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U+9EC4, 黄
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9EC4

[U+9EC3]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9EC5]
U+2EE9, ⻩
CJK RADICAL SIMPLIFIED YELLOW

[U+2EE8]
CJK Radicals Supplement
[U+2EEA]

Translingual

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Stroke order
11 strokes
Stroke order

Glyph origin

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Variant of (huáng).

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 201, +0, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿中田金 (TLWC), composition (GHJV) or (T))

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1516, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47926
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2048, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4596, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9EC4

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“yellow; yolk; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. yellow

Readings

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Compounds

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Japonic *koy.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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() (ki-na (adnominal () (ki na), adverbial () (ki ni))

  1. yellow
Inflection
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Noun

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() (ki

  1. yellow

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC hwang).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(こう) (くわう (kwau)?

  1. yellow

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC hwang).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(おう) (ōわう (wau)?

  1. yellow

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja

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(hwang) (hangeul , revised hwang, McCune–Reischauer hwang, Yale hwang)

  1. variant of
  2. yellow