仗

仗	U+4ED7, 仗 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4ED7

← 他
[U+4ED6]

CJK Unified Ideographs

付 →
[U+4ED8]

Translingual

Han character

仗 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人十大 (OJK), four-corner 2520₀, composition ⿰亻丈)

References

KangXi: page 92, character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 371
Dae Jaweon: page 195, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 113, character 2
Unihan data for U+4ED7

Chinese

simp. and trad.		仗

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
丈	*daŋʔ
杖	*daŋʔ
仗	daŋʔ, daŋs

Etymology

Derived from 杖 (OC *daŋʔ) "cane, staff", with suffix *-s → *-h → 去聲／去声 (qùshēng), attested in Zuozhuan as 杖 (Schuessler, 2007). See there for etymology.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhàng (zhang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җон (žon, III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶, zoeng³
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tiǒng / tiōng / tiāng
(Teochew, Peng'im): ziang⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhàng
  - Wade–Giles: chang⁴
  - Yale: jàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janq
  - Palladius: чжан (čžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җон (žon, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶, zoeng³
  - Yale: jeuhng, jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶, dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶, zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœːŋ²²/, /t͡ʃœːŋ³³/

Note: zoeng3 - "battle" (e.g. 打仗 (daa2 zoeng3)).

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǒng
  - Tâi-lô: tiǒng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiōng
  - Tâi-lô: tiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diong
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiāng
  - Tâi-lô: tiāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiaŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ziang⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiăng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siaŋ³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ɖɨɐŋ^X/, /ɖɨɐŋ^H/

Rime
Character	仗	仗
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直兩切	直亮切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨɐŋ^X/	/ɖɨɐŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖiɐŋ^X/	/ɖiɐŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɑŋ^X/	/ȡiɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖɨaŋ^X/	/ɖɨaŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ȡiaŋ^X/	/ȡiaŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ȡĭaŋ^X/	/ȡĭaŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯aŋ^X/	/ȡʱi̯aŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhàng	zhàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoeng⁶	zoeng⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*daŋʔ/, /*daŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仗	仗
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	16838	16839
Phonetic component	丈	丈
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	丈	仗
Old Chinese	/*daŋʔ/	/*daŋs/

Definitions

仗

weaponry; weapons; arms
to hold a weapon
war; battle
打仗 ― dǎzhàng ― to fight a battle; to go to war
^† guard; escort
(departing tone only) to depend; to rely
仗著自己的權力為所欲為 [MSC, trad.]
仗着自己的权力为所欲为 [MSC, simp.]
zhàng zhù zìjǐ de quánlì wèisuǒyùwèi [Pinyin]
to rely on one's power to do whatever one wants
^† Alternative form of 杖 (zhàng).

Compounds

仗恃 (zhàngshì)
仗托
仗腰子
仙仗
仰仗 (yǎngzhàng)
作仗
依仗 (yīzhàng)
倚仗 (yǐzhàng)
兵仗
刀仗
御仗 (yùzhàng)
慢仗
打仗 (dǎzhàng)
打水仗
打雪仗 (dǎxuězhàng)
死仗 (sǐzhàng)
炮仗 (pàozhang)
爆仗 (bàozhàng)
硬仗 (yìngzhàng)
袍仗
仗劍／仗剑 (zhàngjiàn)
仗勢／仗势 (zhàngshì)
仗勢凌人／仗势凌人

仗勢欺人／仗势欺人 (zhàngshìqīrén)
仗義／仗义 (zhàngyì)
仗義執言／仗义执言
仗義疏財／仗义疏财
仗義直言／仗义直言
仗義輕財／仗义轻财
仗膽兒／仗胆儿
仗衛／仗卫
仗賴／仗赖
仗馬無聲／仗马无声
任賢仗能／任贤仗能
依官仗勢／依官仗势
倚官仗勢／倚官仗势
倚財仗勢／倚财仗势
儀仗／仪仗 (yízhàng)
儀仗隊／仪仗队 (yízhàngduì)
勝仗／胜仗 (shèngzhàng)
大陣仗／大阵仗 (dàzhènzhàng)
寒蟬仗馬／寒蝉仗马
對仗／对仗 (duìzhàng)
慷慨仗義／慷慨仗义
憑仗／凭仗 (píngzhàng)
打勝仗／打胜仗

打敗仗／打败仗
擔仗／担仗
敗仗／败仗 (bàizhàng)
明火執仗／明火执仗
槍仗手／枪仗手
沒投仰仗／没投仰仗
沒頭仰仗／没头仰仗
狗仗人勢／狗仗人势
狗仗官勢／狗仗官势
疏財仗義／疏财仗义 (shūcái zhàngyì)
立仗馬／立仗马
筆仗／笔仗
籠仗／笼仗
細仗／细仗
衛仗／卫仗
負氣仗義／负气仗义
贓仗／赃仗
車仗／车仗
軍仗／军仗
輕財仗義／轻财仗义
鎧仗／铠仗
開仗／开仗 (kāizhàng)
陣仗／阵仗 (zhènzhàng)

Japanese

Kanji

仗

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←ぢやう (dyau, historical)}
Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
Kun: つえ (tsue, 仗)^{←つゑ (tuwe, historical)}; つわもの (tsuwamono, 仗); よる (yoru, 仗る)

Usage notes

This character is not used much in modern Japanese.

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling of 杖 (tsue). See that entry for details.

Noun

仗(つえ) • (tsue) ^{←つゑ (tuwe)^?}

Alternative spelling of 杖 (“a cane, a crook, a walking stick”)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling of 兵 (tsuwamono). See that entry for details.

Noun

仗(つわもの) • (tsuwamono) ^{←つはもの (tufamono)^?}

Alternative spelling of 兵 (“weaponry; a soldier, a warrior; a courageous person, a brave; someone who is very confident, even obstinate”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling of 回り, 周り, 廻り (mawari). See those entries for details.

Noun

仗(まわり) • (mawari) ^{←まはり (mafari)^?}

Alternative spelling of 回り, etc.: surroundings; around; turning

Etymology 4

From Middle Chinese 仗. Compare modern Mandarin 仗 (zhàng).

Affix

仗(じょう) • (jō) ^{←ぢやう (dyau)^?}

military strength
reliable, dependable

Derived terms

仗旗 (じょうき, jōki): in medieval times, a special imperial flag marking occasions of special dignity, such as the first day of a new emperor's reign
仗議, 仗儀 (じょうぎ, jōgi): in the Nara period, a kind of codified conference before the imperial court, whereby nobles below the rank of minister would discuss the business of government
仗座 (じょうざ, jōza): the seats of the Imperial Guard; where nobles would sit to offer counsel to the court
仗身 (じょうしん, jōshin): in the Nara period, the court-appointed bodyguard of officials of fifth or higher rank

Korean

Hanja

仗 (eum 장 (jang))

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Vietnamese

Han character

仗: Hán Nôm readings: trượng, dượng

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References

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