# 雙

| 雙 | U+96D9, &#38617; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-96D9 |
| ← 雘 [U+96D8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 雚 → [U+96DA] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 双 |
| Simplified | 双 |
| Traditional | 雙 |

### Han character

雙 (Kangxi radical 172, 隹+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 人土水 (OGE), four-corner 2040$_7$, composition ⿰雔又)

#### Derived characters

* 欆, 㩳, 孇, 𡾼, 𢅻, 𢥠, 𧕟, 𨇯, 𪫄, 𨰚, 𩽧, 䝄, 艭, 𧄐, 䉶, 𩆿

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1368, character 34
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42116
* Dae Jaweon: page 1873, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4104, character 10
* Unihan data for U+96D9

## Chinese

* 雙姓 (姓氏) (Written Standard Chinese)
* Siang (sèⁿ) (Southern Min)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 雙
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 雙 | *sroːŋ |
| 艭 | *sroːŋ |
| 愯 | *soŋʔ |
| 㩳 | *soŋʔ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 雔 (“two birds”) + 又 (“hand”) – Represents two birds (隹) in someone's right hand (又).

### Etymology

Several etymologies have been posited:
* From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dzum ~ tsum (“pair”), whence Jingpho zum (“to be in pairs”), Burmese စုံ (cum, “pair”), but this comparison may be problematic given the mismatch in the final nasal (STEDT).
* Related to Tibetan ཟུང (zung, “pair; couple”), Mru [script needed] (choŋ, “pair”) (Coblin, 1986; Löffler, 1966; Schuessler, 2007), but this would require assuming the Proto-Sino-Tibetan word to be *C-zuŋ (Schuessler, 2007). Jacques (2015b) rules out the possibility of comparing with the Tibetan word because Tibetan z- usually comes from *dz-.
* Doublet of 孿 (OC *smroːns, *smrons, “twin”) (Baxter, 1992), but this has been related to Jingpho marun (“to have twins”) (from run (“to be in pairs”)), which would point to yet another Proto-Sino-Tibetan root *run (Schuessler, 2007).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shuāng, shuàng (shuang$^1$, shuang$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄤ, ㄕㄨㄤˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): suang$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng$^1$ / sung$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): song$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): song$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sûng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sung$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): suon$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): só̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): sĕ̤ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sang$^1$ / sorng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siang / sang / song
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sang$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$saon
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xyan$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shuāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shuang
*** Wade–Giles: shuang$^1$
*** Yale: shwāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuang
*** Palladius: шуан (šuan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shuàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shuàng
*** Wade–Giles: shuang$^4$
*** Yale: shwàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuanq
*** Palladius: шуан (šuan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: suang$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: suong
*** Sinological IPA : /suaŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^1$ / sung$^1$
*** Yale: sēung / sūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^1$ / sung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^1$ / sung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ⁵⁵/, /sʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: song$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔŋ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: song$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔŋ⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: sung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /suŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /sʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: suon$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /suɒ̃¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: só̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /sɔŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕ̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /søyŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sang$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sang
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬaŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sorng$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: so̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɒŋ⁵³³/
* sang1 - vernacular;
* sorng1 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit雙 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂuɑŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʂuaŋ⁴⁴/ ～手 /ʂuaŋ⁵³/ 一對～兒 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /suɑŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʂuaŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʂuaŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʂuaŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /faŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /fɔ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /fɑ̃³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʂuɑŋ⁴⁴/ /fɑŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /suaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /suaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /suaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʂuã̠⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʂuaŋ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʂuɑ̃²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /suɒ̃¹¹/ 成～成對 /t͡sʰuɒ̃⁴⁵/ ～生生 |
| Jin | Pingyao | /suɑŋ¹³/ /t͡sʰuə³⁵/ ～生生 |
| Jin | Hohhot | /suɑ̃³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /sɑ̃⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /sɑ̃⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /sz̩ʷɑŋ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ɕyɔ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /so³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /sau¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ɕyan³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /sɔn³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sɔŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /suŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /suŋ²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /sœŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /sœŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /sœŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /sɔŋ⁵⁵/ /siaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /souŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /sɔŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /saŋ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /tiaŋ²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: sraewng
Rime :
| Character | 雙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 江 (9) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 所江切 |
| Baxter | sraewng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃˠʌŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃᵚɔŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃɔŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂaɨwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃɔŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃɔŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʂɔŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shuāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | song$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]roŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sroːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 雙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shuāng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sræwng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]roŋ/ |
| English | a pair |
| 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 | 雙 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 11932 |
| Phonetic component | 雙 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 雙 |
| Old Chinese | /*sroːŋ/ |

