薨

薨	U+85A8, 薨 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-85A8

← 薧
[U+85A7]

CJK Unified Ideographs

薩 →
[U+85A9]

Translingual

Han character

薨 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿田中心 (TWLP), four-corner 4421₁, composition ⿱⿳卝罒冖死 or ⿳𦭝冖死)

References

KangXi: page 1062, character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32147
Dae Jaweon: page 1526, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3302, character 3
Unihan data for U+85A8

Chinese

trad.		薨
simp. ^#		薨

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
蘉	*maːŋ
瞢	mɯːŋ, mɯŋ, *mɯŋs
懜	mɯːŋs, mɯːŋ, *mɯŋ
懵	mɯːŋs, mɯːŋʔ
甍	*mrɯːŋ
薨	*hmɯːŋ
夢	mɯŋ, mɯŋs
鄸	*mɯŋs

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hōng (hong¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hong
  - Wade–Giles: hung¹
  - Yale: hūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hong
  - Palladius: хун (xun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwang¹
  - Yale: gwāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gueng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /hwəŋ/

Rime
Character	薨
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	登 (130)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	呼肱切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hwəŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷəŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/xuəŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwəŋ/
Li Rong	/xuəŋ/
Wang Li	/xuəŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/xwəŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hōng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fang¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m̥ˤəŋ/
(Zhengzhang): /*hmɯːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	薨
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	hōng
Middle Chinese	‹ xwong ›
Old Chinese	/*m̥ˁəŋ/
English	to die (of king or prince)
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	薨
Reading #	1/1
No.	8992
Phonetic component	夢
Rime group	蒸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	薨
Old Chinese	/*hmɯːŋ/

Definitions

薨

(archaic, of feudal lords or high officials) to pass away; to die
會延平王成功薨，長子經嗣立，臺灣初稱東都，改明京以候桂王之蹕。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
会延平王成功薨，长子经嗣立，台湾初称东都，改明京以候桂王之跸。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 查繼佐／查继佐, 《東山國語》, 臺灣前語
Huì Yánpíngwáng Chénggōng hōng, zhǎngzǐ Jīng sìlì, Táiwān chū chēng Dōngdū, gǎi Míngjīng yǐ hòu Guìwáng zhī bì. [Pinyin]
When Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) passed away, his eldest son Jing succeeded to the throne. Taiwan was initially named Dongdu [The Eastern Capital], then changed to Mingjing [Capital of the Ming Dynasty] to await the arrival of the Prince of Gui.
(onomatopoeia) swarming; flocking; noisy
螽斯羽，薨薨兮！宜爾子孫，繩繩兮！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
螽斯羽，薨薨兮！宜尔子孙，绳绳兮！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: circa 11th century BCE — 7th century BCE, The Classic of Poetry. The translation here emphasises the onomatopoeic nature of the ideophonic reduplications.
Zhōngsī yǔ, hōnghōng xī! Yí ěr zǐsūn, shéngshéng xī! [Pinyin]
Grasshoppers on the wing —
Your racket goes hmoong-hmoong!
No wonder your children —
They are all like, bleng-bleng!

Synonyms

(to pass away):

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Synonyms of 薨

上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
故 (gù)
故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
早死 (zǎosǐ)
枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死人 (sǐrén)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)

消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
逝世 (shìshì)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (literary, euphemistic)
小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing)
就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)

死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
死脫／死脱 (Wu)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
過往／过往 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

Compounds

薨薨 (hōnghōng)

薨逝 (hōngshì)

Japanese

Kanji

薨

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): こう (kō)
Kun: みまかる (mimakaru, 薨る)

Korean

Hanja

薨 (eumhun 죽을 훙 (jugeul hung))

(obsolete) Hanja form^? of 훙 (“(of feudal lords or high officials) to pass away; to die”).

Hanja

薨 (eumhun 많을 횡 (maneul hoeng))

(obsolete) Hanja form^? of 횡 (“(onomatopoeia) swarming; flocking; noisy”).