瓊

See also: 琼

瓊	U+74CA, 瓊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-74CA

← 瓉
[U+74C9]

CJK Unified Ideographs

瓋 →
[U+74CB]

瓊	U+2F932, 瓊 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F932

← 璅
[U+2F931]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

㼛 →
[U+2F933]

Translingual

Han character

瓊 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+15, 18 strokes, cangjie input 一土弓月水 (MGNBE), four-corner 1714₇, composition ⿰𤣩敻(HT) or ⿰𤣩夐(GJKV))

Derived characters

𤓇

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 744, character 36
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21328
Dae Jaweon: page 1153, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1143, character 6
Unihan data for U+74CA

Unihan data for U+2F932

Chinese

trad.		瓊
simp.		琼
alternative forms		琁瓗

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 瓊
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
讂	kʷeːns, qʰʷeːns
矎	qʰʷeːn, qʰʷeŋs
夐	qʰʷeːns, qʰʷeŋs
瓊	*ɡʷeŋ
藑	*ɡʷeŋ
觼	*kʷeːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡʷeŋ): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 夐 (OC *qʰʷeːns, *qʰʷeŋs).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qióng (qiong²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qun²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): king⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ken³
Gan (Wiktionary): qiung²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khiùn

(Hailu, HRS): kiun

(Meixian, Guangdong): kiun²
Jin (Wiktionary): qyng¹
Northern Min (KCR): gěng
Eastern Min (BUC): gìng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kyng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khêng / khiông

(Teochew, Peng'im): kuang⁵ / kuêng⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶jion
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jyn²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qióng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiung²
  - Yale: chyúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyong
  - Palladius: цюн (cjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qun²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kun
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyn²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: king⁴
  - Yale: kìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ken³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰen²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qiung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiuŋ²⁴/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯un¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiun
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰiun⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰiun¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qyng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰyŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gěng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keiŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kyng²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kṳ́ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyŋ¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêng / khiông
  - Tâi-lô: khîng / khiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qeeng, qioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴/, /kʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴/, /kʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɪŋ¹³/, /kʰiɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴/, /kʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ²³/, /kʰiɔŋ²³/

Note:

khêng - literary;
khiông - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: kuang⁵ / kuêng⁵
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khuâng / khuêng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuaŋ⁵⁵/, /kʰueŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

kuang5 - Shantou, Chaozhou;
kuêng5 - Jieyang, Chaoyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶jion
  - MiniDict: jion^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjion
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑioŋ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jyn²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn¹³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 瓊
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕʰyŋ³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕʰyŋ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕʰyŋ⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕʰyŋ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕʰyuŋ⁴²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕʰyŋ²⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕʰyə̃²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕʰyŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕʰỹn⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕʰyŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕʰyn²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕʰyn³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕʰin²¹/ /t͡ɕʰioŋ²¹/ 新,少
	Kunming	/t͡ɕʰĩ¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕʰioŋ²⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕʰyn⁵⁵/ /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/ 新
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕʰyəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕʰyŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕʰỹŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/d͡ʑioŋ²³/
	Suzhou	/d͡ʑioŋ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑioŋ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡ʑoŋ³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰyʌ̃⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕyn¹³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑyn¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰiuŋ²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰiun¹¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kʰuŋ¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰeŋ²¹/
	Nanning	/kʰeŋ²¹/
	Hong Kong	/kʰiŋ²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/kʰiŋ³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/kiŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/eiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/kʰuaŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/xeŋ³¹/

Middle Chinese: gjwieng

Rime
Character	瓊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	清 (122)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	渠營切
Baxter	gjwieng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡwiᴇŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡʷiɛŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiuæŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gwiajŋ/
Li Rong	/ɡiuɛŋ/
Wang Li	/ɡĭwɛŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯wɛŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qióng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	king⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷeŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	瓊
Reading #	1/1
No.	13911
Phonetic component	夐
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	瓊
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷeŋ/

Definitions

瓊

(literary) fine jade (particularly red jade)
(literary) elegant; exquisite; beautiful
(abbreviation) Hainan
入瓊／入琼 ― rù Qióng ― to come to Hainan
a surname

Compounds

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 瓊 – see 璿. (This character is a variant form of 璿).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English June.

Definitions

瓊

A transliteration of the English female given name June

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: king⁴
  - Yale: kìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹/

Definitions

瓊 (Cantonese)

Alternative form of 凝 (“to solidify; to congeal”)
Alternative form of 滰 (“to filter off water; to dry”)

References

“瓊”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency, editor (1993), “June 琼 [英]”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 [Names of The Worlds Peoples: A comprehensive dictionary of names in Roman-Chinese] (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1419: “女子教名，源于月份“六月””.

Japanese

Kanji

瓊

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)
Kan-on: けい (kei)
Kun: たま (tama)、に (ni)
Nanori: たま (tama)

Korean

Hanja

瓊 • (gyeong) (hangeul 경, revised gyeong, McCune–Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

瓊: Hán Nôm readings: quỳnh, quạnh, quầng, quýnh, quành, quềnh, lương

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References

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