蕉
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Translingual
Han character
蕉 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿人土火 (TOGF), four-corner 44331, composition ⿱艹焦)
References
- KangXi: page 1057, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31937
- Dae Jaweon: page 1520, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3292, character 11
- Unihan data for U+8549
Chinese
| trad. | 蕉 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 蕉 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 蕉 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (焦) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 癄 | *ʔsrews |
| 焦 | *ʔsew |
| 蕉 | *ʔsew |
| 鷦 | *ʔsew |
| 僬 | *ʔsew, *ʔsews, *zew |
| 噍 | *ʔsew, *zews |
| 膲 | *ʔsew |
| 鐎 | *ʔsew, *zew |
| 蟭 | *ʔsew |
| 燋 | *ʔsew, *ʔsewɢ |
| 醮 | *ʔsews |
| 潐 | *ʔsews |
| 趭 | *ʔsews, *zews, *lews |
| 樵 | *zew |
| 譙 | *zew |
| 憔 | *zew |
| 劁 | *zew, *zews |
| 顦 | *zew |
| 嶕 | *zew |
| 撨 | *zew, *seːw |
| 穛 | *ʔsreːwɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ʔsew) : semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 焦 (OC *ʔsew).
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 焦 (burned, dried > unsoaked)? Or maybe from Vietnamese chuối?”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
蕉
- † unsoaked hemp
- † abaca
- banana; plantain (any plant in Musaceae, especially the edible fruit) (Classifier: 根 m; 串 m; 把 m; 條／条 c; 隻／只 c; 梳 c; 弓 mn)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 香蕉 (“banana”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 香蕉 | |
| Taxonomic name | 香蕉 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 香蕉 |
| Taiwan | 香蕉 | |
| Tianjin | 香蕉 | |
| Jinan | 香蕉 | |
| Wanrong | 香蕉 | |
| Xi'an | 香蕉 | |
| Wuhan | 香蕉 | |
| Chengdu | 香蕉 | |
| Yangzhou | 香蕉 | |
| Hefei | 香蕉 | |
| Changle (Qinjiang) | 芭蕉果 | |
| Malaysia | 香蕉 | |
| Singapore | 香蕉 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 香蕉 | |
| Dagudi (Maliba) | 香蕉 | |
| Reshuitang (Longling) | 香蕉 | |
| Mae Salong (Lancang) | 香蕉 | |
| Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 香蕉 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 香蕉, 蕉 |
| Hong Kong | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 牙蕉 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 香蕉, 蕉 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 香蕉, 牙蕉 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 牙蕉 | |
| Macau | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 香蕉, 蕉 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 香蕉 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蕉仔 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蕉, 香蕉, 香牙蕉 | |
| Foshan | 香蕉, 蕉 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蕉 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 香蕉 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 香蕉 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 香蕉 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蕉果 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蕉 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蕉 | |
| Taishan | 香蕉, 蕉果 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 香蕉 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 香蕉 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 蕉果 | |
| Dongguan | 蕉, 香蕉 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 牙蕉 | |
| Shaoguan | 香蕉 | |
| Yunfu | 香蕉 | |
| Yangjiang | 蕉子 | |
| Xinyi | 香蕉, 蕉子, 粉蕉 | |
| Lianjiang | 蕉子, 香蕉 | |
| Nanning | 香蕉 | |
| Wuzhou | 香蕉 | |
| Yulin | 香蕉 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 香蕉 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 弓蕉 | |
| Ipoh (Guangfu) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 香蕉 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 香牙蕉 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 香蕉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 香蕉, 弓蕉 |
| Dabu (Xihe) | 香蕉, 弓蕉 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 香蕉 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蕉 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 香蕉 | |
| Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 牙蕉, 蕉 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 香蕉 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 弓蕉 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蕉哩 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 弓蕉 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 弓蕉 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 蕉 | |
| Jiexi | 弓蕉 | |
| Luhe | 弓蕉 | |
| Raoping (Xinfeng) | 弓蕉 | |
| Changting | 香蕉 | |
| Yongding | 牙蕉 | |
| Yongding (Xiayang) | 弓蕉 | |
