𡈼

See also: 壬 and 王

𡈼 U+2123C, 𡈼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-2123C ← 𡈻 [U+2123B] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𡈽 → [U+2123D]

Translingual

Han character

𡈼 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹土 (HG), composition ⿱丿土)

Derived characters

• 望, 呈, 廷, 聽

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 223, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 416, character 2
• Unihan data for U+2123C

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		𡈼
alternative forms		𡔛

Related to 挺 (OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ, “to stick out, straighten up; straight, stiff; quite”); see there for more (STEDT).

Glyph origin

Pictogram (象形) : A human (亻) standing on soil (土).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǐng (ting³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǐng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing³
    • Yale: tǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiing
    • Palladius: тин (tin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: thengX

Rime
Character	𡈼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	他鼎切
Baxter	thengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰeŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰeŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰɛŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰɛjŋX/
Li Rong	/tʰeŋX/
Wang Li	/tʰieŋX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/tʰieŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tǐng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ting2

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤeŋʔ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	𡈼
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	tǐng
Middle Chinese	‹ thengX ›
Old Chinese	/*l̥ˁeŋʔ/
English	good (Shuōwén)
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	𡈼
Reading #	1/1
Phonetic component	廷
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	珽
Old Chinese	/*l̥ʰeːŋʔ/
Notes	extrapolated

Definitions

𡈼

1. Original form of 挺 (tǐng).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡈼 – see 壬 (“the ninth of the ten heavenly stems; crafty; fawning; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 壬).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡈼 – see 王 (“king; monarch; duke; prince; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 王).

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡈼 – see 莛 (“an erect stalk of a herbaceous plant that supports its flower/fruit or inflorescence”). (This character is a variant form of 莛).

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡈼 – see 徵 (“to convene; to assemble; to collect; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 徵).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C01601