# 尚

| 尚 | U+5C1A, &#23578; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C1A |
| ← 尙 [U+5C19] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 尛 → [U+5C1B] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 尚 |
| Simplified | 尚 |
| Japanese | 尚 |
| Korean | 尙 |

### Alternative forms

* 𫩠 (when used at the top of a character)

### Han character

尚 (Kangxi radical 42, 小+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 火月口 (FBR), four-corner 9022$_7$, composition ⿱⺌冋)

#### Derived characters

* 倘 埫 徜 惝 敞 淌 緔(绱) 耥 趟 躺 鋿 鞝 㭻 㲂 䊑 䠀 䣊 𣎃

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 297, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7493
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 563, character 5
* Unihan data for U+5C1A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 尚 :
| Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 當 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 襠 | *taːŋ |
| 鐺 | *taːŋ, *sʰraːŋ |
| 簹 | *taːŋ |
| 璫 | *taːŋ |
| 檔 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 儅 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 蟷 | *taːŋ |
| 擋 | *taːŋʔ, *taːŋs |
| 黨 | *taːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 讜 | *taːŋʔ |
| 欓 | *taːŋʔ |
| 譡 | *taːŋs |
| 闣 | *taːŋs |
| 瓽 | *taːŋs |
| 鏜 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 闛 | *tʰaːŋ, *daːŋ |
| 鼞 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 曭 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 儻 | *tʰaːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋs |
| 戃 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 矘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 爣 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 攩 | *hl'aːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋs |
| 淌 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 倘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 躺 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 趟 | *tʰaːŋs, *rtaːŋ, *rtaːŋs |
| 堂 | *daːŋ |
| 坣 | *daːŋ |
| 棠 | *daːŋ |
| 糛 | *daːŋ |
| 螳 | *daːŋ |
| 隚 | *daːŋ |
| 橖 | *daːŋ |
| 掌 | *tjaŋʔ |
| 廠 | *tʰjaŋʔ, *tʰjaŋs |
| 敞 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 僘 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 氅 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 常 | *djaŋ |
| 嘗 | *djaŋ |
| 裳 | *djaŋ |
| 徜 | *djaŋ |
| 尚 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 甞 | *djaŋ |
| 鋿 | *djaŋ |
| 嫦 | *djaŋ |
| 償 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 賞 | *hjaŋʔ |
| 瞠 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 撐 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 樘 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 橕 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 牚 | *rtʰaːŋs |
| 埫 | *tʰoŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs): semantic 八 + phonetic 向 (OC *hljaŋs, *hlaŋs). Similar to 冋.

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *zrjaŋ ~ rjaŋ (“uncle, superior”) (STEDT; cf. Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-tjaŋ (“, upper part, rise, raise, top, summit”)). Cognate with 丈 (OC *daŋʔ) "gentleman, older man, husband", Tibetan ཨ་ཞང (a zhang, “maternal uncle”), Burmese အရှင် (a.hrang, “master, lord”), etc.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàng (shang$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): soeng$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): siang$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): song
    (Hailu, HRS): shong$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): song$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): siông
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siōng / siāng / siūⁿ / siōⁿ / siǔⁿ / sióng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siang$^6$ / sion$^7$ / siên$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zaon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shàng
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shàng
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$
*** Yale: shàng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanq
*** Palladius: шан (šan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^6$
*** Yale: seuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: siang$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /siaŋ³²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song
*** Hakka Romanization System: song
*** Hagfa Pinyim: song$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: shong$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʃoŋ³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: song$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɔŋ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: siông
*** Sinological IPA : /suɔŋ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng
*** Tâi-lô: siōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siong
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng
*** Tâi-lô: siāng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siūⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: siūnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sviu
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan): /siũ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /siũ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siũ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: siōnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: svioi
*** IPA (Tainan): /siɔ̃³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔ̃²²/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siǔⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: siǔnn
*** IPA (Lukang): /siũ³³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sióng
*** Tâi-lô: sióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siorng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ⁵³/
* siōng/siāng - literary;
* siūⁿ/siōⁿ - vernacular (limited, e.g. 和尚);
* sióng - vernacular (limited, e.g 高尚).
* Middle Chinese: dzyangH
Rime :
| Character | 尚 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 時亮切 |
| Baxter | dzyangH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑɨɐŋ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɐŋ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑiɑŋ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑɨaŋ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑiaŋ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑĭaŋ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑi̯aŋ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | soeng$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]aŋ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*djaŋs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 尚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shàng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzyang$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[d]aŋ-s/ |
| English | upwards |
| 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 | 尚 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11161 |
| Phonetic component | 尚 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尚 |
| Old Chinese | /*djaŋs/ |

