昉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 日
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fǎng
Cantonese: fong2
JapaneseKun: AKIRAKA
JapaneseOn: HOU
Korean: PANG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: bright dawn, daybreak; appear

CE-Dict: dawn/to begin

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《日部》昉明也。从日方聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集上】【日字部】昉
〔古文〕昞【唐韻】分兩切【集韻】【韻會】甫兩切【正韻】妃兩切，𠀤音仿。【說文】明也。　又【玉篇】適也。【公羊傳·隱二年】始滅昉於此乎。【註】昉，適也。齊人語。

CF-Dict: aube/commencer

Han-De-Dict: anfangen, beginnen (u.E.)/Anbruch, Beginn (u.E.) (S)