缸

Translingual

Han character

缸 (Kangxi radical 121, 缶+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人山一 (OUM), four-corner 8171₀, composition ⿰缶工)

Derived characters

𤭬

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 944, character 28
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28112
Dae Jaweon: page 1385, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2935, character 5
Unihan data for U+7F38

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
缸	kroːŋ, ɡroːŋ
篢	kluːmʔ, koːŋ
贑	*kluːmʔ
涳	ŋr'oːŋ, kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
江	*kroːŋ
肛	kroːŋ, qʰroːŋ
扛	*kroːŋ
杠	*kroːŋ
豇	*kroːŋ
茳	*kroːŋ
釭	kroːŋ, koːŋ, *kuːŋ
矼	*kroːŋ
玒	kroːŋ, koːŋ
虹	kroːŋs, koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ
腔	*kʰroːŋ
崆	kʰroːŋ, kʰoːŋ
羫	*kʰroːŋ
控	kʰroːŋ, kʰoːŋs
椌	kʰroːŋ, kʰoːŋ
悾	kʰroːŋ, kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
跫	kʰroːŋ, kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ
啌	*qʰroːŋ
谾	qʰroːŋ, qʰoːŋ
舡	*qʰroːŋ
缻	*ɡroːŋ
項	*ɡroːŋʔ
屸	*ɡ·roːŋ
功	*koːŋ
工	*koːŋ
疘	*koːŋ
魟	koːŋ, qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ
攻	koːŋ, kuːŋ
愩	*koːŋ
碽	*koːŋ
貢	*koːŋs
羾	*koːŋs
空	kʰoːŋ, kʰoːŋs
箜	*kʰoːŋ
硿	*kʰoːŋ
埪	*kʰoːŋ
鵼	*kʰoːŋ
倥	kʰoːŋ, kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs
鞚	*kʰoːŋs
叿	*qʰoːŋ
嗊	*qʰoːŋʔ
訌	*ɡoːŋ
紅	*ɡoːŋ
仜	*ɡoːŋ
葒	*ɡoːŋ
渱	*ɡoːŋ
鴻	ɡoːŋ, ɡoːŋʔ
汞	*ɡoːŋʔ
澒	*ɡoːŋʔ
鞏	*koŋʔ
巩	*koŋʔ
銎	kʰoŋ, qʰoŋ
恐	kʰoŋʔ, kʰoŋs
蛩	*ɡoŋ
筇	*ɡoŋ
桏	*ɡoŋ
邛	*ɡoŋ

Etymology 1

trad.		缸
simp. ^#		缸
alternative forms		堈／𰉙罁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gāng (gang¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gang¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
Gan (Wiktionary): gong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông
Jin (Wiktionary): gon¹
Eastern Min (BUC): gŏng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kong / kng

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gang
  - Wade–Giles: kang¹
  - Yale: gāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gang
  - Palladius: ган (gan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (缸兒／缸儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gangr
  - Wade–Giles: kang¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: gāngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gangl
  - Palladius: ганр (ganr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: gang¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gong¹
  - Yale: gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gon¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kɒ̃¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong / kng
  - Tâi-lô: kong / kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kofng, kngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴/, /kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³/, /kŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴/, /kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴/, /kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴/, /kŋ̍⁴⁴/

Note:

kong - literary;
kng - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: geng¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ³³/

Middle Chinese: haewng

Rime
Character	缸
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	江 (9)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	下江切
Baxter	haewng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠʌŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚɔŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɔŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaɨwŋ/
Li Rong	/ɣɔŋ/
Wang Li	/ɣɔŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣɔŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hong⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kroːŋ/, /*ɡroːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	缸	缸
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	3991	4017
Phonetic component	工	工
Rime group	陽	東
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	岡	栙
Old Chinese	/*kroːŋ/	/*ɡroːŋ/
Notes	堈𤭛今字，本江韻缸瓨音變

Definitions

缸

vat; crock; jar (usually with a large opening and small bottom, made of clay, porcelain, enamel, glass, etc.) (Classifier: 口 m)
水缸 ― shuǐgāng ― water vat
pot-shaped vessel
compound of sand, clay, etc. for making earthenware
tank; tub
浴缸 ― yùgāng ― bathtub

魚缸／鱼缸 ― yúgāng ― fish tank

Synonyms

(compound): 缸瓦 (gāngwǎ)

Compounds

二缸湯／二缸汤
企缸
太平水缸
封缸酒
把兒缸子／把儿缸子
搪缸
染缸
水缸 (shuǐgāng)
汽缸 (qìgāng)
浴缸 (yùgāng)
煙灰缸／烟灰缸 (yānhuīgāng)
爆缸 (bàogāng)
缸兒／缸儿 (gāngr)
缸子 (gāngzi)
缸瓦 (gāngwǎ)
缸面酒
茶缸子 (chágāngzi)
菸灰缸／烟灰缸 (yānhuīgāng)
醬糊缸／酱糊缸
醬缸／酱缸 (jiànggāng)
金缸城 (Jīngāngchéng)
鋸大缸／锯大缸
頂缸／顶缸 (dǐnggāng)
魚缸／鱼缸 (yúgāng)

Etymology 2

trad.		缸
simp. ^#		缸

Cognate with Hokkien 矸 (kan, “bottle”).

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): gang¹

Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³/

Definitions

缸

(Teochew) jar; vase

Compounds

References

“Entry #5384”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

缸

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): こう (kō)
Kun: かめ (kame)、もたい (motai)

Korean

Hanja

缸 • (hang) (hangeul 항)

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Vietnamese

Han character

缸: Hán Nôm readings: hang, cong, hồng

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