#### Definitions

尚
* still; yet
    年紀尚幼／年纪尚幼 ― niánjì shàng yòu ― still young
       Bùliángfǎnyìng: shàng bù míngquè. [Pinyin]
       Adverse reactions: still unclear.
* (literary, or in compounds) even
    From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
    Tiāndì shàng bùnéng jiǔ, ér kuàng yú rén hū? [Pinyin]
    If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!
* to value; to esteem; to worship
    尚武 ― shàngwǔ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (obsolete) to assist; to administer (for the emperor)
* prevailing custom
    時尚／时尚 ― shíshàng ― fashion
* (literary, or in compounds) noble; virtuous
* (obsolete) Alternative form of 上 (“to exceed”)
    From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
    Jīn tiānxià dìchǒudéqí, mò néng xiàng shàng. [Pinyin]
    Now throughout the kingdom, the territories of the princes are of equal extent, and in their achievements they are on a level. Not one of them is able to exceed the others.
* a surname, Shang
    尚可喜 ― Shàng Kěxǐ ― Shang Kexi (Chinese general of the Ming and Qing Dynasties)

##### Synonyms

* (still):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 猶, 尚 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 還, 仍, 尚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 還 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 還 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 還 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 還 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 還 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 還 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 還 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 還 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 還 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 還 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 還 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 還 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 還 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 還 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 還 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 還 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 重 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 重 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 還 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 還 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 重 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 重, 還 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 重 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 重 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 閒 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 重 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 成 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 重 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 重 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 重 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 重 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 淨, 重 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 重 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 鄭 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 重 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 重 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 鄭 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 還 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 重 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 重 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 重 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 重 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 重 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 重 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 重 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 淨 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 重 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 重 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 還 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 還 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 還 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 重 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 還 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 還 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 還 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 還 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 還 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 還 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 還 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 還 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 猶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 還 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 還 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 還 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 還 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 還 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 固, 唵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 固 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 固 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 猶, 猶閣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 猶, 猶閣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 猶, 猶閣 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 還 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 猶, 猶閣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 閣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 猶, 猶閣, 閣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 猶, 猶閣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 還 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 還 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 還 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 還 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 還 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 仲 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 重 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 還 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 還 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 還 |
| Wu | Danyang | 還 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 還 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 還 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 還 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 還 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 還 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 還 |
* (even):
* 仍 (réng)
* 仍是 (réngshì)
* 仍然 (réngrán)
* 仍舊 / 仍旧 (réngjiù)
* 依然 (yīrán)
* 依舊 / 依旧 (yījiù)
* 兀自 (wùzì) (dialectal or archaic)
* 原徑 / 原径 ($^6$gnioe-cin) (Wu)
* 嘛閣 / 嘛阁 (Hokkien)
* 尚且 (shàngqiě)
* 本本 (Hakka)
* 猶且 / 犹且 (yóuqiě) (literary)
* 猶是 / 犹是 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 猶然 / 犹然 (yóurán)
* 猶自 / 犹自 (yóuzì)
* 還 / 还 (hái)
* 還是 / 还是 (háishì)
* 都係 / 都系 (Cantonese)
* (to value):
* 寅畏 (yínwèi) (literary)
* 尊存 (Hokkien)
* 尊崇 (zūnchóng)
* 尊敬 (zūnjìng)
* 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
* 崇尚 (chóngshàng)
* 崇拜 (chóngbài)
* 崇敬 (chóngjìng)
* 推尊 (tuīzūn)
* 推崇 (tuīchóng)
* 敦尚 (dūnshàng) (literary)
* 敬 (jìng)
* 敬愛 / 敬爱 (jìng'ài)
* 敬服 (jìngfú)
* 敬畏 (jìngwèi)
* 敬重 (jìngzhòng)
* 畏服 (wèifú) (literary)
* 誠忠 / 诚忠 (chéngzhōng) (literary)
* (noble):
* 可敬 (kějìng)
* 威嚴 / 威严 (wēiyán)
* 尊嚴 / 尊严 (zūnyán)
* 尊貴 / 尊贵 (zūnguì)
* 崇高 (chónggāo)
* 巖巖 / 岩岩 (yányán) (literary)
* 高大 (gāodà)
* 高尚 (gāoshàng)
* 高貴 / 高贵 (gāoguì)
* 高超 (gāochāo) (literary)