| Yongding (Gaobei) | 牙蕉 | |
| Yongding (Hukeng) | 牙蕉 | |
| Liancheng | 香蕉 | |
| Liancheng (Peitian) | 香蕉 | |
| Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 香蕉 | |
| Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 香蕉 | |
| Ninghua | 牙蕉 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 弓蕉 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 弓蕉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 弓蕉 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 弓蕉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 弓蕉 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 弓蕉 | |
| Hong Kong | 牙蕉 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 蕉 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 弓蕉 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 弓蕉 | |
| Bangkok (Meixian) | 弓蕉 | |
| Bangkok (Fengshun) | 弓蕉 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 香蕉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 香蕉 |
| Pingyao | 香蕉 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 香蕉, 芭蕉果 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 芭蕉, 芭蕉果 |
| Matsu | 芭蕉果 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 弓蕉 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 弓蕉 | |
| Quanzhou | 弓蕉 | |
| Jinjiang | 弓蕉 | |
| Hui'an | 弓蕉 | |
| Anxi | 弓蕉 | |
| Yongchun | 弓蕉 | |
| Zhangzhou | 弓蕉, 牙蕉, 蕉 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 牙蕉 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 蕉 | |
| Pinghe | 牙蕉 | |
| Zhangpu | 牙蕉 | |
| Yunxiao | 牙蕉 | |
| Zhao'an | 牙蕉 | |
| Dongshan | 牙蕉 | |
| Taipei | 金蕉, 弓蕉 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 弓蕉 | |
| Kaohsiung | 弓蕉 | |
| Yilan | 弓蕉 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 金蕉, 弓蕉 | |
| Taichung | 弓蕉 | |
| Tainan | 弓蕉 | |
| Hsinchu | 弓蕉 | |
| Kinmen | 弓蕉 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 弓蕉 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 弓蕉, 金蕉 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 弓蕉 | |
| Longyan | 蕉弓 | |
| Zhangping | 蕉弓 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蕉弓 | |
| Datian | 弓蕉 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 香蕉 | |
| Chaozhou | 弓蕉 | |
| Raoping | 弓蕉 | |
| Shantou | 弓蕉 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 弓蕉 | |
| Jieyang | 弓蕉 | |
| Puning | 弓蕉 | |
| Haifeng | 弓蕉 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 弓蕉 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 弓蕉 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 弓蕉 | |
| Leizhou | 蕉 | |
| Wenchang | 香蕉 | |
| Haikou | 牙蕉 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 芭蕉 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 弓蕉 |
| Putian (Donghai) | 蕉祖 | |
| Putian (Jiangkou) | 弓蕉 | |
| Putian (Nanri) | 弓蕉 | |
| Xianyou | 蕉祖 | |
| Xianyou (Fengting) | 蕉祖 | |
| Xianyou (Youyang) | 蕉祖 | |
| Fuding (Aoyao) | 番蕉 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 香蕉 |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 香蕉 |
| Sanxiang | 香蕉 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 香蕉 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 香蕉 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蕉仔 |
| Fuding | 香蕉 | |
| Luoyuan | 香蕉 | |
| Sanming | 香蕉 | |
| Shunchang | 香蕉 | |
| Hua'an | 蕉 | |
| Guixi (Zhangping) | 香蕉 | |
| Cangnan | 香蕉 | |
| Jingning | 香蕉 | |
| Lishui | 香蕉 | |
| Longyou | 香蕉 | |
| Chaozhou | 香蕉 | |
| Fengshun | 香蕉 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 香蕉 |
| Suzhou | 香蕉 | |
| Wuxi | 香蕉 | |
| Danyang | 香蕉 | |
| Hangzhou | 香蕉 | |
| Ningbo | 香蕉 | |
| Wenzhou | 香蕉 | |
| Jinhua | 香蕉 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 香蕉 |
| Shuangfeng | 香蕉 | |
| Quanzhou | 香蕉 | |
Compounds
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Pronunciation
Definitions
蕉
- † Alternative form of 憔 (qiáo, “haggard”).
- † Alternative form of 樵 (qiáo, “firewood”).
Compounds
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Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蕉 – see 𣟼. (This character, 蕉, is a variant form of 𣟼.) |
References
- “蕉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
蕉
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- banana
- plantain
Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō)←せう (seu, historical)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō)←せう (seu, historical)
- Kun: きあさ (kiasa, 蕉); こげる (kogeru, 蕉げる)
Compounds
- 芭蕉 (bashō)
- 甘蕉 (kanshō), 甘蕉 (banana)
Korean
Hanja
蕉 (eumhun 파초 초 (pacho cho))
- Hanja form? of 초 (“banana”).
Vietnamese
Han character
蕉: Hán Nôm readings: tiêu
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