### Definitions

雙
* (attributive) two; double; twin
    Antonym: 單 / 单
    雙手／双手 ― shuāngshǒu ― both hands
    雙面／双面 ― shuāngmiàn ― double-sided, two-faced
    雙向／双向 ― shuāngxiàng ― bidirectional; two-way
* (attributive, of an integer) even (divisible by two)
* (attributive) double; two-fold; twice
* (dialectal) twins
* Classifier for a pair of objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
    Antonym: 隻 / 只 (zhī)
    一雙鞋／一双鞋 ― yī shuāng xié ― a pair of shoes
    一雙筷子／一双筷子 [Cantonese] ― jat$^1$ soeng$^1$ (or sung$^1$) faai$^3$ zi$^2$ [Jyutping] ― a pair of chopsticks
* a rare surname, Shuang

#### Synonyms

* (twins):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雙胞胎, 雙生子, 孿生子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雙棒兒, 雙生兒, 雙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雙胞胎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 雙雙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 雙棒兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 雙棒兒, 雙勃朗兒, 雙子, 雙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 雙兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雙胞胎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 雙胞胎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 雙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 雙棒兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 雙子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 雙生兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 雙生兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 雙巴, 雙胞胎 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 雙兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雙胞胎, 雙生兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 雙生兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 雙生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 雙生兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 雙生兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 雙雙子兒, 雙雙子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 雙兒雙兒, 雙生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 雙雙兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 雙生 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 雙棒棒, 雙棒子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 雙雙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 雙雙 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 雙雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雙雙兒, 雙兒, 雙, 雙胞胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 雙生, 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 雙雙, 雙胞, 雙巴 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 雙胞胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 雙胞胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 雙胞胎 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 雙胞胎, 雙孖崽 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雙胞胎 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雙胞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 雙胞兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 雙胞子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 雙生兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀, 雙胞胎, 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 孖生 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 孖生, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 孖生, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 孖生, 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 孖得 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 孖胎, 孖仔, 雙仔 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 雙孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 雙龍仔 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 雙孖仔, 雙孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 孖胎, 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 雙孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 雙孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 雙孖仔, 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 孖胎 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 雙孖 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖妹 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿拉 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 雙孖, 雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀, 雙孖胎, 雙胞胎 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 雙孖仔 ♂, 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 雙生 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 雙胞胎 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 雙胞胎 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 孖仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 孖仔 ♂, 孖女 ♀ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雙生子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 雙生 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 雙雙仔, 雙雙子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雙胞卵, 雙胞胎 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 雙生子 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 雙生子胎 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 孖仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 拉仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 孖胎 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 孖胎 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 孖仔 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 雙花子 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 雙孖仔 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀ |
| Hakka | Changting | 雙胞落 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 雙生牯子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 雙生 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 雙胞落 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 雙生 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 雙胞胎 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 雙胞落子, 雙胞子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 雙生 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 雙胞子, 雙胞胎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雙胞卵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雙生 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 雙生仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 雙生仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 雙生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雙胞卵, 雙生仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雙胞卵, 雙生 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雙胞卵, 雙生仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雙降, 雙胞卵 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 孖仔 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 雙胞胎 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 孖仔 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 雙生, 雙胞 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 雙降 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 雙生生 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 雙生生 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 雙生子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 雙生兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 雙生生 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 雙生兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 雙生子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 雙生仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雙生囝, 雙生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雙生仔囝, 雙生仔, 雙生的, 雙生囝, 雙生 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 雙生的 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 雙生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 雙生仔囝, 雙生仔, 夾雙仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 雙生 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 雙生仔囝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 雙生的 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 雙生仔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雙生的, 雙生仔, 雙生 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 雙生仔, 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 雙胞胎 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雙生囝, 雙胞胎 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雙生囝, 雙生兒 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 雙生 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 雙生囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 雙生囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 雙生, 雙生囝 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 雙生, 雙生囝 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 雙胞胎 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 孖囝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 孖胎 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雙孖崽 ♂, 雙孖女 ♀, 雙胞胎 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 雙胞胎 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 雙雙 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雙胞胎 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 雙幫頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 雙胞胎, 雙生子, 雙雙子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 雙胞, 雙胞胎 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 雙生兒, 雙生子, 雙胞胎 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 雙胞胎 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 雙生娒, 雙生, 雙胞胎 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 雙生兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雙胞胎, 雙生子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 雙生 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 雙生子, 雙胎 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 雙胞胎 |
| Note | ♂ - male; ♀ - female | ♂ - male; ♀ - female |
* (pair):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 雙, 對兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 雙, 對兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 雙, 對兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 雙, 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 雙, 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 雙, 對兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 雙, 對 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 雙 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 雙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 雙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 雙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 雙, 對兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 雙, 對兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 雙, 對 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 雙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 雙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 雙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 雙, 對 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 雙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 雙 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 雙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 雙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 雙, 對兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 雙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 雙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 雙 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 雙, 對 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 雙, 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 雙, 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 雙, 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 雙, 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 雙, 對 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 雙 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 雙, 對 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 雙, 對 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 雙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 對 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 對 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 對 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 對 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 對 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 對 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 對 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雙 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 對 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 對 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 對 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 對 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雙 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雙 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 雙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Datong | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Linhe | 雙 |
| Jin | Jining | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 雙 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 雙 |
| Jin | Handan | 雙, 對 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 雙, 對兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 雙 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 雙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雙 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雙 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雙 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雙 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 對 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 雙 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 雙 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 雙 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雙 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 雙 |
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| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 副 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 副 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雙 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 副 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 雙, 副 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 雙, 副 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 副, 雙 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 副 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 雙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 對 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 對 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 對 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雙 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雙 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 副 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 副, 雙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 副 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 副 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 對 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雙 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 副 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 副 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 副, 雙 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 副, 雙 |

