# 騰

| 騰 | U+9A30, &#39472; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9A30 |
| ← 騯 [U+9A2F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 騱 → [U+9A31] |

## Translingual
### Han character

騰 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+10, 20 strokes, cangjie input 月火手火 (BFQF), four-corner 7922$_7$, composition ⿰月駦 or ⿸𰮤馬)

#### Descendants

* 駦, 腾

#### Derived characters

* 𭍂, 𧖍, 𧈜, 虅, 𥸎

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1442, character 35
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44915
* Dae Jaweon: page 1967, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2125, character 5
* Unihan data for U+9A30

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 騰
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 黱 | *l'ɯːs |
| 朕 | *l'ɯmʔ |
| 鰧 | *l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ |
| 螣 | *l'ɯmʔ, *l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːɡ |
| 栚 | *l'ɯmʔ |
| 眹 | *l'ɯnʔ |
| 騰 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 滕 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 縢 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 儯 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 幐 | *l'ɯːŋ, *l'ɯːŋs |
| 藤 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 謄 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 膡 | *l'ɯːŋ, *hljɯŋs, *lɯŋs |
| 籐 | *l'ɯːŋ |
| 勝 | *hljɯŋ, *hljɯŋs |
| 蕂 | *hljɯŋs |
| 榺 | *hljɯŋs |
| 塍 | *ɦljɯŋ |
| 媵 | *ljɯŋs, *lɯŋs |
| 賸 | *ɦljɯŋs, *lɯŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l'ɯːŋ): phonetic 朕 (OC *l'ɯmʔ) + semantic 馬 (“horse”) – a horses’ gallop, prance.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): téng (teng$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tang$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thìn
* Eastern Min (BUC): dèng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thêng / thn̂g / tn̂g
    (Teochew, Peng'im): têng$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$den
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: téng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: téng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻêng$^2$
*** Yale: téng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: terng
*** Palladius: тэн (tɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɤŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tang$^4$
*** Yale: tàhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tang$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: teng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɐŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: tin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dèng
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛiŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thêng
*** Tâi-lô: thîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: teeng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /tʰiɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɪŋ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: thn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tngg
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰŋ̍²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: tn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dngg
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: têng$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thêng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰeŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$den
*** MiniDict: den$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$den
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dən²³/
* Middle Chinese: dong
Rime :
| Character | 騰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (129) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 徒登切 |
| Baxter | dong |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dəŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dəŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dəŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dəŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /dəŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /dəŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱəŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | téng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tang$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤəŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'ɯːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 騰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | téng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dong › |
| Old Chinese | /*lˁəŋ/ |
| English | to mount; oppress |
| 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 | 騰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17115 |
| Phonetic component | 朕 |
| Rime group | 蒸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 騰 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'ɯːŋ/ |

#### Definitions

騰
* to soar; to rise
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
    Shì yuè yě, tiānqì xiàjiàng, dìqì shàng téng, tiāndì hétóng, cǎomù méngdòng. [Pinyin]
    In this month the vapours of heaven descend and those of the earth ascend. Heaven and earth are in harmonious co-operation. All plants bud and grow.
* to gallop; to run; to prance
    奔騰／奔腾 ― bēnténg ― to gallop
* to clear out; to make room
    騰出時間／腾出时间 ― téng chū shíjiān ― to set aside time
* Used after certain verbs to show repeated actions
    折騰／折腾 ― zhēteng ― to toss about; to be restless
    鬧騰／闹腾 ― nàoteng ― to make a noise; to kick up a row
* a surname, Teng

##### Synonyms

* (to gallop):
* 奔馳 / 奔驰 (bēnchí)
* 奔騰 / 奔腾 (bēnténg) (of horses)
* 疾馳 / 疾驰 (jíchí) (literary)
* 飛奔 / 飞奔 (fēibēn) (literary)
* 飛馳 / 飞驰 (fēichí)
* 馳騁 / 驰骋 (chíchěng) (literary, of horses)
* 馳驅 / 驰驱 (chíqū) (literary, of horses)
* 馳驟 / 驰骤 (chízhòu) (literary, of horses)

