邙
mountain in Henan province
At a glance · 邙
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
「邙」从邑亡声，形声字，指洛阳北之邙山。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「邙」本为山名（北邙山），在洛阳之北。
Structure
从邑、亡声，形声字，邑表地名义类，亡表音。
At a glance
Pinyinmáng
Radical阝
Strokes5
UnicodeU+9099
Character type形声
Theme地理
Six languages, one character
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English
mountain in Henan province
mountain in Henan province
Français
mont Mang
Mont Mang (au nord de Luoyang). «背邙面洛» : le mont Mang.
Español
monte Mang
Monte Mang (al norte de Luoyang). «背邙面洛»: el monte Mang.
العربية
جبل مانغ
جبل مانغ (شمال لويانغ). «背邙面洛»: جبل مانغ.
Русский
гора Ман
Гора Ман (к северу от Лояна). «背邙面洛»: гора Ман.
Common words
- 邙mángMount Mang
- 北邙běi mángnorthern Mang