夆

夆	U+5906, 夆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5906

夆	U+2F85C, 夆 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F85C

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Translingual

Han character

夆 (Kangxi radical 34, 夂+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹水手十 (HEQJ), four-corner 2750₄, composition ⿱夂丰)

resist

Derived characters

蜂, 捀, 逢, 𠉏, 髼, 㛔, 䀱, 𧧽, 韸, 捀, 䴶, 䏺, 𦜁, 𣇔, 鋒(锋), 琒, 浲, 烽, 㶻, 桻, 莑, 𩡇, 𥭗, 綘, 𥹾, 埄, 峯, 峰, 𧚋, 𩊩, 𪔞, 𢈦, 𢓱, 𢌢, 艂, 𥍮. 㸼, 𧋴, 𧒒, 𡨛, 𤖀

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 244, character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5698
Dae Jaweon: page 485, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 868, character 7
Unihan data for U+5906

Unihan data for U+2F85C

Chinese

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simp. and trad.		夆

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
邦	*proːŋ
梆	*proːŋ
垹	*proːŋ
肨	pʰroːŋs, pʰroːŋs
蚌	broːŋʔ, breːŋʔ
玤	*broːŋʔ
棒	*broːŋʔ
蜯	*broːŋʔ
琫	*poːŋʔ
菶	poːŋʔ, boːŋʔ
俸	poːŋʔ, boŋs
髼	*boːŋ
蜂	boːŋ, pʰoŋ
韸	*boːŋ
蓬	*boːŋ
篷	*boːŋ
唪	boːŋʔ, boŋʔ
埲	*boːŋʔ
丰	*pʰoŋ
妦	*pʰoŋ
仹	*pʰoŋ
峯	*pʰoŋ
峰	*pʰoŋ
鋒	*pʰoŋ
烽	*pʰoŋ
蠭	*pʰoŋ
桻	*pʰoŋ
莑	*pʰoŋ
夆	pʰoŋ, boŋ, *ɡaːds
捧	*pʰoŋʔ
逢	*boŋ
縫	boŋ, boŋs
漨	*boŋ
捀	boŋ, boŋs
奉	*boŋʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds) : semantic 夂 (“footprint pointing down, walk”) + phonetic 丰 (OC *pʰoŋ, “bush, brush”) – to meet. According to Ji Xushen (季旭昇), a foot walking through brush, which resists being moved through.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): féng (feng²)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ / fung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: féng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fóng
  - Wade–Giles: fêng²
  - Yale: féng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ferng
  - Palladius: фэн (fɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fung¹ / fung⁴
  - Yale: fūng / fùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ / fung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ / fung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵/, /fʊŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: bjowng

Rime
Character	夆
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	符容切
Baxter	bjowng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨoŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/bioŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/bioŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buawŋ/
Li Rong	/bioŋ/
Wang Li	/bĭwoŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯woŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	féng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fung⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*boŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	夆
Reading #	2/3
No.	3237
Phonetic component	丰
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	逢
Old Chinese	/*boŋ/

Definitions

夆

to meet

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páng (pang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: páng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: páng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻang²
  - Yale: páng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
  - Palladius: пан (pan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵/

Definitions

夆

a surname

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hŏng / hông

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hŏng
  - Tâi-lô: hőng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ³⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông
  - Tâi-lô: hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoong
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³/

Definitions

夆

Contraction of 予儂／予侬 (hō͘ lâng, literally “by person”)
1. precedes a verb to indicate the passive voice
  雄蜂干焦佮后蜂交尾，煞矣可能就會因為食物無夠 hőng趕出巢外。 [Hokkien, trad.]
  雄蜂干焦佮后蜂交尾，煞矣可能就会因为食物无够 hőng赶出巢外。 [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2020, 環境資訊中心, "【蠻野講堂】台語棲地復育系列座談─植物ê媒人：蜂、蝴蝶佮蛾仔"
  Hêng-phang kan-ta kah hiō-phang kau-bóe, soah ah khó-lêng tiō ē in-ūi chia̍h-mi̍h bô-kàu hőng kóaⁿ-chhut siū-gōa. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  A male bee only copulate with the queen bee, and he may be banished from the honeycomb because of insufficient food after that.
2. be ... [passive voice of a verb] by a person/people
  舊年的香港反送中事件，有幾若千人 hőng掠去。 [Hokkien, trad.]
  旧年的香港反送中事件，有几若千人 hőng掠去。 [Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 2020, 公視新聞網 PNN, "反送中人士指控懲教所人員對ﰀ起跤動手"
  Kū-nî ê Hiang-káng hoán-sàng-tiong sū-kiāⁿ, iú kúi-nā chheng lâng hőng lia̍h--khì. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  On the anti-extradition law amendment bill incident last year, there was several thousands of people being arrested by people.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 豐 (“luxuriant; lush; abundant; bountiful; plenty; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 豐).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 鋒 (“pointed edge; cutting edge; vanguard; pioneer; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 鋒).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 蜂 (“Apoidea or Vespa; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蜂).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 6

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 峰 (“peak; summit; hump; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 峰).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 7

For pronunciation and definitions of 夆 – see 烽 (“signal fire; the tower where such a signal fire is lit”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 烽).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

夆

(Hyōgai kanji)

resist

Readings

On (unclassified): ほう (hō)、ふ (fu)、ば (ba)
Kun: さからう (sakarau, 夆らう)、ひく (hiku, 夆く)、あう (au, 夆う)、あつい (atsui, 夆い)

Korean

Hanja

夆 • (bong) (hangeul 봉, revised bong, McCune–Reischauer pong)