### Compounds

* 一箭雙鵰 / 一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
* 一雙兩好 / 一双两好
* 並世無雙 / 并世无双
* 乳燕雙雙 / 乳燕双双
* 儷影雙雙 / 俪影双双
* 出雙入對 / 出双入对 (chūshuāngrùduì)
* 名利雙收 / 名利双收 (mínglìshuāngshōu)
* 同卵雙生 / 同卵双生
* 同胞雙生 / 同胞双生
* 唱雙簧 / 唱双簧 (chàngshuānghuáng)
* 四雙八輩 / 四双八辈
* 國士無雙 / 国士无双 (guóshìwúshuāng)
* 天下無雙 / 天下无双 (tiānxiàwúshuāng)
* 天上無雙 / 天上无双
* 寡二少雙 / 寡二少双
* 將相雙權 / 将相双权
* 忠孝雙全 / 忠孝双全
* 忠義雙全 / 忠义双全
* 成雙 / 成双 (chéngshuāng)
* 成雙作對 / 成双作对
* 成雙捉對 / 成双捉对
* 才氣無雙 / 才气无双
* 才貌雙全 / 才貌双全
* 捉奸捉雙
* 捉奸見雙 / 捉奸见双
* 文武雙全 / 文武双全 (wénwǔshuāngquán)
* 日下無雙 / 日下无双
* 智勇雙全 / 智勇双全 (zhìyǒngshuāngquán)
* 比翼雙飛 / 比翼双飞 (bǐyìshuāngfēi)
* 海內無雙 / 海内无双
* 演雙簧 / 演双簧
* 無雙 / 无双 (wúshuāng)
* 父母雙亡 / 父母双亡
* 牙管一雙 / 牙管一双
* 眉峰雙鎖 / 眉峰双锁
* 福壽雙全 / 福寿双全 (fúshòushuāngquán)
* 福惠雙修 / 福惠双修
* 福無雙至 / 福无双至
* 福祿雙全 / 福禄双全
* 絕世無雙 / 绝世无双
* 綠慘雙蛾 / 绿惨双蛾
* 美貌無雙 / 美貌无双
* 舉世無雙 / 举世无双 (jǔshìwúshuāng)
* 色藝無雙 / 色艺无双
* 色藝雙絕 / 色艺双绝
* 花亂雙眼 / 花乱双眼
* 蓋世無雙 / 盖世无双
* 西雙版納 / 西双版纳 (Xīshuāngbǎnnà)
* 雙中節 / 双中节
* 雙九 / 双九
* 雙亡 / 双亡 (shuāngwáng)
* 雙修 / 双修
* 雙倍 / 双倍 (shuāngbèi)
* 雙全 / 双全 (shuāngquán)
* 雙務契約 / 双务契约
* 雙包 / 双包
* 雙十 / 双十
* 雙十節 / 双十节 (Shuāngshíjié)
* 雙向 / 双向 (shuāngxiàng)
* 雙向溝通 / 双向沟通
* 雙喜 / 双喜 (shuāngxǐ)
* 雙喜臨門 / 双喜临门 (shuāngxǐlínmén)
* 雙回門 / 双回门
* 雙坪 / 双坪 (Shuāngpíng)
* 雙墩 / 双墩 (Shuāngdūn)
* 雙夸克 (shuāngkuākè)
* 雙套車 / 双套车
* 雙套飛車 / 双套飞车
* 雙姓 / 双姓 (shuāngxìng)
* 雙子座 / 双子座 (Shuāngzǐzuò)
* 雙季稻 / 双季稻 (shuāngjìdào)
* 雙學位 / 双学位 (shuāngxuéwèi)
* 雙宿雙飛 / 双宿双飞 (shuāngsùshuāngfēi)
* 雙寨 / 双寨 (Shuāngzhài)
* 雙尾蠍 / 双尾蝎
* 雙層 / 双层 (shuāngcéng)
* 雙層公路 / 双层公路
* 雙層公車 / 双层公车
* 雙層巴士 / 双层巴士 (shuāngcéng bāshì)
* 雙峰駝 / 双峰驼 (shuāngfēngtuó)
* 雙崗 / 双岗 (Shuānggǎng)
* 雙差 / 双差
* 雙廟 / 双庙 (Shuāngmiào)
* 雙戟 / 双戟
* 雙手 / 双手 (shuāngshǒu)
* 雙手萬能 / 双手万能
* 雙打 / 双打 (shuāngdǎ)
