癢

See also: 痒

癢	U+7662, 癢 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7662

← 癡
[U+7661]

CJK Unified Ideographs

癣 →
[U+7663]

Translingual

Han character

癢 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+15, 20 strokes, cangjie input 大廿人女 (KTOV), four-corner 0013₂, composition ⿸疒養)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 782, character 31
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22602
Dae Jaweon: page 1191, character 33
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2702, character 7
Unihan data for U+7662

Chinese

trad.		癢/痒^*
simp.		痒^*

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
鯗	*slaŋʔ
養	laŋʔ, laŋs
癢	*laŋʔ
瀁	laŋʔ, laŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *laŋʔ) : semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 養 (OC *laŋʔ, *laŋs).

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan, though the exact etymon is unclear. Compare Tibetan གཡའ (g.ya', “to itch”), Jingpho kaya (“to itch”), Burmese ယား (ya:, “to itch”), Japhug rɤʑa (“to itch”) (Schuessler, 2007; Baxter and Sagart, 2017; Zhang, Jacques and Lai, 2019), which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ja (“to itch”). Also compare Lepcha ᰚᰭ (yak, “to itch”) (Schuessler, 2007), which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-sak (“to itch”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǎng (yang³)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yang³
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): joeng⁵

(Taishan, Wiktionary): yiang⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): iong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yông

(Meixian, Guangdong): yong¹
Jin (Wiktionary): ion²
Northern Min (KCR): ciòng / iǒ̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): siông / siòng / iōng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiūⁿ / chiǔⁿ / chiōⁿ / chiāuⁿ / ióng / iáng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ziên⁶ / zion⁶ / iang⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yan
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ian³

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/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yang³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵
  - Yale: yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yiang⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiaŋ²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: iong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɔŋ²¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: iong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /iɔŋ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ion²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iɒ̃⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ciòng / iǒ̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɔŋ⁴²/, /iɔŋ²¹/

Note:

ciòng - vernacular;
iǒ̤ng - literary.

Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: siông / siòng / iōng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suɔŋ²⁴²/, /suoŋ⁵³/, /yoŋ³³/

Note:

siông, siòng - vernacular;
iōng - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiūnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /t͡siũ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan): /t͡siũ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ²²/
  - IPA (Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡siũ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiōnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvioi
  - IPA (Tainan): /t͡siɔ̃³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Singapore): /t͡siɔ̃²²/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiāuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiāunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cviau
  - IPA (Penang): /t͡siãu²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ióng
  - Tâi-lô: ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáng
  - Tâi-lô: iáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaŋ⁵³/

Note:

chiūⁿ/chiǔⁿ/chiōⁿ - vernacular;
ióng/iáng - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: ziên⁶ / zion⁶ / iang⁶
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiĕⁿ / tsiŏⁿ / iăng
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩẽ³⁵/, /t͡sĩõ³⁵/, /iaŋ³⁵/

Note:

ziên6/zion6 - vernacular (ziên6 - Chaozhou);
iang6 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yan
  - MiniDict: yan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhian
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiã²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ian³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯æn⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: yangX

Rime
Character	癢
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	餘兩切
Baxter	yangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨaŋ^X/
Li Rong	/iaŋ^X/
Wang Li	/jĭaŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯aŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng⁵

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.ɢaŋʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*laŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	癢
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yǎng
Middle Chinese	‹ yang^X ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.ɢaŋʔ/
English	itch
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	癢
Reading #	1/1
No.	14614
Phonetic component	養
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	養
Old Chinese	/*laŋʔ/
Notes	見禮記同癢

Definitions

癢

itchy; ticklish
撓癢／挠痒 ― náoyǎng ― to scratch an itch

我這兒很癢。／我这儿很痒。 ― Wǒ zhèr hěn yǎng. ― I'm itchy here.
itching to do something

Synonyms

(itchy):

