definitions

    1. used in 尚羊 (chángyáng)
    2. Variant pronunciation used in 尚書尚书 (shàngshū, “position of the chief secretary”).

    Etymology 3

    Pronunciation


    Definitions

    1. (Hokkien) alternative form of (siōng, most)

    Japanese

    Shinjitai

    Kyūjitai

    Kanji

    (Jōyō kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

    Readings

    Compounds

    Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    しょう
    Grade: S
    kan'on
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    From Middle Chinese (MC dzyangH).

    Pronunciation

    Affix

    (しょう) • (shōしやう (syau)?

    1. esteem, respect
    2. high status
    3. long time
    4. furthermore, still, yet

    Proper noun

    (しょう) • (Shōしやう (Syau)?

    1. a surname used by the Ryukyu royal family
    2. a male or female given name

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    なお
    Grade: S
    kun'yomi
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)
    For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
    なお
    [adverb] furthermore, in addition
    [adverb] still, as always
    [adverb] even more
    [conjunction] moreover, furthermore, in addition, note that
    Alternative spellings
    , 尚お, 猶お
    (This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    Etymology 3

    Kanji in this term
    なお
    Grade: S
    kun'yomi
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    (なお) • (Naoなほ (Nafo)?

    1. a male or female given name

    Etymology 3

    Kanji in this term
    たかし
    Grade: S
    nanori
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    Nominalization of classical adjective 高し (takashi), modern 高い (takai, high).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ta̠ka̠ɕi]

    Proper noun

    (たかし) • (Takashi

    1. a surname
    2. a male given name

    Etymology 4

    Kanji in this term
    ひさし
    Grade: S
    nanori
    Alternative spelling
    (kyūjitai)

    Nominalization of classical adjective 久し (hisashi), modern 久しい (hisashii, long time).

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) さし [híꜜsàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • IPA(key): [çisa̠ɕi]

    Proper noun

    (ひさし) • (Hisashi

    1. a male or female given name

    References

    Korean

    Hanja

    • (sang) (hangeul , revised sang, McCune–Reischauer sang)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    : Hán Nôm readings: thượng, chuộng, sượng, thằng

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