# 嬙

| 嬙 | U+5B19, &#23321; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B19 |
| ← 嬘 [U+5B18] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嬚 → [U+5B1A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嬙 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 女土人田 (VGOW), four-corner 4446$_1$, composition ⿰女嗇)
* lady

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 272, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6777
* Dae Jaweon: page 540, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1083, character 11
* Unihan data for U+5B19

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 嬙
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 濇 | *srɯb, *srɯɡ |
| 嗇 | *srɯɡ |
| 穡 | *srɯɡ |
| 薔 | *zaŋ, *srɯɡ |
| 轖 | *srɯɡ |
| 繬 | *srɯɡ |
| 嬙 | *zaŋ, *srɯɡ |
| 懎 | *srɯɡ |
| | Old Chinese |
| 薔 | *zaŋ, *srɯɡ |
| 廧 | *zaŋ |
| 蘠 | *zaŋ |
| 嬙 | *zaŋ, *srɯɡ |
| 檣 | *zaŋ |

#### Etymology 1

    Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + abbreviated phonetic 牆 (OC *zaŋ).

#### Etymology 2

    Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zaŋ, *srɯɡ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 嗇 (OC *srɯɡ).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiáng (qiang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiáng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiang$^2$
*** Yale: chyáng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang
*** Palladius: цян (cjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: coeng$^4$
*** Yale: chèuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
* Middle Chinese: dzjang
Rime :
| Character | 嬙 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 在良切 |
| Baxter | dzjang |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡zɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ziɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ziɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ziaŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zĭaŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiáng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | coeng$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*zaŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 嬙 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 10324 |
| Phonetic component | 牆 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 牆 |
| Old Chinese | /*zaŋ/ |

#### Definitions

嬙
* (historical) female court official
* Used in personal names.

#### Compounds

* 嬙媛／嫱媛
* 嬪嬙／嫔嫱

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Middle Chinese: srik
Rime :
| Character | 嬙 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 職 (134) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 所力切 |
| Baxter | srik |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɨk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃɨk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃiek̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂik̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiək̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʂi̯ək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | she |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sik$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*srɯɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 嬙 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 10998 |
| Phonetic component | 嗇 |
| Rime group | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 色 |
| Old Chinese | /*srɯɡ/ |
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#### Definitions

嬙
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## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* lady

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): しょう (shō)、ぞう (zō)、しょく (shoku)、しき (shiki)
* Kun: そばめ (sobame)

## Korean
### Hanja

嬙 (eum 장 (jang))
* lady

## Vietnamese
### Han character

嬙: Hán Nôm readings: tường
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#### References

* Nom Foundation