# 棒

| 棒 | U+68D2, &#26834; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-68D2 |
| ← 棑 [U+68D1] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 棓 → [U+68D3] |

## Translingual
### Han character

棒 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木手大手 (DQKQ), four-corner 4595$_3$, composition ⿰木奉)

#### Derived characters

* 𠾴, 𥴇

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 532, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14929
* Dae Jaweon: page 920, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1222, character 9
* Unihan data for U+68D2

## Chinese

* 棒

### Glyph origin

| | 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 *broːŋʔ) : semantic 木 (“tree, wood”) + phonetic 奉 (OC *boŋʔ) – a wooden club.

### Etymology
#### “terrific; smart; handsome; excellent; skillful”

    The semantics may have developed as “stick” > “hard” > “excellent”; compare dialectal Mandarin 槓／杠 (gàng) (Yang, 2012).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bàng (bang$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bang$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бон (bon, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): paang$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pang$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pong$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): pong
    (Meixian, Guangdong): bung$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bon$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bō̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): bâung
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pāng / pǎng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bang$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$baon
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ban$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bàng
*** Wade–Giles: pang$^4$
*** Yale: bàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banq
*** Palladius: бан (ban)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑŋ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bang$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bang
*** Sinological IPA : /paŋ²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бон (bon, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑŋ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: paang$^5$
*** Yale: páahng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: paang$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pang$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaːŋ¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pang$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaŋ²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pong$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔŋ¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pong
*** Hakka Romanization System: bong
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /poŋ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʊŋ³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bon$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pɒ̃⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bō̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /pɔŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bâung
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑuŋ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pāng
*** Tâi-lô: pāng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pang
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /paŋ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /paŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǎng
*** Tâi-lô: pǎng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /paŋ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bang$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: păng
*** Sinological IPA : /paŋ³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$baon
*** MiniDict: baon$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$baan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bɑ̃²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bɑ̃²³¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ban$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pan⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: baewngX
Rime :
| Character | 棒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 江 (9) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 步項切 |
| Baxter | baewngX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bˠʌŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bᵚɔŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bɔŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /baɨwŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /bɔŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /bɔŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /bʱɔŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bong$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*broːŋʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 棒 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 3207 |
| Phonetic component | 丰 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 㭋 |
| Old Chinese | /*broːŋʔ/ |
| Notes | 說文作棓 |

### Definitions

棒
* stick; club; truncheon
* to hit with a stick
* (figurative) baton; responsibility; succession
* (Mandarin, colloquial) hefty; strong
* (Mandarin, colloquial) terrific; smart; handsome; excellent; skillful
       Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de duō bàng a, bèi xiàlái. [Pinyin]
       How excellently written is this article! Learn it by heart.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 厲害, 棒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 厲害, 夠力 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 厲害 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 犀利, 勁 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 犀利, 勁, 勁抽, 堅抽 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 犀利 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 犀利, 勁 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶, 壁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 叻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 慶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 厲害, 野 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 厲害 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 厲害 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 結棍 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 結棍 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 結棍 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 結棍 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 結棍 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 䏧腮 |
* (Cantonese) (excellent): 正 (zeng3)

### Compounds

* 亂棒胡敲／乱棒胡敲
* 交棒 (jiāobàng)
* 冰棒 (bīngbàng)
* 包米棒子
* 吃棒
* 哭喪棒／哭丧棒 (kūsāngbàng)
* 哨棒
* 哭竹棒
* 回力棒
* 回飛棒／回飞棒 (huífēibàng)
* 夾槍帶棒／夹枪带棒
* 好棒 (hǎobàng)
* 少棒
* 巨棒
* 巨棒外交
* 強棒／强棒
* 拖鎗拽棒／拖枪拽棒
* 持刀弄棒
* 指揮棒／指挥棒 (zhǐhuībàng)
* 拳棒
* 控制棒 (kòngzhìbàng)
* 接力棒 (jiēlìbàng)
* 接棒
* 接棒人 (jiēbàngrén)
* 撥火棒／拨火棒
* 擦棒球 (cābàngqiú)
* 木棒 (mùbàng)
* 桿棒／杆棒
* 梢棒
* 棒兒香／棒儿香 (bàngrxiāng)
* 棒喝 (bànghè)
* 棒壇／棒坛
* 棒子 (bàngzi)
* 棒子手
* 棒子麵／棒子面 (bàngzimiàn)
* 棒客
* 椎棒
* 棍棒 (gùnbàng)
* 棒槌 (bàngchuí)
* 棒狀桿菌／棒状杆菌 (bàngzhuàng gǎnjūn)
* 棒球 (bàngqiú)
* 棒球卡
* 棒球場／棒球场
* 棒球賽／棒球赛
* 棒球隊／棒球队
* 棒瘡／棒疮 (bàngchuāng)
* 棒針／棒针 (bàngzhēn)
* 棒針衫／棒针衫 (bàngzhēnshān)
* 棒頭／棒头 (bàngtóu)
* 殺威棒／杀威棒
* 火棒
* 炭精棒
* 狼牙棒
* 球棒 (qiúbàng)
* 琴棒 (qínbàng)
* 當頭一棒／当头一棒
* 當頭棒喝／当头棒喝 (dāngtóubànghè)
* 矽碳棒
* 硬式棒球
* 硬棒
* 磁棒 (cíbàng)
* 窮棒子／穷棒子 (qióngbàngzi)
* 職棒／职棒 (zhíbàng)
* 花棒
* 花棒舞
* 蒲棒
* 藕棒兒／藕棒儿
* 記憶棒／记忆棒 (jìyìbàng)
* 赤棒
* 軟式棒球／软式棒球
* 迎頭棒喝／迎头棒喝
* 連廂棒／连厢棒
* 金箍棒 (jīngūbàng)
* 金錢棒／金钱棒
* 金錢棒舞／金钱棒舞
* 鐵棒／铁棒 (tiěbàng)
* 限棒
* 雙棒兒／双棒儿
* 電棒／电棒 (diànbàng)
* 青少棒
* 青棒
* 馬棒／马棒
* 黃桑棒／黄桑棒

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 棒(ぼう) (bō)
Others:
* → Thai: พลอง (plɔɔng)
* ⇒ Thai: กระบอง (grà-bɔɔng), ตะบอง (dtà-bɔɔng)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* bar, staff, stick, pole, walking stick, cane, stave, strove, rod, wand, (shepherd's) crook.
* straight line.

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ほう (hō)
* Kun: つえ (tsue, 棒)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 棒
* ぼう Grade: 6
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 棒 (MC baewngX). The goon pronunciation, so likely an earlier borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぼー [bòó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [bo̞ː]

### Noun

棒(ぼう) • (bō)
* a staff, measuring 6 shaku (about 1.8 meters), used in martial arts such as 棒術 (bōjutsu)
* (by extension) stick-like or long, cylindrical item: pointer, pole, rod, etc.
    棒(ぼう)を持(も)つ
       bō o motsu
       to hold a pointer
    うまい棒(ぼう)
       Umaibō
       Umaibō (a cylinder-shaped snack food)
    棒(ぼう)のぼり
       bō-nobori
       pole climbing (found in elementary schools to train the strength of students)
* (by extension) a straight line; bar
* (by extension) state of being in a "straight line"; continuous
* taut leg muscles due to fatigue (Can we verify this sense?)
* (Buddhism) staff used by practitioners of Zen Buddhism

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

棒 (eumhun 몽둥이 봉 (mongdung'i bong))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

棒: Hán Nôm readings: vổng, bọng, bộng, bổng, búng
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