仰

仰	U+4EF0, 仰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EF0

← 仯
[U+4EEF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

仱 →
[U+4EF1]

Translingual

Han character

仰 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人竹女中 (OHVL), four-corner 2722₀, composition ⿰亻卬)

Derived characters

𦯒, 𨦪, 𩣍, 𠑕

References

KangXi: page 94, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 400
Dae Jaweon: page 199, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 125, character 3
Unihan data for U+4EF0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 仰

Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)

Small seal script

**Small seal script**
s05776

**Transcribed ancient scripts**
L35073	L35074	L17428	L17429	L17430	L17431

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

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

	Old Chinese
卬	ŋaːŋ, ŋaŋʔ
枊	ŋaːŋ, ŋaːŋs
昂	*ŋaːŋ
仰	ŋaŋʔ, ŋaŋs
迎	ŋaŋ, ŋraŋs

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		仰
alternative forms		佒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎng (yang³)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵, ngong⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngióng
(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiong³
Min Dong (BUC): ngiōng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gióng / giáng
(Teochew, Peng'im): ngiang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng
  - Wade–Giles: yang³
  - Yale: yǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeang
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵, ngong⁵
  - Yale: yéuhng, ngóhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵, ngong⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵, ngong⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³/, /ŋɔːŋ¹³/

Note: ngong5 - vernacular (also written as 昂).

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngióng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯oŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲiɔŋ³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngiōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyoŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gióng
  - Tâi-lô: gióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giorng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡiɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giáng
  - Tâi-lô: giáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiaŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngiang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiaŋ⁵²/

Note: literary.

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 仰
Mandarin	Beijing	/iɑŋ²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/iaŋ²¹³/
	Tianjin	/iɑŋ¹³/
	Jinan	/iaŋ⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/iaŋ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/iaŋ⁵³/
	Xi'an	/niaŋ⁵³/ /iaŋ⁵³/
	Xining	/iɔ̃⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/iɑŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/iɑ̃⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/iɑŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/iaŋ⁴²/
	Chengdu	/iaŋ⁵³/
	Guiyang	/niaŋ⁴²/
	Kunming	/niã̠⁵³/
	Nanjing	/liaŋ²¹²/
	Hefei	/iɑ̃⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/iɒ̃⁵³/
	Pingyao	/iɑŋ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/iɑ̃⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ȵiã³⁵/ /ȵiã²³/
	Suzhou	/ȵiã⁵¹/
	Hangzhou	/ȵiɑŋ⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/ȵi³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/nia³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/ȵiau³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/ȵian⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ȵian⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/ȵiɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ŋioŋ³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jœŋ²³/
	Nanning	/jœŋ²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/jœŋ¹³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/giɔŋ⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/nyoŋ³²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ŋiɔŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/ŋiaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/niaŋ²¹³/

Middle Chinese: /ŋɨɐŋ^X/

Rime
Character	仰
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚兩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨɐŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiɐŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɨaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/ŋiaŋ^X/
Wang Li	/ŋĭaŋ^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯aŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng⁵

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.ŋaŋʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋaŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	仰
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjang^X ›
Old Chinese	/*C.ŋaŋʔ/
English	lift the face, look up
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仰
Reading #	1/2
No.	31
Phonetic component	卬
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	仰
Old Chinese	/*ŋaŋʔ/

Definitions

仰

to raise the head to look
to look up to; to admire
to face upward; to flip
^† to trace back
^† Used in official documents in the old days; shows deference to a superior, and hope to a subordinate.
a surname

Antonyms

(to raise the head to look): 俯 (fǔ)

Compounds

Derived terms from 仰

久仰 (jiǔyǎng)
久仰大名 (jiǔyǎngdàmíng)
仰不愧天
仰事俯畜
仰人鼻息
仰光 (Yǎngguāng)
仰八叉
仰剌叉
仰天 (yǎngtiān)
仰天大笑
仰天太息
仰屋
仰息
仰慕 (yǎngmù)
仰承
仰攀
仰望 (yǎngwàng)
仰止
仰求
仰泳 (yǎngyǒng)
仰爬
仰看
仰秣
仰翻
仰角 (yǎngjiǎo)
仰面 (yǎngmiàn)
仰韶

仰韶文化
仰首伸眉
信仰 (xìnyǎng)
俯仰 (fǔyǎng)
俯仰由人
倒仰
偃仰
健仰
四仰八叉
宗仰 (zōngyǎng)
宗教信仰 (zōngjiào xìnyǎng)
打仰
敬仰 (jìngyǎng)
景仰 (jǐngyǎng)
渴仰
瞻仰 (zhānyǎng)
祗仰
高山仰之
高山仰止 (gāoshānyǎngzhǐ)
高山安仰
久仰山斗
人仰馬翻／人仰马翻 (rényǎngmǎfān)
仰之彌高／仰之弥高 (yǎngzhīmígāo)
仰八腳兒／仰八脚儿
仰天長歎／仰天长叹
仰屋竊歎／仰屋窃叹
仰屋興嘆／仰屋兴叹