#### Compounds

* 一息尚存 (yīxīshàngcún)
* 不尚
* 今文尚書 / 今文尚书
* 伏維尚饗 / 伏维尚飨
* 俗尚 (súshàng)
* 元尚篇
* 兵部尚書 / 兵部尚书
* 刑部尚書 / 刑部尚书
* 口尚乳臭
* 古文尚書 / 古文尚书
* 和尚 (héshàng)
* 和尚打傘 / 和尚打伞
* 嘉尚
* 坦尚尼亞 / 坦尚尼亚 (Tǎnshàngníyà)
* 堂頭和尚 / 堂头和尚
* 大和尚
* 好尚
* 尊年尚齒 / 尊年尚齿
* 尚且 (shàngqiě)
* 尚佳
* 尚友
* 尚可 (shàngkě)
* 尚古自
* 尚市 (Shàngshì)
* 尚志 (shàngzhì)
* 尚方
* 尚方寶劍 / 尚方宝剑 (shàngfāng bǎojiàn)
* 尚書 / 尚书 (shàngshū)
* 尚書令 / 尚书令 (shàngshūlìng)
* 尚書大傳 / 尚书大传
* 尚書省 / 尚书省
* 尚書郎 / 尚书郎 (shàngshūláng)
* 尚有可為 / 尚有可为
* 尚未 (shàngwèi)
* 尚武 (shàngwǔ)
* 尚比亞 / 尚比亚 (Shàngbǐyà)
* 尚然
* 尚猶 / 尚犹
* 尚衣
* 尚饗 / 尚飨 (shàngxiǎng)
* 尚齒 / 尚齿
* 山和尚 (shānhéshàng)
* 崇尚 (chóngshàng)
* 崇節尚儉 / 崇节尚俭
* 巴達赫尚 / 巴达赫尚 (Bādáhèshàng)
* 布袋和尚
* 弄性尚氣 / 弄性尚气
* 循尚
* 志尚
* 戶部尚書 / 户部尚书
* 時尚 / 时尚 (shíshàng)
* 法海和尚
* 由竇尚書 / 由窦尚书
* 當家和尚 / 当家和尚
* 疏財尚氣 / 疏财尚气
* 禮尚往來 / 礼尚往来 (lǐshàngwǎnglái)
* 禮部尚書 / 礼部尚书
* 節尚 / 节尚
* 紅杏尚書 / 红杏尚书
* 素尚
* 習尚 / 习尚 (xíshàng)
* 花和尚 (huāhéshàng)
* 衣錦尚絅 / 衣锦尚䌹
* 跳牆和尚 / 跳墙和尚
* 鄉黨尚齒 / 乡党尚齿
* 阿必尚
* 風尚 / 风尚 (fēngshàng)
* 高尚 (gāoshàng)

#### Descendants

* → Tangut: 𗊻 (*śjo²) (transliteration)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cháng (chang$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cháng
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cháng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻang$^2$
*** Yale: cháng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charng
*** Palladius: чан (čan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: dzyang
Rime :
| Character | 尚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 市羊切 |
| Baxter | dzyang |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑɨɐŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɐŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑiɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑɨaŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑiaŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑĭaŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑi̯aŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | cháng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | soeng$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*djaŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 尚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11156 |
| Phonetic component | 尚 |
| Rime group | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 常 |
| Old Chinese | /*djaŋ/ |
| Notes | 說文從向聲，金文不似，疑堂或常初文 |

