Hanja Analyzer
蒡

蒡 — bang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
우엉 방
Romanization
bang
English
burdock, herb
Mandarin
bàng
Japanese on'yomi
ボウ, ホウ, ビョウ
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
13
Radical
艸 (140, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
旁(방)
Unicode
U+84A1

Parts that make up 蒡

  • 艹 풀 초variant of 艸 돋아난 풀잎 둘풀·나물·약초. 글자 위에 얹힌다
  • 旁 곁 방, 휘몰아갈 팽sound 윗부분이 무엇인지 밝혀지지 않았다‘방·팽’ 계열의 소리

How 蒡 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 蒡 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 旁.

Korean example words with 蒡

  • 우방牛蒡 Korean gloss: 국화과의 두해살이풀. 높이는 50~150cm이며, 경엽은 어긋나고 근생엽은 뭉쳐나며 심장 모양에 가깝다. 7월에 검은 자주색
  • 산우방山牛蒡 Korean gloss: 수리취 또는 엉겅퀴를 달리 이르는 말. 국화과의 엉겅퀴 또는 기타 동속 식물의 전초를 이르는 말이다.
  • 우방자牛蒡子 Korean gloss: 우엉의 씨를 한방에서 이르는 말. 열을 내리고 독을 푸는 작용을 하여 인후염, 홍역 초기, 해수(咳嗽) 따위에 쓰인다.

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

Japanese words with 蒡

  • 牛蒡ごぼう great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
  • 菊牛蒡きくごぼう scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica); Spanish salsify; viper's grass
  • 牛蒡薊ごぼうあざみ Cirsium dipsacolepis (perennial plant of the thistle family)
  • 金平牛蒡きんぴらごぼう kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
  • 牛蒡積みごぼうづみ stone wall construction technique, with smallest stone surfaces facing outwards; burdock piling
  • たたき牛蒡たたきごぼう simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar
  • 洋種山牛蒡ようしゅやまごぼう American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

Characters sharing the phonetic 旁

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 艸

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