# 阬

| 阬 | U+962C, &#38444; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-962C |
| ← 阫 [U+962B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 阭 → [U+962D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

阬 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓中卜竹弓 (NLYHN), four-corner 7021$_7$, composition ⿰阝亢)
* pit, hole, hollow

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1346, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41566
* Dae Jaweon: page 1848, character 15
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4117, character 17
* Unihan data for U+962C

## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kēng (keng$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haang$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: keng
*** Wade–Giles: kʻêng$^1$
*** Yale: kēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keng
*** Palladius: кэн (kɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haang$^1$
*** Yale: hāang
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haang$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːŋ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: khaeng
Rime :
| Character | 阬 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (109) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 客庚切 |
| Baxter | khaeng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaɨjŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰɐŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hang$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰraːŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 阬 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 7398 |
| Phonetic component | 亢 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 阬 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰraːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

阬
* (literary) Alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “pit; hole”)
* (literary) Alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “gully”)
* (literary) Alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “to bury alive”)
* a surname

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kàng (kang$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄤˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kong$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kàng
*** Wade–Giles: kʻang$^4$
*** Yale: kàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kanq
*** Palladius: кан (kan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kong$^3$
*** Yale: kong
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kong$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɔːŋ³³/
* Middle Chinese: khangH
Rime :
| Character | 阬 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (101) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 苦浪切 |
| Baxter | khangH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hong$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰaːŋs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 阬 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 7374 |
| Phonetic component | 亢 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 抗 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰaːŋs/ |

#### Definitions

阬
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to confront”)
* (historical dictionaries only) door (Guangyun)

#### Compounds

* 阬衡

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gāng (gang$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gon$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gang
*** Wade–Giles: kang$^1$
*** Yale: gāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gang
*** Palladius: ган (gan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gon$^1$
*** Yale: gōn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gon$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔːn⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

阬
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mountain hill; ridge
* (historical dictionaries only) A place name. (Jiyun)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* pit
* hole
* shaft

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): こう (kō)、きょう (kyō)
* Kun: あな (ana)

## Korean
### Hanja

阬 • (gaeng) (hangeul 갱, revised gaeng, McCune–Reischauer kaeng)
* 구덩이: pit, hole

## Vietnamese
### Han character

阬: Hán Nôm readings: khanh
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