Dialectal synonyms of 癢 (“itchy”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		癢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
	Taiwan	癢
	Chengde	癢
	Ulanhot	刺撓
	Tongliao	刺撓
	Chifeng	癢, 刺撓
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	癢, 刺撓
	Heihe	癢
	Qiqihar	癢
	Harbin	癢癢, 細癢, 刺撓, 刺癢
	Jiamusi	癢, 刺撓
	Baicheng	癢
	Changchun	刺撓
	Tonghua	刺撓
	Shenyang	癢, 刺撓
	Jinzhou	癢
	Malaysia	癢
	Singapore	癢
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	癢癢
	Tangshan	癢
	Cangzhou	癢
	Baoding	癢
	Shijiazhuang	癢
	Lijin	癢, 癢癢
	Jinan	癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	癢
	Dandong	癢, 刺撓
	Yantai	癢
	Yantai (Muping)	癢癢
	Qingdao	癢, 癢癢
	Zhucheng	癢
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	刺撓
	Lingbao	癢
	Jining	癢癢
	Linfen	咬人
	Shangqiu	癢
	Yuanyang	癢
	Zhengzhou	癢
	Xinyang	癢
	Baihe	癢
	Xi'an	癢, 咬人, 咬
	Baoji	癢, 咬人
	Tianshui	癢, 咬
	Xining	癢, 咬
	Xuzhou	癢, 癢癢, 刺撓
	Fuyang	癢, 癢癢
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	咬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	癢, 刺撓
	Bayanhot	癢
	Lanzhou	癢
	Dunhuang	癢
	Hami	癢
	Ürümqi	癢
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	癢, 咬
	Nanchong	癢
	Dazhou	癢
	Hanyuan	癢
	Xichang	癢
	Zigong	癢
	Chongqing	癢
	Wuhan	癢
	Yichang	癢
	Xiangyang	癢
	Tianmen	癢
	Guiyang	癢
	Zunyi	癢
	Bijie	癢
	Liping	癢
	Zhaotong	癢
	Dali	癢
	Kunming	癢
	Mengzi	癢
	Guilin	癢
	Liuzhou	癢
	Nanning (Wuming)	癢
	Jishou	癢
	Changde	癢
	Hanzhong	癢, 咬
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	癢
	Yangzhou	癢
	Lianyungang	癢, 癢癢
	Lianshui	癢
	Nantong	癢
	Anqing	癢
	Wuhu	癢
	Hefei	癢
	Hong'an	癢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	痕, 癢
	Hong Kong	痕, 痕癢
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	癢, 痎
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	痎
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	痎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	痎
	Taishan	痎
	Kaiping (Chikan)	痎
	Dongguan	癢
	Yangjiang	癢
	Nanning	痕
	Nanning (Tanka)	痕
	Hepu (Shatian)	痎
	Guiping	痕
	Guiping (Jintian)	痕
	Guiping (Mule)	痕
	Pingnan	痕
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	痕
	Guigang (Pingdong)	痕
	Beihai	痕
	Beihai (Nankang)	痎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	痕
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	痎
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	痕
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	痎
	Singapore (Guangfu)	痕
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	痕
	Móng Cái	痕
Gan	Nanchang	癢
Hakka	Meixian	癢
	Xingning	痎
	Dabu (Xihe)	癢
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	痎
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	痎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	癢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	癢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	痎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	癢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	癢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	癢
	Hong Kong	痎
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	癢
	Senai (Huiyang)	痎
Huizhou	Jixi	癢
Huizhou	Shexian	癢
Jin	Taiyuan	癢, 癢癢, 刺癢
	Yangyuan	癢
	Datong	癢
	Lüliang (Lishi)	咬人, 咬
	Changzhi	癢, 咬搔
	Taibus (Baochang)	癢
	Linhe	癢, 咬
	Jining	癢, 咬
	Hohhot	癢, 圪搔, 刺撓
	Baotou	咬
	Dongsheng	咬
	Haibowan	咬
	Erenhot	咬
	Pingshan	癢癢
	Zhangjiakou	癢
	Handan	癢
	Linzhou	癢
	Suide	咬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	癢
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	癢
Southern Min	Xiamen	癢, 擽, 刺鑿, 刺頁
	Quanzhou	癢, 擽, 刺鑿, 刺頁
	Zhangzhou	癢, 擽
	Taipei	癢
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	癢
	Kaohsiung	癢
	Yilan	癢
	Changhua (Lukang)	癢
	Taichung	癢
	Tainan	癢
	Hsinchu	癢
	Kinmen	癢
	Penghu (Magong)	癢
	Penang (Hokkien)	癢, gatai
	Singapore (Hokkien)	癢
	Manila (Hokkien)	癢
	Chaozhou	癢
	Shantou	癢
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	癢
	Jieyang	癢
	Haifeng	痎
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	癢
	Pontianak (Teochew)	癢
	Leizhou	癢
	Haikou	癢
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	痕
Wu	Suzhou	癢, 肉癢
Wu	Wenzhou	癢
Xiang	Changsha	癢
Xiang	Shuangfeng	癢

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

癢

(Hyōgai kanji)

itchy
Synonym: 痒

Readings

Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kan-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
Kun: かゆい (kayui, 癢い)

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

癢 • (yang) (hangeul 양, revised yang, McCune–Reischauer yang, Yale yang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

癢: Hán Nôm readings: dưỡng, ngứa

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