挺
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Translingual
Han character
挺 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手弓大土 (QNKG), four-corner 52041, composition ⿰扌廷)
Derived characters
- 𮐄
References
- KangXi: page 432, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12106
- Dae Jaweon: page 781, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1869, character 11
- Unihan data for U+633A
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 挺 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𡈼 ancient | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (廷) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 蜓 | *l'eːnʔ, *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 涏 | *l'eːns, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 綎 | *l̥ʰeːŋ, *l'eːŋ |
| 珽 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ |
| 脡 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ |
| 侹 | *l̥ʰeːŋʔ, *l̥ʰeːŋs |
| 頲 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 廷 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 庭 | *l'eːŋ |
| 鼮 | *l'eːŋ |
| 莛 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 筳 | *l'eːŋ |
| 霆 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 娗 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 挺 | *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ |
| 艇 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 鋌 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 梃 | *l'eːŋʔ |
| 誔 | *l'eːŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 廷 (OC *l'eːŋ, *l'eːŋʔ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
挺
- to stick out; to straighten up
- 挺起胸膛 ― tǐng qǐ xiōngtáng ― to proudly put one's chest out
- 挺起條腰／挺起条腰 [Cantonese] ― ting5 hei2 tiu4 jiu1 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
- to endure; to stand
- 我挺不住了。 ― Wǒ tǐng bùzhù le. ― I can no longer endure this.
- 挺過這道坎兒／挺过这道坎儿 ― tǐng guò zhè dào kǎnr ― to persist and overcome this hurdle
- to support
- 我是挺你的！ ― Wǒ shì tǐng nǐ de! ― I support you!
- straight; erect
- 筆挺／笔挺 ― bǐtǐng ― straight; erect
- outstanding; prominent
- (colloquial) quite; rather; pretty; very
- 挺不錯／挺不错 ― tǐng bùcuò ― quite good
- 挺可愛／挺可爱 ― tǐng kě'ài ― quite cute
- Classifier for machine guns.
Synonyms
- (quite) (Cantonese) 幾／几 (gei2)
Dialectal synonyms of 很 (“very”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 甚, 孔 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 很, 非常, 十分 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 挺, 很, 倍兒, 怪 |
| Taiwan | 很, 好, 非常, 超, 蠻, 超級 | |
| Tianjin | 挺, 很, 傻, 老, 倍兒, 齁兒 | |
| Jinan | 挺, 楞 | |
| Xi'an | 很 | |
| Wuhan | 蠻, 很 | |
| Chengdu | 很, 好 | |
| Chongqing | 很 | |
| Yangzhou | 蠻, 稀, 很 | |
| Hefei | 很 | |
| Malaysia | 很 | |
| Singapore | 很, 蠻, 非常 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 好, 非常之 |
| Hong Kong | 好, 非常, 非常之, 超, 勁, 十分之 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 好 | |
| Taishan | 好, 十分之 | |
| Yangjiang | 好 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 好 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 好, 非常之, 非常 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠻 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好, 刮, 已, 還, 異, 還 exclamation |
| Huidong (Daling) | 好 | |
| Wuhua (Meilin) | 好 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 頂 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 好 | |
| Changting | 野 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 已, 刮 | |
| Liancheng | 樣 | |
| Ninghua | 好 | |
| Ruijin | 蠻 | |
| Shicheng | 蠻 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 蠻 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 當, 已, 還 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蓋, 盡, 還 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 當, 盡, 已, 還 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 當, 已, 還 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 當, 已, 還 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 足, 真, 實在 | |
| Hong Kong | 好 | |
| Sabah (Bao'an) | 好 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 很 | |
| Singapore (Dabu) | 好 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 很, 挺 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 盡 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 野, 真 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 真 | |
| Manjung (Gutian) | 真 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人, 非常, 真正 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 真 | |
| Quanzhou | 真, 野, 誠, 有夠, 萬代, 死人 | |
| Jinjiang | 野 | |
| Zhangzhou | 盡, 蓋, 足, 足範, 有夠, 出奇, 極死, 見死, 死了了, 死人 | |
| Zhao'an | 很, 真, 死絕, 好, 非常 | |
| Dongshan | 真, 非常 | |
| Taipei | 真, 誠 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 真, 誠 | |
| Kaohsiung | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 | |
| Yilan | 有夠, 足, 誠, 盡 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 真, 誠 | |
| Taichung | 誠, 蓋, 足 | |
| Tainan | 有夠, 足, 真, 誠, 蓋 | |
| Hsinchu | 真, 誠 | |
| Kinmen | 足, 誠 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 真, 誠 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 真, 誠, 真正 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 真, 死爸, 真正, 誠, 足, 有夠 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 野, 真, 萬代, 真正 | |
| Chaozhou | 過, 好, 非常, 死爸 | |
| Shantou | 過, 鐵, 好, 很, 死爸, 死絕 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 好, 死絕 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 好, 非常 | |
| Jieyang | 過, 好, 死爸, 死絕 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 好 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 好 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 真, 死爸, 非常 | |
| Wenchang | 極, 但顧, 真 | |
| Haikou | 但顧 | |
| Qionghai | 但顧, 真 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 但顧, 真 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠻, 老, 邪氣, 老老, 瞎, 絕, 十分, 十二萬分, 非常, 非常之, 畢, 畢畢, 來得, 來得個, 煞, 交關, 十二分 rare, 窮 dated, 野 dated, 邪 dated |
| Suzhou | 蠻 | |
| Ningbo | 交關, 蠻, 堪, 𠊉好, 𠊉派, 甮派, 出格, 木牢牢 rare, 猛 rare | |
| Zhoushan | 交關, 蠻, 猛, 堪, 出格, 木牢牢 rare | |
| Wenzhou | 蠻, 蒙, 顯 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 很, 蠻 |
| Shuangfeng | 蠻 | |
Compounds
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Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Definitions
挺
- (Cantonese) kind; sort; type
Japanese
Kanji
挺
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings
- Go-on: じょう (jō)←でう (deu, historical)
- Kan-on: てい (tei)
- On: ちょう (chō)←てう (teu, historical)
- Kun: ぬく (nuku, 挺く)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 挺 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
| on’yomi |
Counter
挺 • (-chō)
- long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, candles, inksticks
Compounds
- 空挺 (kūtei): airborne
Korean
Hanja
挺 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
挺: Hán Nôm readings: đĩnh
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References
- Nom Foundation