Hanja Analyzer
尨

尨 — bang, bong

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
삽살개 방, 헝클어진 모양 봉
Romanization
bang, bong
English
shaggy haired dog; variegated
Mandarin
máng
Japanese on'yomi
ボウ, モウ, ム
Japanese kun'yomi
むくいぬ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
7
Radical
尢 (43, 4 residual)
Unicode
U+5C28

Parts that make up 尨

  • 尤 더욱 우 사마귀가 난 손더욱. ‘우’ 계열의 소리
  • 彡 나부끼는 터럭 셋무늬와 빛깔, 결

How 尨 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 尨 as a ideographic compound involving 犬, 彡.

Korean example words with 尨

  • 방복尨服 Korean gloss: 물감으로 물을 들인 옷.
  • 청방靑尨 Korean gloss: 개의 한 품종. 검고 긴 털이 곱슬곱슬하게 난 개.
  • 방연하다尨然 Korean gloss: 두툼하고 크다.
  • 방연히尨然히 Korean gloss: 두툼하고 크게.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 尨

  • 尨むく shaggy hair; shaggy dog

Characters sharing the phonetic 尨

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “방” in Korean.

Other hanja read “방”

Other hanja with radical 尢

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