盅

See also: 沖

盅 U+76C5, 盅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-76C5 ← 盄 [U+76C4] CJK Unified Ideographs 盆 → [U+76C6]

Translingual

Han character

盅 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+4, 9 strokes, Cangjie input 中月廿 (LBT), four-corner 5010₇, composition ⿱中皿)

Derived characters

• 𢝈, 𰜒, 𨡵

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 793, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22958
• Dae Jaweon: page 1208, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2558, character 5
• Unihan data for U+76C5

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 盅
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
中	*tuŋ, *tuŋs
忠	*tuŋ
衷	*tuŋ, *tuŋs
忡	*tʰuŋ
浺	*tʰuŋ
盅	*tʰuŋ, *duŋ, *tjoŋ
种	*duŋ
沖	*duŋ
翀	*duŋ
仲	*duŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰuŋ, *duŋ, *tjoŋ): phonetic 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs) + semantic 皿 (“dish; vessel”).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		盅

From 鍾 (OC *tjoŋ, “goblet”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhōng (zhong¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): zung¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chûng

  (Hailu, HRS): zhung^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zung¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): zung¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): cṳ̆ng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zoeng¹ / zyoeng¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): cheng / chiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêng¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhong
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹
    • Yale: jūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jong
    • Palladius: чжун (čžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zong¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zung
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung¹
    • Yale: jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zuung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵŋ³³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suŋ⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zhung^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: zung¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡suŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cṳ̆ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zoeng¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ce̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœŋ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: zyoeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syøŋ⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zefng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong
    • Tâi-lô: tsiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciofng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³/

Note:

• cheng - vernacular;
• chiong - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: zêng¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tson
    • MiniDict: tson^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: zhong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən³³/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjoŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	盅
Reading #	3/3
No.	17420
Phonetic component	中
Rime group	東
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	鍾
Old Chinese	/*tjoŋ/
Notes	鍾今字

Definitions

一盅鳳爪排骨飯 / 一盅凤爪排骨饭 [Cantonese]

一盅咖啡 [Hainanese]

盅

1. small handleless cup; goblet
2. (Hainanese) drinkware; cup (in general, with or without a handle)
3. Classifier for the amount of liquid or objects in a handleless cup.

   一盅米酒  ―  yī zhōng mǐjiǔ  ―  a goblet of rice wine

   一盅鳳爪排骨飯 [Cantonese, trad.]
   一盅凤爪排骨饭 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jat¹ zung¹ fung⁶ zaau² paai⁴ gwat¹ faan⁶ [Jyutping]

   a cup of rice with chicken feet and spareribs

4. (Hainanese) Classifier for the amount of liquid or objects in a cup.
   • 2015, “海南鸡饭”, performed by 麦英:

     冲盅kopi　落地牛奶 [Hainanese, simp.]
     沖盅kopi　落地牛奶 [Hainanese, trad.]

     song¹ ziang¹ go¹ vi⁶, loh⁸ dih⁷ ghu² nin¹ [Guangdong Romanization]

     make a cup of coffee, add some milk

   • (Can we date this quote?), “椰子情”, 郭坚 (lyrics):

     給我一盅椰子水　消除心中苦與累 [Hainanese, trad.]
     给我一盅椰子水　消除心中苦与累 [Hainanese, simp.]

     gib⁷ ghua³ yiag⁸ ziang¹ hhia² zi³ dui³, diao¹ su² dim¹ dong¹ hou³ gang¹ lui⁵ [Guangdong Romanization]

