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町 (Kangxi radical 102,田+2, 7 strokes,cangjie input田一弓 (WMN),four-corner61020,composition⿰田丁)
| simp. andtrad. | 町 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 圢 䵺 | |
| Historical forms of the character町 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 圢 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 町 | *tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ, *deːŋʔ |
| 打 | *rteŋʔ, *teːŋʔ |
| 盯 | *rteŋʔ, *rdeŋ |
| 朾 | *rteːŋ, *rdeːŋ |
| 丁 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 玎 | *rteːŋ, *teːŋ |
| 虰 | *rdeːŋ, *tʰeŋ, *teːŋ |
| 揨 | *rdeːŋ |
| 釘 | *teːŋ, *teːŋs |
| 靪 | *teːŋ, *teːŋʔ |
| 仃 | *teːŋ |
| 叮 | *teːŋ |
| 疔 | *teːŋ |
| 頂 | *teːŋʔ |
| 奵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 耵 | *teːŋʔ |
| 酊 | *teːŋʔ |
| 葶 | *teːŋʔ, *deːŋ |
| 矴 | *teːŋs |
| 訂 | *teːŋs, *tʰeːŋ, *deːŋʔ |
| 飣 | *teːŋs |
| 汀 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋs |
| 艼 | *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ |
| 庁 | *tʰeːŋ |
| 婷 | *deːŋ |
| 停 | *deːŋ |
| 聤 | *deːŋ |
| 渟 | *deːŋ |
| 楟 | *deːŋ |
| 亭 | *deːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*tʰeːnʔ, *tʰeːŋ, *tʰeːŋʔ, *deːŋʔ): semantic 田(“field”) + phonetic 丁(OC*rteːŋ, *teːŋ)
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 町 | 町 | 町 |
| Reading # | 1/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) | 定 (7) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) | 青 (125) | 青 (125) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | IV | IV |
| Fanqie | 他丁切 | 徒鼎切 | 他鼎切 |
| Baxter | theng | dengX | thengX |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰeŋ/ | /deŋX/ | /tʰeŋX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰeŋ/ | /deŋX/ | /tʰeŋX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛŋ/ | /dɛŋX/ | /tʰɛŋX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛjŋ/ | /dɛjŋX/ | /tʰɛjŋX/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰeŋ/ | /deŋX/ | /tʰeŋX/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰieŋ/ | /dieŋX/ | /tʰieŋX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰieŋ/ | /dʱieŋX/ | /tʰieŋX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tīng | dìng | tǐng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ting1 | ding6 | ting2 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 町 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tǐng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ thengX › |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰˁeŋʔ/ |
| English | then(g)X.thwanX "trampled (field) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 町 | 町 | 町 |
| Reading # | 2/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
| No. | 2399 | 2403 | 2413 |
| Phonetic component | 丁 | 丁 | 丁 |
| Rime group | 耕 | 耕 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 汀 | 珽 | 挺 |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰeːŋ/ | /*tʰeːŋʔ/ | /*deːŋʔ/ |
町
Spelling pronunciation, as丁 (dīng).
町
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 町 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 他典切 |
| Baxter | thenX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰenX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰenX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɛnX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛnX/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰenX/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰienX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰienX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tin2 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 町 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| No. | 2367 |
| Phonetic component | 丁 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 腆 |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰeːnʔ/ |
町
町
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 町 |
| まち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 街 坊 |
FromOld Japanese, with the original meaning of “plot ofland”[2]. Vovin argues it is likely borrowed from an ancestor toMiddle Korean맡(math,“field”)[3], but all Japanese etymological theories base the etymology on the meaning of “town;section of acastle town”, typically using道(chi),道(michi,“road”).[4]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 町 |
| ちょう Grade: 1 |
| goon |
FromMiddle Chinese町 (MC thengX).
町 (eumhun밭두둑정(batduduk jeong))