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梗

梗 U+6897, 梗
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6897
← 梖
[U+6896] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 梘 →
[U+6898]

Translingual

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Han character

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梗 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木一中大 (DMLK), four-corner 41946, composition ⿰木更)

Derived characters

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Further reading

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 529, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14849
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1210, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+6897

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 梗
alternative forms 莖／茎 Cantonese vernacular
框 Cantonese vernacular

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (丙) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
更 *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs
粳 *kraːŋ
埂 *kraːŋ, *kraːŋʔ
浭 *kraːŋ
稉 *kraːŋ
梗 *kraːŋʔ
哽 *kraːŋʔ
綆 *kraːŋʔ
鯁 *kraːŋʔ
挭 *kraːŋʔ
骾 *kraːŋʔ
郠 *kraːŋʔ
硬 *ŋɡraːŋs, *ŋɡraːŋs
鞕 *ŋɡraːŋs
丙 *pqraŋʔ
炳 *praŋʔ
邴 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
怲 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
苪 *praŋʔ
蛃 *praŋʔ
昺 *praŋʔ
昞 *praŋʔ
窉 *praŋʔ
柄 *praŋʔ, *praŋs
鈵 *praŋs
寎 *praŋs
病 *braŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kraːŋʔ) : semantic 木 + phonetic 更 (OC *kraːŋ, *kraːŋs) – a type of plant.

Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Schuessler (2007) only lists “strong” as being related to 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, “strong”). Are all these senses related?”

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • gang2 - literary;
  • kwaang2, gwaang2 - vernacular (“stem; stalk”).
Note:
  • gien3 - literary;
  • guang3 - vernacular (“stem; stalk”).
Note:
  • gǎing - literary;
  • guǎng - vernacular (“stem; stalk”).
Note:
  • gēng - literary;
  • guāng - vernacular (“stem; stalk”).
Note:
  • kéng/kńg/kēng - literary;
  • kíⁿ/kéⁿ - vernacular.
Rime
Character 梗
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 庚 (109)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 古杏切
Baxter kaengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kˠæŋX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kᵚaŋX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kaŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kaɨjŋX/
Li
Rong 		/kɐŋX/
Wang
Li 		/kɐŋX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kɐŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		gěng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gang2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 梗
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		gěng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kængX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*kˁraŋʔ/
English suffering

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 梗
Reading # 1/1
No. 871
Phonetic
component 		丙
Rime
group 		陽
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		梗
Old
Chinese 		/*kraːŋʔ/

Definitions

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梗

  1. † Alternative name for 刺榆 (“Hemiptelea davidii”).
  2. † (of plants) to prick
  3. † spiny plant
  4. stalk (pedicel, peduncle, or petiole)
    青梗菜  ―  qīnggěngcài  ―  green-stalk pak choi
    他愛吃菜葉兒，不愛吃梗兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    他爱吃菜叶儿，不爱吃梗儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā ài chī cài yèr, bù ài chī gěngr. [Pinyin]
    He loves to eat the leaves of vegetables, not the stalks.
    佢中意食葉，唔中意食梗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢中意食叶，唔中意食梗。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 zung1 ji3 sik6 jip6, m4 zung1 ji3 sik6 kwaang2. [Jyutping]
    He likes to eat the leaves, not the stalks.
  5. broad outline; general idea; gist
  6. (alt. form 哏) punchline; (humorous) reference; meme
    「廣東人吃福建人」是什麼梗？ [MSC, trad.]
    「广东人吃福建人」是什么梗？ [MSC, simp.]
    “guǎngdōngrén chī fújiànrén” shì shénme gěng? [Pinyin]
    What's the joke behind "Cantonese people eat Fujianese people?"
  7. to block; to obstruct; to hinder
  8. † to resist; to defy
  9. to straighten up; to stiffen
  10. upright; straightforward; upstanding
  11. (Cantonese) stiff; tight
    坐咗成日，坐到條腰都梗嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    坐咗成日，坐到条腰都梗嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    co5 zo2 seng4 jat6, co5 dou3 tiu4 jiu1 dou1 gang2 saai3. [Jyutping]
    My lower back's all stiff after sitting all day.
  12. (Cantonese) fixed; immovable
    梗窗 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  gang2 coeng1 [Jyutping]  ―  fixed window
  13. (Cantonese) certainly; definitely; of course
    你咁叻，梗會搵到工嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    你咁叻，梗会揾到工嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 gam3 lek1, gang2 wui5 wan2 dou3-2 gung1 ge3. [Jyutping]
    You're so smart; you'll definitely be able to find a job.
  14. (Ningbonese) Classifier for long, slender objects, including ropes, fish, feathers, sticks.
  15. † strong; violent
  16. † illness; disaster
  17. a surname

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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梗

(Jōyō kanji)

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Readings

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Compounds

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 梗 (MC kaengX).

Historical readings

Pronunciation

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Hanja

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Wikisource

梗 (eumhun 줄기 경 (julgi gyeong))

  1. hanja form? of 경 (“stem; stalk”)

Compounds

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Compounds

References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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梗: Hán Nôm readings: ngành, cánh, cạnh, cành, chành, ngạnh, gánh, ngáng, ngánh, nhành, nhánh, gảnh

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