     Give me a cup of coconut water to remove the hardship and weariness in my heart.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 杯子 (“drinkware; cup; glass; mug”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杯子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	杯子
	Taiwan	杯子
	Malaysia	杯
	Singapore	杯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	杯子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	杯子
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	杯子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	杯杯, 杯子
	Wuhan	杯子, 盞子
	Guilin	杯子
	Liuzhou	杯子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	杯子
	Hefei	杯子, 盞子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	杯
	Hong Kong	杯
	Dongguan	杯
	Yangjiang	杯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	杯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	杯
Gan	Nanchang	杯子, 盅子, 甌子
	Pingxiang	杯子, 盅子
Hakka	Meixian	杯仔
	Xingning	杯哩
	Huidong (Daling)	杯仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	杯子
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	杯仔
	Changting	甌哩
	Wuping	杯
	Wuping (Pingyu)	杯
	Liancheng	甌子
	Ninghua	杯
	Ruijin	盞子, 杯
	Shicheng	盅子, 杯
	Shangyou (Shexi)	甌子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	杯仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	杯仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	杯仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	杯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	杯仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	甌, 杯
Huizhou	Jixi	杯子, 杯
Jin	Taiyuan	杯子
	Xinzhou	杯子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	甌仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	杯杯
	Matsu	杯杯
Southern Min	Xiamen	杯, 杯仔, 甌仔
	Quanzhou	杯, 甌仔
	Zhangzhou	杯, 甌仔
	Tainan	杯仔, 甌仔, khok-puh GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	甌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	杯, 杯仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	杯
	Medan (Hokkien)	杯
	Chaozhou	杯
	Shantou	杯, 盅
	Jieyang	杯
	Haifeng	杯仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	杯
	Wenchang	盅
	Haikou	盅
	Singapore (Hainanese)	盅
Puxian Min	Putian	杯
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	茶杯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	杯
Wu	Shanghai	杯子
	Suzhou	杯子
	Wenzhou	杯
Xiang	Changsha	杯子, 盅子
	Shuangfeng	杯子, 盅子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Dialectal synonyms of 杯 (“classifier for cups of drinks/food”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杯
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	杯
	Malaysia	杯
	Singapore	杯
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	杯
Cantonese	Hong Kong	杯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	杯
Hakka	Meixian	杯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	杯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	杯
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	杯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	杯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	杯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	杯
Southern Min	Xiamen	杯
	Quanzhou	杯
	Zhangzhou	杯
	Tainan	杯
	Penang (Hokkien)	甌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	杯
	Manila (Hokkien)	杯
	Haifeng	杯
	Singapore (Teochew)	杯
	Wenchang	盅
	Haikou	盅
	Singapore (Hainanese)	盅
Wu	Shanghai	杯

Compounds

• 一盅兩件 / 一盅两件 (yīzhōngliǎngjiàn)
• 𠺘口盅
• 焗盅
• 煙灰盅 / 烟灰盅 (yānhuīzhōng)
• 盅子 (zhōngzi)
• 盅頭飯 / 盅头饭
• 盅飯 / 盅饭
• 茶盅 (cházhōng)
• 蓋盅兒 / 盖盅儿
• 酒盅 (jiǔzhōng)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		盅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chōng (chong¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻung¹
    • Yale: chūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chong
    • Palladius: чун (čun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: drjuwng, trhjuwng

Rime
Character	盅	盅
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	東 (2)	東 (2)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直弓切	敕中切
Baxter	drjuwng	trhjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨuŋ/	/ʈʰɨuŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖiuŋ/	/ʈʰiuŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiuŋ/	/ȶʰiuŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖuwŋ/	/ʈʰuwŋ/
Li Rong	/ȡiuŋ/	/ȶʰiuŋ/
Wang Li	/ȡĭuŋ/	/ȶʰĭuŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯uŋ/	/ȶʰi̯uŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chóng	chōng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cung4	cung1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*duŋ/, /*tʰuŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	盅	盅
Reading #	2/3	1/3
No.	17417	17414
Phonetic component	中	中
Rime group	終	終
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	蟲	忡
Old Chinese	/*duŋ/	/*tʰuŋ/
Notes		後作沖，虛也

Definitions

盅

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of a container) empty

Further reading

• “盅”, 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–
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [The Archives of Licheng District, Putian City], editor (2022), “盅”, in 《莆仙方言文读字汇》 [A Character Collection of Literary Readings of the Puxian Topolect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 311.

Japanese

Kanji

盅

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. small cup
2. small bowl

Readings

• On (unclassified): ちゅう (chū)、じゅ (ju)
• Kun: むなしい (munashii)

Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [충]

Hanja

盅 (eum 충 (chung))

1. small cup
2. small bowl

Vietnamese

Han character

盅: Hán Việt readings: chung, trung
盅: Nôm readings: chung, trung

1. chữ Hán form of chung (“small handleless cup”)