#### Definitions

尚
* Used in 尚羊 (chángyáng).
* Variant pronunciation used in 尚書／尚书 (shàngshū, “position of the chief secretary”).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng / siāng
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng
*** Tâi-lô: siōng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siong
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng
*** Tâi-lô: siāng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siang
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²/

#### Definitions

尚
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 上 (siōng, “most”)
** 2000, “衝衝衝 [Rushing]”, performed by 伍佰:
       chhiong chhiong chhiong, ta̍h piàn thian-hā góa siōng ióng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2014, 廖偉志 (lyrics and music), “尚痛的記誌”, in 阿宅的心聲, performed by 蔡佳麟:
       hit tiâu siōng se̍k-sāi ê ke-lō͘, lán tòa-kòe ê só͘-chāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       That street that we're most familiar with, the place where we lived together

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 尚 |
| Kyūjitai | 尙 |

### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 尙)

#### Readings

* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
* Kun: くわえる (kuwaeru, 尚える)、たかい (takai, 尚い)、たかめる (takameru, 尚める)、たっとぶ (tattobu, 尚ぶ)、とうとぶ (tōtobu, 尚ぶ)、とうとい (tōtoi, 尚い)、なお (nao, 尚)、ねがう (negau, 尚う)
* Nanori: さね (sane)、たか (taka)、たかし (takashi)、なか (naka)、なり (nari)、ひさ (hisa)、ひさし (hisashi)、まさ (masa)、まし (mashi)、ます (masu)、よし (yoshi)、より (yori)

#### Compounds

* 尚古(しょうこ) (shōko)
* 尚歯(しょうし) (shōshi)
* 尚書(しょうしょ) (Shōsho)
* 尚早(しょうそう) (shōsō)
* 尚武(しょうぶ) (shōbu)
* 好尚(こうしょう) (kōshō)
* 高尚(こうしょう) (kōshō)
* 和尚(おしょう) (oshō), 和尚(かしょう) (kashō), 和尚(わじょう) (wajō)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 尚
* しょう Grade: S
* kan'on
* Alternative spelling
* 尙 (kyūjitai)
From Middle Chinese 尚 (MC dzyangH).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょー [shóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ɕo̞ː]

#### Affix

尚(しょう) • (shō)
* esteem, respect
* high status
* long time
* furthermore, still, yet

#### Proper noun

尚(しょう) • (Shō)
* a surname used by the Ryukyu royal family
* a male or female given name

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 尚
* なお Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 尙 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 尚 – see the following entry. :
| 【なお】 | [adverb] furthermore, in addition [adverb] still, as always [adverb] even more [conjunction] moreover, furthermore, in addition, note that Alternative spellings 猶, 尚お |
(This term, 尚, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 尚
* なお Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 尙 (kyūjitai)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) なお [náꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [na̠o̞]

#### Proper noun

尚(なお) • (Nao)
* a male or female given name

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 尚
* たかし Grade: S
* nanori
* Alternative spelling
* 尙 (kyūjitai)
Nominalization of classical adjective 高し (takashi), modern 高い (takai, “high”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ta̠ka̠ɕi]

#### Proper noun

尚(たかし) • (Takashi)
* a surname
* a male given name

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 尚
* ひさし Grade: S
* nanori
* Alternative spelling
* 尙 (kyūjitai)
Nominalization of classical adjective 久し (hisashi), modern 久しい (hisashii, “long time”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ひさし [híꜜsàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [çisa̠ɕi]

#### Proper noun

尚(ひさし) • (Hisashi)
* a male or female given name

## Korean
### Hanja

尚 • (sang) (hangeul 상, revised sang, McCune–Reischauer sang)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

尚: Hán Nôm readings: thượng, chuộng, sượng, thằng
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