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傭 (Kangxi radical 9,人+11, 13 strokes,cangjie input人戈中月 (OILB),four-corner20227,composition⿰亻庸)
| trad. | 傭 | |
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| simp. | 佣* | |
| Historical forms of the character傭 |
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears'Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Cognate with用 (OC*loŋs, “to use”); see there for more (STEDT).
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 傭 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 餘封切 |
| Baxter | yowng |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /juawŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ioŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jung4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 傭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yōng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ yowng › |
| Old Chinese | /*loŋ/ |
| English | hire |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 傭 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 15444 |
| Phonetic component | 用 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 容 |
| Old Chinese | /*loŋ/ |
| Notes | 庸轉註字見莊子 |
傭
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 傭 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 徹 (10) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 丑凶切 |
| Baxter | trhjowng |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈʰɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈʰioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶʰioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈʰuawŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶʰioŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶʰĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȶʰi̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chōng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cung1 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 傭 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 15437 |
| Phonetic component | 用 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蹱 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰoŋ/ |
傭
| Kanji in this term |
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| 傭 |
| よう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi |
FromMiddle Chinese傭 (MC yowng). Recorded asMiddle Korean요ᇰ(ywong) (Yale:yong) inHunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

FromMiddle Chinese傭 (MC trhjowng).