# 汪

| 汪 | U+6C6A, &#27754; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C6A |
| ← 汩 [U+6C69] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 汫 → [U+6C6B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

汪 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 水一土 (EMG), four-corner 3111$_4$, composition ⿰氵王)

#### Derived characters

* 𠴝, 𭖧, 𥆚, 𤶶, 䦞, 𡝝, 𪁘

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 607, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17154
* Dae Jaweon: page 1000, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1557, character 8
* Unihan data for U+6C6A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 皇 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 惶 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 遑 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 堭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 煌 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 餭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 騜 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 艎 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 隍 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 湟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 徨 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 篁 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 蝗 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs |
| 凰 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 偟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 媓 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 韹 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 葟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 皝 | *ɡʷaːŋʔ |
| 汪 | *qʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ |
| 尪 | *qʷaːŋ |
| 迋 | *kʷaŋʔ, *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 逛 | *kʷaŋʔ |
| 誑 | *kʷaŋs, *ɡʷaŋ, *kʷaŋs |
| 匡 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 筐 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 框 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 眶 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 誆 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 邼 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 恇 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 劻 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 洭 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 軭 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ |
| 狂 | *ɡʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 軖 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 鵟 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 俇 | *ɡʷaŋʔ |
| 王 | *ɢʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 蚟 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 彺 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 旺 | *ɢʷaŋs |
| 諻 | *qʰʷraːŋ |
| 喤 | *qʰʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 瑝 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 鍠 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 揘 | *ɡʷaŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 㞷 (huáng).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wāng (wang$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wong$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vông
    (Hailu, HRS): vong$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vong$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): uŏng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ong
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uang$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$uaon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wang
*** Wade–Giles: wang$^1$
*** Yale: wāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uang
*** Palladius: ван (van)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wong$^1$
*** Yale: wōng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wong$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vông
*** Hakka Romanization System: vong$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /voŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: vong$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /voŋ⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: uŏng
*** Sinological IPA : /uoŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ong
*** Tâi-lô: ong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ofng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uang$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uang
*** Sinological IPA : /uaŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$uaon
*** MiniDict: uaon$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$uaan
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /uɑ̃⁵³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit汪 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /uɑŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /uaŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /vɑŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /vaŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /vaŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /uaŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /uaŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /uɔ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /vɑŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /vɑ̃³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /vɑŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /uaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /uaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /uaŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /uã̠⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /uaŋ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /uɑ̃²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /vɒ̃¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /uɑŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /vɑ̃³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /uɑ̃⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /uɑ̃⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔuɑŋ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /uɔ³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /o³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /au¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /uan³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /uɔn³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /uɔŋ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /voŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /voŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /wɔŋ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /wɔŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /wɔŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ɔŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /uoŋ⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /uaŋ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /uaŋ³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /uaŋ²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: 'wang, 'jwangX, 'wangH
Rime :
| Character | 汪 | 汪 | 汪 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 影 (34) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (102) | 陽 (106) | 唐 (102) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III | I |
| Fanqie | 烏光切 | 紆往切 | 烏浪切 |
| Baxter | 'wang | 'jwangX | 'wangH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔwɑŋ/ | /ʔʉɐŋ$^X$/ | /ʔwɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔʷɑŋ/ | /ʔʷiɐŋ$^X$/ | /ʔʷɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔuɑŋ/ | /ʔiuɑŋ$^X$/ | /ʔuɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔwaŋ/ | /ʔuaŋ$^X$/ | /ʔwaŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔuɑŋ/ | /ʔiuaŋ$^X$/ | /ʔuɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /uɑŋ/ | /ĭwaŋ$^X$/ | /uɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔwɑŋ/ | /ʔiwaŋ$^X$/ | /ʔwɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wāng | wǎng | wàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wong$^1$ | wong$^2$ | wong$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʷˤaŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʷaːŋ/, /*qʷaːŋs/, /*qʷaŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 汪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wāng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔwang › |
| Old Chinese | /*qʷˁaŋ/ |
| English | vast; pool |
| 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 | 汪 | 汪 | 汪 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 12715 | 12717 | 12741 |
| Phonetic component | 王 | 王 | 王 |
| Rime group | 陽 | 陽 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 汪 | 盎 | 枉 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʷaːŋ/ | /*qʷaːŋs/ | /*qʷaŋʔ/ |

### Definitions

汪
* (of bodies of water) vast and deep
* Classifier for masses of liquid.
* (onomatopoeia) woof; bark (the cry of a dog)
    汪汪叫 ― wāngwāngjiào ― to bark
* a surname, listed 104th in the Hundred Family Surnames
    汪精衛／汪精卫 ― Wāng Jīngwèi ― Wang Jingwei (Chinese politician and Japanese collaborator)

### Compounds

* 一汪
* 一片汪洋
* 大度汪洋
* 明汪汪
* 水汪汪 (shuǐwāngwāng)
* 汪家臺 / 汪家台 (Wāngjiātái)
* 汪廟 / 汪庙 (Wāngmiào)
* 汪橋 / 汪桥 (Wāngqiáo)
* 汪汪 (wāngwāng)
* 汪洋 (wāngyáng)
* 汪洋大海 (wāngyángdàhǎi)
* 汪洋浩博
* 汪洋自恣
* 汪洋自肆
* 汪洋閎肆 / 汪洋闳肆
* 汪濊 / 汪𰛦
* 汪然
* 汪營 / 汪营 (Wāngyíng)
* 汪秘 (Wāngmì)
* 汪陳 / 汪陈 (Wāngchén)
* 汪集 (Wāngjí)
* 油汪汪
* 淚汪汪 / 泪汪汪 (lèiwāngwāng)
* 淚眼汪汪 / 泪眼汪汪
* 眼淚汪汪 / 眼泪汪汪
* 辜汪會談 / 辜汪会谈

#### Descendants

* → Tagalog: Ong (via Hokkien)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* flowing full
* expanse of water
* wide
* deep

#### Readings

* Go-on: おう (ō)
* Kan-on: おう (ō)
* Kun: ひろい (hiroi)、おおい (ōi)、いけ (ike)
* Nanori: ひろ (hiro)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 汪
* おう Hyōgai
* on'yomi

### Proper noun

汪(おう) • (Ō)
* a surname, listed 104th in the Hundred Family Surnames
    汪(おう)精(せい)衛(えい) (ō seiei, “Wang Jingwei (Chinese politician and Japanese collaborator)”)
    汪(おう)兆(ちょう)銘(めい) (ō chōmei, “Wang Zhaoming: Wang Jingwei's birth name”)

## Korean
### Hanja

汪 • (wang) (hangeul 왕, revised wang, McCune–Reischauer wang, Yale wang)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

汪: Hán Nôm readings: uông
* Chữ Hán form of Uông (“a surname from Chinese”).