仰屋著書／仰屋著书
仰臥／仰卧 (yǎngwò)
仰藥／仰药 (yǎngyào)
仰視／仰视 (yǎngshì)
仰觀／仰观 (yǎngguān)
仰觀俯察／仰观俯察
俛仰／俯仰
俯仰之間／俯仰之间
俯仰無愧／俯仰无愧 (fǔyǎngwúkuì)
六馬仰秣／六马仰秣
前仰後合／前仰后合
前俯後仰／前俯后仰
前合後仰／前合后仰
後仰前合／后仰前合
後合前仰／后合前仰
欽仰／钦仰 (qīnyǎng)
民間信仰／民间信仰 (mínjiān xìnyǎng)
沒投仰仗／没投仰仗
沒頭仰仗／没头仰仗
泛靈信仰／泛灵信仰
溈仰宗／沩仰宗
與世俯仰／与世俯仰
與世偃仰／与世偃仰
鑽仰／钻仰
鑽堅仰高／钻坚仰高
馬仰人翻／马仰人翻 (mǎyǎngrénfān)
鬼靈信仰／鬼灵信仰

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		仰
alternative forms		佒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎng, yàng (yang³, yang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ, ㄧㄤˋ
Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): ng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng
  - Wade–Giles: yang³
  - Yale: yǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeang
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yàng
  - Wade–Giles: yang⁴
  - Yale: yàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanq
  - Palladius: ян (jan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹/

Note:

yǎng - Mainland and Taiwan standard;
yàng - obsolete.

Min Nan
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ng³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ǹg
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ²¹³/

Note: vernacular.

Middle Chinese: /ŋɨɐŋ^H/

Rime
Character	仰
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚向切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨɐŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiɐŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiɑŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɨaŋ^H/
Li Rong	/ŋiaŋ^H/
Wang Li	/ŋĭaŋ^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯aŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋaŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仰
Reading #	2/2
No.	33
Phonetic component	卬
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	𨋕
Old Chinese	/*ŋaŋs/

Definitions

仰

to rely on

Compounds

仰仗 (yǎngzhàng)
仰借
仰哺

仰成
仰杖
仰食 (yǎngshí)

仰給／仰给
仰給於人／仰给于人
仰賴／仰赖 (yǎnglài)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		仰
alternative forms		昂卬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): áng (ang²)
(Zhuyin): ㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: áng
  - Zhuyin: ㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: áng
  - Wade–Giles: ang²
  - Yale: áng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: arng
  - Palladius: ан (an)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑŋ³⁵/

Definitions

仰

Alternative form of 昂 (áng, “high”).

Compounds

仰仰

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		仰
alternative forms		樣／样

Pronunciation

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngióng
(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiong⁴

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngióng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯oŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲiɔŋ⁵³/

Definitions

仰

(Hakka) how
- 仰會無人在這位了 [Hailu Hakka, trad.]
  仰会无人在这位了 [Hailu Hakka, simp.]
  From: 2021, 彭柏邑, 忘了
  How come there is no one here?

Compounds

仰仔
仰做得

仰般

仰來／仰来

Japanese

Kanji

仰

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

face-up
look up
depend
seek
respect
revere
drink
take

Readings

Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
Kan-on: ぎょう (gyō, Jōyō)^{←ぎやう (gyau, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: こう (kō, Jōyō ^†)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
Kun: あおぐ (aogu, 仰ぐ, Jōyō)^{←あふぐ (afugu, historical)}; おおせ (ōse, 仰せ, Jōyō)^{←おほせ (ofose, historical)}; あおる (aoru)^{←あほる (aforu, historical)}; おっしゃる (ossharu, 仰っしゃる)

Compounds

仰(ぎょう)臥(が) (gyōga)
仰(ぎょう)角(かく) (gyōkaku)
仰(ぎょう)山(さん) (gyōsan)
仰(ぎょう)視(し) (gyōshi)
仰(ぎょう)天(てん) (gyōten)
仰(ぎょう)望(ぼう) (gyōbō)
仰(の)け様(ざま) (nokezama)

Related terms

仰(ぎょう)々(ぎょう)しい (gyōgyōshii), 仰(ぎょう)仰(ぎょう)しい (gyōgyōshii)
仰(の)けぞる (nokezoru), 仰反(のけぞ)る (nokezoru)
仰(お)っしゃる (ossharu)
仰(あお)のく (aonoku)
仰(あお)のける (aonokeru)
仰(あお)向(む)く (aomuku)

Korean

Hanja

仰 (eum 앙 (ang))

to raise the head to look
to look up; to rely on; to admire

Vietnamese

Han character

仰: Hán Nôm readings: ngưỡng, ngẳng, ngẵng, ngãng, khưỡng, ngẩng, ngẫng, ngửng

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References

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