膀

See also: 髈

膀	U+8180, 膀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8180

← 腿
[U+817F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

膁 →
[U+8181]

Translingual

Han character

膀 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 月卜月尸 (BYBS), four-corner 7022₇, composition ⿰⺼旁)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 990, character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29748
Dae Jaweon: page 1443, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2104, character 3
Unihan data for U+8180

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (方) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
縍	*paːŋ
榜	paːŋʔ, praːŋs, *braːŋ
蒡	paːŋʔ, braːŋ
牓	*paːŋʔ
螃	paːŋʔ, paːŋs, *baːŋ
搒	paːŋs, braːŋ
舫	paːŋs, paŋs
謗	*paːŋs
雱	*pʰaːŋ
磅	pʰaːŋ, pʰraːŋ
霶	*pʰaːŋ
滂	*pʰaːŋ
鎊	*pʰaːŋ
髈	pʰaːŋʔ, baːŋ
彷	baːŋ, pʰaŋʔ
趽	baːŋ, paŋ, *paŋs
房	baːŋ, baŋ
篣	baːŋ, braːŋ
騯	baːŋ, praːŋ, *braːŋ
傍	baːŋ, baːŋs
膀	*baːŋ
旁	*baːŋ
徬	*baːŋs
閍	*praːŋ
祊	*praːŋ
嗙	*praːŋ
方	paŋ, baŋ
汸	*paŋ
坊	paŋ, baŋ
邡	paŋ, pʰaŋs
枋	*paŋ
鈁	*paŋ
蚄	*paŋ
肪	paŋ, baŋ
鴋	paŋ, baŋ
牥	*paŋ
昉	*paŋʔ
瓬	*paŋʔ
放	paŋʔ, paŋs
倣	*paŋʔ
芳	*pʰaŋ
淓	*pʰaŋ
妨	pʰaŋ, pʰaŋs
紡	*pʰaŋʔ
仿	*pʰaŋʔ
髣	*pʰaŋʔ
鶭	*pʰaŋʔ
訪	*pʰaŋs
防	baŋ, baŋs
魴	*baŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *baːŋ) : semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 旁 (OC *baːŋ).

Etymology 1

trad.		膀
simp. ^#		膀
alternative forms		髈／膀𦜅𦜶

Probably cognate with 膊 (Schuessler, 2007).

Alternatively, it may be related to etymology 3 since the shoulders are on two sides (Liu, 1999).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bǎng (bang³)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bang³

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бон (bon, II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): bong² / pong⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): bon²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): póng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵paon
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ban³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎng
  - Wade–Giles: pang³
  - Yale: bǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baang
  - Palladius: бан (ban)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (膀兒／膀儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎngr
  - Wade–Giles: pang³-ʼrh
  - Yale: bǎngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baangl
  - Palladius: банр (banr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑ̃ɻ²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paŋ⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бон (bon, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bong² / pong⁴
  - Yale: bóng / pòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bong² / pong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bong² / pong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːŋ³⁵/, /pʰɔːŋ²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bon²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pɒ̃⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: póng
  - Tâi-lô: póng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: porng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔŋ⁴¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵paon
  - MiniDict: paon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²paan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pɑ̃³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ban³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pan⁴¹/

Definitions

膀

upper arm; shoulder
- 又見馬超生得面如傅粉，唇若抹朱，腰細膀寬，聲雄力猛，白袍銀鎧，手執長槍，立馬陣前。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  又见马超生得面如傅粉，唇若抹朱，腰细膀宽，声雄力猛，白袍银铠，手执长枪，立马阵前。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Yòu jiàn Mǎ Chāo shēngdé miàn rú fùfěn, chún ruò mǒ zhū, yāo xì bǎng kuān, shēng xióng lì měng, báipáo yín kǎi, shǒu zhí chángqiāng, lìmǎ zhèn qián. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
wing

