𬝧

See also: 蒡

𬝧 U+2C767, 𬝧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-2C767 ← 𬝦 [U+2C766] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension E 𬝨 → [U+2C768]

Translingual

Han character

𬝧 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11 in traditional Chinese, 艸+10 in simplified Chinese, 14 strokes in traditional Chinese, 13 strokes in simplified Chinese, composition ⿴茻⿱亼方 or ⿳艹⿱亼方廾)

References

• Unihan data for U+2C767

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𬝧

Glyph origin

Western Zhou
Bronze inscriptions

The modern form is almost solely intended to transcribe the ancient character shown in the image. Various transcriptions can be found, sometimes with 八 replacing the component 亼 (cf. 今, which contained this component historically). The bottom component, originally 艸 (“grass”) duplicating the top component, may be modernised as 廾, though some may omit it.

Pronunciation

Unclear. It is probable that 方 (OC *paŋ, *baŋ) was the intended phonetic component. The character has been romanized as "Pang" in the literature, and a comparison with a place attested as 方 in the Classic of Poetry has been made.

Definitions

𬝧

1. (historical) Pang (a place near 鎬 or Hào, one of the central localities of the Western Zhou state)

Usage notes

Exclusively used in faithful transcriptions of historical writing.