#### Compounds

* 不騰騰 / 不腾腾
* 亂亂騰騰 / 乱乱腾腾
* 亂騰騰 / 乱腾腾
* 倒騰 / 倒腾 (dǎoténg)
* 克什克騰 / 克什克腾
* 剔騰 / 剔腾
* 勃騰 / 勃腾
* 勃騰騰 / 勃腾腾
* 升騰 / 升腾 (shēngténg)
* 南極騰輝 / 南极腾辉
* 博斯騰湖 / 博斯腾湖
* 喧騰
* 困騰騰 / 困腾腾
* 圖騰 / 图腾 (túténg)
* 士飽馬騰 / 士饱马腾
* 奔騰 / 奔腾 (bēnténg)
* 奔騰澎湃 / 奔腾澎湃
* 宣騰 / 宣腾
* 忒楞楞騰 / 忒楞楞腾
* 悶騰騰 / 闷腾腾
* 慢慢騰騰 / 慢慢腾腾
* 慢騰斯禮 / 慢腾斯礼
* 慢騰騰 / 慢腾腾 (mànténgténg)
* 懵騰 / 懵腾
* 折騰 / 折腾 (zhēteng)
* 掀騰 / 掀腾
* 搗騰 / 捣腾 (dǎoténg)
* 撲騰 / 扑腾 (pūténg)
* 撲騰騰 / 扑腾腾
* 支騰 / 支腾
* 歡騰 / 欢腾 (huānténg)
* 殺氣騰騰 / 杀气腾腾
* 毛毛騰騰 / 毛毛腾腾
* 毛騰廝火 / 毛腾厮火
* 民怨沸騰 / 民怨沸腾
* 氣騰騰 / 气腾腾
* 沸騰 / 沸腾 (fèiténg)
* 漫騰騰 / 漫腾腾 (mànténgténg)
* 火不騰 / 火不腾
* 烈焰騰空 / 烈焰腾空
* 焰騰騰 / 焰腾腾
* 煞氣騰騰 / 煞气腾腾
* 蒸騰 / 蒸腾 (zhēngténg)
* 熱氣騰騰 / 热气腾腾 (rèqìténgténg)
* 熱騰騰 / 热腾腾
* 物論沸騰 / 物论沸腾
* 物議沸騰 / 物议沸腾
* 番騰 / 番腾
* 瞢騰 / 瞢腾
* 萬馬奔騰 / 万马奔腾 (wànmǎbēnténg)
* 翻騰 / 翻腾 (fānténg)
* 興騰 / 兴腾
* 薄海歡騰 / 薄海欢腾
* 蘭桂騰芳 / 兰桂腾芳
* 蜚英騰茂 / 蜚英腾茂
* 踢騰 / 踢腾
* 鋪騰 / 铺腾
* 飛聲騰實 / 飞声腾实
* 飛騰 / 飞腾 (fēiténg)
* 飛騰之兆 / 飞腾之兆 (fēiténg zhī zhào)
* 飛騰之藥 / 飞腾之药
* 飛黃騰踏 / 飞黄腾踏
* 飛黃騰達 / 飞黄腾达 (fēihuángténgdá)
* 駕霧騰雲 / 驾雾腾云
* 騰倒 / 腾倒
* 騰出 / 腾出 (téngchū)
* 騰挪 / 腾挪 (téngnuó)
* 騰掀 / 腾掀
* 騰捷 / 腾捷
* 騰捷飛升 / 腾捷飞升
* 騰格里湖
* 騰歡 / 腾欢
* 騰空 / 腾空 (téngkōng)
* 騰空而起 / 腾空而起 (téngkōng'érqǐ)
* 騰笑 / 腾笑
* 騰翅子 / 腾翅子
* 騰蛇 / 腾蛇
* 騰蛟起鳳 / 腾蛟起凤
* 騰裝 / 腾装
* 騰貴 / 腾贵 (téngguì)
* 騰越 / 腾越
* 騰趠 / 腾趠
* 騰踊
* 騰踔 / 腾踔
* 騰踏 / 腾踏
* 騰躍 / 腾跃
* 騰身 / 腾身
* 騰達 / 腾达 (téngdá)
* 騰那 / 腾那
* 騰閃 / 腾闪
* 騰雲 / 腾云
* 騰雲跨風 / 腾云跨风
* 騰雲駕霧 / 腾云驾雾
* 騰霧 / 腾雾
* 騰飛 / 腾飞 (téngfēi)
* 騰騰 / 腾腾
* 騫騰 / 骞腾
* 騰驤 / 腾骧
* 騰黃 / 腾黄
* 驍騰 / 骁腾
* 驤騰 / 骧腾
* 骨騰肉飛 / 骨腾肉飞
* 鬧騰 / 闹腾 (nàoteng)
* 鬧騰勁兒 / 闹腾劲儿
* 龍騰虎躍 / 龙腾虎跃 (lóngténghǔyuè)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 騰 – see 揗 (“to stroke; to obey; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 揗).