* 雙扶 / 双扶
* 雙捻布 / 双捻布
* 雙掛號 / 双挂号
* 雙排車 / 双排车 (shuāngpáichē)
* 雙數 / 双数 (shuāngshù)
* 雙料 / 双料 (shuāngliào)
* 雙方 / 双方 (shuāngfāng)
* 雙星 / 双星 (shuāngxīng)
* 雙曲線 / 双曲线 (shuāngqūxiàn)
* 雙月刊 / 双月刊 (shuāngyuèkān)
* 雙柳 / 双柳 (Shuāngliǔ)
* 雙柑斗酒
* 雙核都市 / 双核都市
* 雙棒兒 / 双棒儿
* 雙棲雙宿 / 双栖双宿
* 雙槓 / 双杠 (shuānggàng)
* 雙槽門 / 双槽门 (Shuāngcáomén)
* 雙橋 / 双桥 (Shuāngqiáo)
* 雙款 / 双款
* 雙殺 / 双杀
* 雙氣囊 / 双气囊
* 雙氧水 / 双氧水 (shuāngyǎngshuǐ)
* 雙河 / 双河 (Shuānghé)
* 雙活 / 双活
* 雙清 / 双清 (shuāngqīng)
* 雙港 / 双港 (Shuānggǎng)
* 雙溪 / 双溪 (shuāngxī)
* 雙溝 / 双沟 (Shuānggōu)
* 雙球菌 / 双球菌
* 雙環 / 双环
* 雙生 / 双生 (shuāngshēng)
* 雙生子 / 双生子 (shuāngshēngzǐ)
* 雙眉直豎 / 双眉直竖
* 雙眉緊鎖 / 双眉紧锁
* 雙眼皮 / 双眼皮 (shuāngyǎnpí)
* 雙瞳翦水 / 双瞳翦水
* 雙石頭 / 双石头
* 雙禮 / 双礼
* 雙程證 / 双程证 (shuāngchéngzhèng)
* 雙立人兒 / 双立人儿 (shuānglìrénr)
* 雙竹 / 双竹 (Shuāngzhú)
* 雙管 / 双管 (shuāngguǎn)
* 雙箕紋 / 双箕纹
* 雙管齊下 / 双管齐下 (shuāngguǎnqíxià)
* 雙簧 / 双簧 (shuānghuáng)
* 雙簧管 / 双簧管 (shuānghuángguǎn)
* 雙紅 / 双红
* 雙線行 / 双线行
* 雙線道 / 双线道
* 雙翅類 / 双翅类
* 雙聲 / 双声 (shuāngshēng)
* 雙聯市 / 双联市
* 雙聲帶 / 双声带
* 雙職工 / 双职工 (shuāngzhígōng)
* 雙胞胎 / 双胞胎 (shuāngbāotāi)
* 雙脣 / 双唇 (shuāngchún)
* 雙脣音 / 双唇音 (shuāngchúnyīn)
* 雙腳 / 双脚 (shuāngjiǎo)
* 雙臂 / 双臂 (shuāngbì)
* 雙臺 / 双台 (Shuāngtái)
* 雙興 / 双兴 (Shuāngxīng)
* 雙色虎頭蜂 / 双色虎头蜂 (shuāngsè hǔtóufēng)
* 雙薪家庭 / 双薪家庭
* 雙蛾 / 双蛾
* 雙親 / 双亲 (shuāngqīn)
* 雙語 / 双语 (shuāngyǔ)
* 雙調 / 双调
* 雙贏 / 双赢 (shuāngyíng)
* 雙身子 / 双身子 (shuāngshēnzi)
* 雙軌 / 双轨
* 雙週刊 / 双周刊
* 雙邊 / 双边 (shuāngbiān)
* 雙邊貿易 / 双边贸易
* 雙部句 / 双部句
* 雙鄉 / 双乡 (Shuāngxiāng)
* 雙醣 / 双糖 (shuāngtáng)
* 雙重 / 双重 (shuāngchóng)
* 雙重人格 / 双重人格
* 雙重國籍 / 双重国籍 (shuāngchóng guójí)
* 雙重身分 / 双重身分
* 雙鉤 / 双钩
* 雙鉤廓填 / 双钩廓填
* 雙關 / 双关 (shuāngguān)
* 雙關語 / 双关语 (shuāngguānyǔ)
* 雙陸 / 双陆 (shuānglù)
* 雙陽 / 双阳 (shuāngyáng)