Compounds

光膀子 (guāngbǎngzi)
冷肩膀
嫩肩膀
挨肩擦膀
擦肩膀
溜肩膀 (liūjiānbǎng)
翅膀 (chìbǎng)
翅膀硬 (chìbǎng yìng)
肩膀 (jiānbǎng)
肩膀不齊／肩膀不齐
肩膀兒寬／肩膀儿宽
肩膀窄
膀子 (bǎngzi)
膀扇子
膀臂 (bǎngbì)
臂膀 (bìbǎng)
蹄膀

Etymology 2

trad.		膀
simp. ^#		膀
alternative forms		𦜶

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to PTB *(b/p)wa(ŋ/k)?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páng (pang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phòng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pông / phông / phōng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶baon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: páng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: páng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻang²
  - Yale: páng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
  - Palladius: пан (pan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: pong⁴
  - Yale: pòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: pong^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pong²
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰoŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pông
  - Tâi-lô: pông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poong
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Kinmen): /pɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Magong, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phông
  - Tâi-lô: phông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoong
  - IPA (Yilan, Tainan): /pʰɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phōng
  - Tâi-lô: phōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phong
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰɔŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶baon
  - MiniDict: baon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³baan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bɑ̃²³/

Middle Chinese: bang

Rime
Character	膀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	步光切
Baxter	bang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/bɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/bɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baŋ/
Li Rong	/bɑŋ/
Wang Li	/bɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	páng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pong⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*baːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	膀
Reading #	1/1
No.	3006
Phonetic component	方
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	傍
Old Chinese	/*baːŋ/

Definitions

膀

Only used in 膀胱 (pángguāng).

Compounds

膀胱 (pángguāng)
膀胱炎 (pángguāngyán)
膀胱癌 (pángguāng'ái)
膀胱鏡／膀胱镜 (pángguāngjìng)

Etymology 3

trad.		膀
simp. ^#		膀
alternative forms		髈／膀𦜶

Cognate with 旁 (OC *baːŋ, “side”) (Liu, 1999).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páng (pang²)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: páng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: páng
  - Wade–Giles: pʻang²
  - Yale: páng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: parng
  - Palladius: пан (pan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: pong⁴
  - Yale: pòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹/

Middle Chinese: bang

Rime
Character	膀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	步光切
Baxter	bang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/bɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/bɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/baŋ/
Li Rong	/bɑŋ/
Wang Li	/bɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	páng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pong⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*baːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	膀
Reading #	1/1
No.	3006
Phonetic component	方
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	傍
Old Chinese	/*baːŋ/

Definitions

膀

^† flank; side of one's torso

Etymology 4

trad.		膀
simp. ^#		膀
alternative forms		胮䏺𦜶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāng (pang¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pang
  - Wade–Giles: pʻang¹
  - Yale: pāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pang
  - Palladius: пан (pan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: pong¹
  - Yale: pōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Definitions

膀

(chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) swollen; puffed
那個人臉都膀了。 [MSC, trad.]
那个人脸都膀了。 [MSC, simp.]
Nèi ge rén liǎn dōu pāng le. [Pinyin]
That person's face is swollen.

Compounds

奶膀子 (nǎipāngzi)
膀浪
膀腫／膀肿

Etymology 5

trad.		膀
simp. ^#		膀
alternative forms		棒𦜶

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 1?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàng, bǎng (bang⁴, bang³)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄤˋ, ㄅㄤˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bàng
  - Wade–Giles: pang⁴
  - Yale: bàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banq
  - Palladius: бан (ban)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎng
  - Wade–Giles: pang³
  - Yale: bǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baang
  - Palladius: бан (ban)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑŋ²¹⁴/

Definitions

膀

Only used in 吊膀子 (diào bàngzi) and 膀子吊.

References

“膀”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

膀

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: ぼう (bō)
Kan-on: ほう (hō)
Kun: わきばら (wakibara)、ふくれる (fukureru)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 膀 (MC bang). Recorded as Middle Korean 바ᇰ (pang) (Yale: pang) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

膀

Wikisource

膀 (eumhun 오줌 통 방 (ojumtong bang))

hanja form^? of 방 (“bladder”)

Compounds

방광 (膀胱, banggwang, “urinary bladder”)
방광염 (膀胱炎, banggwang'yeom)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]