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 騰 |
| Kyūjitai | 騰󠄁 騰+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 騰󠄃 騰+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going

#### Readings

* Go-on: どう (dō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kun: あがる (agaru, 騰がる)、あげる (ageru, 騰げる)、のぼる (noboru, 騰る)、のる (noru, 騰る)

#### Compounds

* 騰(とう)貴(き) (tōki)
* 騰(とう)上(じょう) (tōjō)
* 騰(とう)勢(せい) (tōsei)
* 騰(とう)走(そう) (tōsō)
* 騰(とう)沸(ふつ) (tōfutsu)
* 騰(とう)奔(ほん) (tōhon)
* 騰(とう)落(らく) (tōraku)
* 急(きゅう)騰(とう) (kyūtō)
* 高(こう)騰(とう), 昂(こう)騰(とう) (kōtō)
* 昇(しょう)騰(とう) (shōtō)
* 蒸(じょう)騰(とう) (jōtō)
* 漸(ぜん)騰(とう) (zentō)
* 続(ぞく)騰(とう) (zokutō)
* 凸(とつ)騰(とう) (totsutō)
* 怒(ど)騰(とう) (dotō)
* 反(はん)騰(とう) (hantō)
* 微(び)騰(とう) (bitō)
* 沸(ふっ)騰(とう) (futtō)
* 噴(ふん)騰(とう) (funtō)
* 暴(ぼう)騰(とう) (bōtō)
* 奔(ほん)騰(とう) (hontō)
* 連(れん)騰(とう) (rentō)

### References

* ↑ “騰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “騰”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎ (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2361 (paper), page 1232 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1394 (paper), page 710 (digital)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 騰 (MC dong).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [tɯŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [등]

### Hanja

Wikisource 騰 (eumhun 오를 등 (oreul deung))
* hanja form of 등 (“gallop, run, prance”)
* hanja form of 등 (“fly”)
* hanja form of 등 (“rise”)

#### Compounds

* 고등 (高騰, godeung)
* 광등 (狂騰, gwangdeung)
* 급등 (急騰, geupdeung)
* 등공 (騰空, deunggong)
* 등귀 (騰貴, deunggwi)
* 등락 (騰落, deungnak)
* 등로 (騰露, deungno)
* 등분 (騰奔, deungbun)
* 등상 (騰上, deungsang)
* 등설 (騰說, deungseol)
* 등세 (騰勢, deungse)
* 등약 (騰躍, deung'yak)
* 등양 (騰揚, deung'yang)
* 등일 (騰逸, deung'il)
* 등천 (騰踐, deungcheon)
* 등파 (騰播, deungpa)
* 등환 (騰懽, deunghwan)
* 미등 (微騰, mideung)
* 반등 (反騰, bandeung)
* 배등 (倍騰, baedeung)
* 분등 (噴騰, bundeung)
* 분등 (奔騰, bundeung)
* 비등 (沸騰, bideung)
* 비등 (飛騰, bideung)
* 상등 (上騰, sangdeung)
* 속등 (續騰, sokdeung)
* 승등 (陞騰／昇騰／升騰, seungdeung)
* 앙등 (昻騰, angdeung)
* 연등 (連騰, yeondeung)
* 저등 (著騰, jeodeung)
* 전등 (轉騰, jeondeung)
* 점등 (漸騰, jeomdeung)
* 폭등 (暴騰, pokdeung)

### References

* Naver Hanja Dictionary: 騰

## Vietnamese
### Han character

騰: Hán Nôm readings: đằng
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