万
万 - Translingual
Han character
万 (Kangxi radical 1, 一+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一尸 (MS), four-corner 10227, composition ⿸丆𠃌)
Derived characters
Related characters
- 萬 (Orthodox traditional form)
Descendants
- ㄪ (Zhuyin alphabet)
万 - Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 万 | |
|---|---|
| Shang | Western Zhou |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions |
Unknown. Used as a tribal name in oracle inscriptions. Used as a number since the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.
Various theories have been proposed for its original meaning:
- Qu Wanli, Qiu Xigui and others propose that it originally refers to a type of dancer-musicians. This usage is attested in the oracle inscriptions. This may be supported by ancient literature, e.g. Shijing, which mentions a type of dance called 萬舞／万舞.
- Lin Yiguang proposes that it is an ancient form of 丏 (OC *meːnʔ), acting as a phonetic component in 賓 (OC *mpin).
- Some propose that it is a differentiated form of 亥.
Compounds
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: mò
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mò
- Wade–Giles: mo4
- Yale: mwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh
- Palladius: мо (mo)
- Sinological IPA : /mwɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mak6, maak6
- Yale: mahk, maahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mak9, maak9
- Guangdong Romanization: meg6, mag6
- Sinological IPA : /mɐk̚²/, /maːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Min Nan
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: mog8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mo̍k
- Sinological IPA : /mok̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Middle Chinese: /mək̚/
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 万 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (131) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 莫北切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| ZhengzhangShangfang | /mək̚/ |
| PanWuyun | /mək̚/ |
| ShaoRongfen | /mək̚/ |
| EdwinPulleyblank | /mək̚/ |
| LiRong | /mək̚/ |
| WangLi | /mək̚/ |
| BernardKarlgren | /mək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mak6 |
Definitions
万
- Only used in 万俟 (Mòqí).
万 - Japanese
Kanji
万
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 萬)
Readings
As a simplification and variant of 萬:
- Go-on: もん (mon)
- Kan-on: ばん (ban, Jōyō)
- Kan’yō-on: まん (man, Jōyō)
- Kun: よろず (yorozu, 万)←よろづ (yorodu, historical)
- Nanori: かず (kazu); かつ (katsu); すすむ (susumu); たか (taka); つむ (tsumu); つもる (tsumoru); ま (ma); ゆる (yuru); よし (yoshi)
As part of the surname 万俟:
Compounds
- 万引き (manbiki)
- 万年青(オモト) (omoto)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) まん [máꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA: [mã̠ɴ]
Noun
万 • (man)
Derived terms
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ばん [báꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA: [bã̠ɴ]
Adverb
万 • (ban)
- (followed by a negative) even if, never
- (followed by a negative) no matter what
Prefix
万 • (ban-)
Derived terms
- 万感 (bankan, “flood of emotions”)
- 万軍 (bangun)
- 万芸 (bangei, “versatility”)
- 万古 (banko, “old time, all this time, eternity”)
- 万(ばん)斛(こく) (bankoku)
- 万劫 (bangō, “an extremely long period of time”)
- 万死 (banshi, “critical state of the life”)
- 万寿 (banju), 万寿 (manju, “longevity”)
- 万丈 (banjō, “hurrah”)
- 万乗 (banjō, “sovereignty”)
- 万状 (banjō, “diversification”)
- 万博 (banpaku, “international exposition”)
- 万万 (banban, “very much”)
- 万民 (banmin, “all the people, the entire nation”)
- 万有 (ban'yū)
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
万 - Korean
Hanja
- Alternative form of 萬.
万 - Vietnamese
Han character
万: Hán Việt readings: vạn 万: Nôm readings: vàn, vạn, muôn
- Alternative form of 萬.