* 雙雙 / 双双 (shuāngshuāng)
* 雙雙對對 / 双双对对
* 雙面 / 双面 (shuāngmiàn)
* 雙音節 / 双音节 (shuāngyīnjié)
* 雙響兒 / 双响儿
* 雙頭汽鍋 / 双头汽锅
* 雙頭火杖 / 双头火杖
* 雙頭馬車 / 双头马车
* 雙飛 / 双飞 (shuāngfēi)
* 雙飛燕 / 双飞燕
* 雙餉 / 双饷
* 雙鬟 / 双鬟
* 雙魚 / 双鱼 (Shuāngyú)
* 雙魚座 / 双鱼座 (shuāngyúzuò)
* 雙鯉 / 双鲤 (shuānglǐ)
* 雙鯉魚 / 双鲤鱼 (shuānglǐyú)
* 雙黃線 / 双黄线
* 雙龍 / 双龙 (shuānglóng)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 双(そう) (sō)
* → Korean: 쌍(雙) (ssang)
* → Vietnamese: song (雙)
Others:
* → Proto-Mien: *suŋᴬ (“pair”)
* → Proto-Tai: *soːŋᴬ (“two”)
** Bouyei: soongl
** Proto-Southwestern Tai: *sɔːŋᴬ
*** Ahom: 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ)
*** Lao: ສອງ (sǭng)
*** Lü: ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang)
*** Northern Thai: ᩈᩬᨦ
*** Shan: သွင် (sǎung)
*** Tai Dam: ꪎꪮꪉ
*** Tai Nüa: ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang)
*** Thai: สอง (sɔ̌ɔng)
** Zhuang: song

### References

* “雙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 双 |
| Kyūjitai | 雙 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 双)
* pair; set

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): そう (sō)
* Kun: ふた (futa, 雙)、ふたつ (futatsu, 雙つ)、ならぶ (narabu, 雙ぶ)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 雙 (MC sraewng). Has unusual tensing, the only other such readings being 氏 (ssi) and 喫 (kkik).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [s͈a̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [쌍]

### Hanja

Wikisource 雙 (eumhun 쌍 쌍 (ssang ssang))
* hanja form of 쌍 (“pair”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

雙: Hán Nôm readings: song, rông, suông
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Zhuang
### Numeral

雙
* Sawndip form of song