# 仿

| 仿 | U+4EFF, &#20223; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EFF |
| ← 仾 [U+4EFE] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 伀 → [U+4F00] |

## Translingual
### Han character

仿 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人卜竹尸 (OYHS), four-corner 2022$_7$, composition ⿰亻方)

#### Derived characters

* 𬂬

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 95, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 420
* Dae Jaweon: page 201, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 125, character 6
* Unihan data for U+4EFF

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 仿
* Small seal scripts05730Transcribed ancient scriptsL35099
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 縍 | *paːŋ |
| 榜 | *paːŋʔ, *praːŋs, *braːŋ |
| 蒡 | *paːŋʔ, *braːŋ |
| 牓 | *paːŋʔ |
| 螃 | *paːŋʔ, *paːŋs, *baːŋ |
| 搒 | *paːŋs, *braːŋ |
| 舫 | *paːŋs, *paŋs |
| 謗 | *paːŋs |
| 雱 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 磅 | *pʰaːŋ, *pʰraːŋ |
| 霶 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 滂 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 鎊 | *pʰaːŋ |
| 髈 | *pʰaːŋʔ, *baːŋ |
| 彷 | *baːŋ, *pʰaŋʔ |
| 趽 | *baːŋ, *paŋ, *paŋs |
| 房 | *baːŋ, *baŋ |
| 篣 | *baːŋ, *braːŋ |
| 騯 | *baːŋ, *praːŋ, *braːŋ |
| 傍 | *baːŋ, *baːŋs |
| 膀 | *baːŋ |
| 旁 | *baːŋ |
| 徬 | *baːŋs |
| 閍 | *praːŋ |
| 祊 | *praːŋ |
| 嗙 | *praːŋ |
| 方 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 汸 | *paŋ |
| 坊 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 邡 | *paŋ, *pʰaŋs |
| 枋 | *paŋ |
| 鈁 | *paŋ |
| 蚄 | *paŋ |
| 肪 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 鴋 | *paŋ, *baŋ |
| 牥 | *paŋ |
| 昉 | *paŋʔ |
| 瓬 | *paŋʔ |
| 放 | *paŋʔ, *paŋs |
| 倣 | *paŋʔ |
| 芳 | *pʰaŋ |
| 淓 | *pʰaŋ |
| 妨 | *pʰaŋ, *pʰaŋs |
| 紡 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 仿 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 髣 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 鶭 | *pʰaŋʔ |
| 訪 | *pʰaŋs |
| 防 | *baŋ, *baŋs |
| 魴 | *baŋ |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fǎng (fang$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fong$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): huōng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hóng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): huang$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fǎng
*** Wade–Giles: fang$^3$
*** Yale: fǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faang
*** Palladius: фан (fan)
*** Sinological IPA : /fɑŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fong$^2$
*** Yale: fóng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fong$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɔːŋ³⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: huōng
*** Sinological IPA : /huoŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóng
*** Tâi-lô: hóng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: horng
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /hɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: huang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huáng
*** Sinological IPA : /huaŋ⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: phjangX
Rime :
| Character | 仿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 妃兩切 |
| Baxter | phjangX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʰʉɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʰʷiɐŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pʰiuɑŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pʰuaŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /pʰiuaŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /pʰĭwaŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pʰiwaŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | fǎng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fong$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pʰaŋʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 仿 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 3045 |
| Phonetic component | 方 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 髣 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰaŋʔ/ |

#### Definitions

仿
* to imitate
* to resemble; to be similar
* characters written after a calligraphy model
* a surname, Fang

#### Compounds

* 仿佛 (fǎngfú)
* 仿傚 (fǎngxiào)
* 仿冒 (fǎngmào)
* 仿古 (fǎnggǔ)
* 仿單 / 仿单
* 仿圈
* 仿宋本
* 仿宋體 / 仿宋体 (fǎngsòngtǐ)
* 仿宣紙 / 仿宣纸
* 仿擬 / 仿拟
* 仿效 (fǎngxiào)
* 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
* 仿生學 / 仿生学 (fǎngshēngxué)
* 仿紙 / 仿纸 (fǎngzhǐ)
* 仿羊皮紙 / 仿羊皮纸
* 仿行 (fǎngxíng)
* 仿製 / 仿制 (fǎngzhì)
* 仿諷 / 仿讽
* 仿譯詞 / 仿译词
* 仿辦 / 仿办
* 仿造 (fǎngzào)
* 仿連史紙 / 仿连史纸
* 大仿
* 戲仿 / 戏仿 (xìfǎng)
* 摹仿 (mófǎng)
* 模仿 (mófǎng)
* 模仿性
* 比仿
* 氯仿 (lǜfǎng)
* 相仿 (xiāngfǎng)
* 諧仿 / 谐仿
* 降格仿諷 / 降格仿讽

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): páng (pang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pong$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: páng
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: páng
*** Wade–Giles: pʻang$^2$
*** Yale: páng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
*** Palladius: пан (pan)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pong$^4$
*** Yale: pòhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pong$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pong$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɔːŋ²¹/

#### Definitions

仿
* Alternative form of 彷 (“to waver”)

#### Compounds

* 仿佯 (pángyáng)
* 仿偟 (pánghuáng)
* 仿洋 (pángyáng)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* imitate
* copy
* as if
* stand still
* wander

#### Readings

* Go-on: ほう (hō)、ぼう (bō)
* Kan-on: ほう (hō)
* Kun: さまよう (samayou, 仿う)

## Korean
### Hanja

仿 (eum 방 (bang))
* imitate
* similar to

## Vietnamese
### Han character

仿: Hán Nôm readings: phảng, phẳng, phàng, phần, phỏng
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#### References

* Nom Foundation