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等 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹土木戈 (HGDI), four-corner 8834₁, composition ⿱𥫗寺)

• 𠎬, 𬼑, 𠾡, 𫮨, 𢡩, 㩐, 𣛆, 𥢜, 𥪸, 𦅯, 𮖴, 𨅸, 𨬻, 𠟚, 𫂨, 𮆠, 𮆩

• KangXi: page 882, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25992
• Dae Jaweon: page 1311, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2962, character 1
• Unihan data for U+7B49

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *tɯːʔ, *tɯːŋʔ) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 寺 (OC *ljɯs).

竹 here refers to the bamboo strips used for writing (e.g. grading, classification) in ancient times. 寺 (OC *ljɯs) was originally used phonetically; the character was subsequently borrowed for another word with the same meaning, but with no phonetic resemblance to 寺.

“rank; class; kind; to equate; and the like; plural particle”

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-tjaŋ (“top; to rise; to raise”) (STEDT). Endoactive of 登 (OC *tɯːŋ, “to rise; to ascend”) (Schuessler, 2007).

“to wait”

A medieval word, probably related to 待 (OC *dɯːʔ, “to wait”) (Wang, 1982).

等

1. ^† to arrange bamboo slips neatly
2. rank; grade; class
3. sort; kind; type
4. (Chinese phonetics) one of the "divisions" of a rime table, encoding some phonological distinction; see Middle Chinese finals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

   重紐三等／重纽三等  ―  chóngniǔ sānděng  ―  the third division member of a rime doublet

5. to equate; to be equal
6. and the like; and so on; etc.; et al.

   今天晚上有話劇、唱歌、跳舞等精彩表演。 [MSC, trad.]
   今天晚上有话剧、唱歌、跳舞等精彩表演。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒu huàjù, chànggē, tiàowǔ děng jīngcǎi biǎoyǎn. [Pinyin]

   Tonight there are wonderful performances like drama, singing, dancing, and more.

   • 秦二世元年七月，陳涉等起大澤中。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     秦二世元年七月，陈涉等起大泽中。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Qín èrshì yuánnián qīyuè, Chén Shè děng qǐ Dàzé zhōng. [Pinyin]

     In the seventh month of the first year under Qin Er Shi's rule, Cheng She, with others, rebelled in Dazexiang.

7. Particle indicating the ending of enumeration.

   中國有北京、上海、天津、重慶等四個直轄市。 [MSC, trad.]
   中国有北京、上海、天津、重庆等四个直辖市。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhōngguó yǒu Běijīng, Shànghǎi, Tiānjīn, Chóngqìng děng sì ge zhíxiáshì. [Pinyin]

   China has four direct-administered municipalities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

   • 沛公則置車騎，脫身獨騎，與樊噲、夏侯嬰、靳彊、紀信等四人持劍盾步走。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     沛公则置车骑，脱身独骑，与樊哙、夏侯婴、靳强、纪信等四人持剑盾步走。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Pèigōng zé zhì chēqí, tuōshēn dú qí, yǔ Fán Kuài, Xiàhóu Yīng, Jìn Qiáng, Jǐ Xìn děng sì rén chí jiàn dùn bùzǒu. [Pinyin]

     Duke of Pei then left behind his entourage and rode off by himself, before fleeing on foot with Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, Jin Qiang and Ji Xin, swords and shields in hand.

8. (literary or Hakka) Plural particle used after personal pronouns or nouns.

   爾等／尔等 [Classical Chinese]  ―  ěrděng [Pinyin]  ―  you (plural)

   𠊎等 [Sixian Hakka]  ―  ngài-tén [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  we; us

9. to wait

   你等多久了？  ―  Nǐ děng duōjiǔ le?  ―  How long have you been waiting?

10. (Cantonese) to let; to allow; to cause
11. (Hakka) Progressive particle, used after verbs to indicate the continuation of an action or a state.

    • 花樹下，開等滿滿个花。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
      花树下，开等满满个花。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

      From: c.2004, 謝宇威, 花樹下

      Fâ-su hâ, khôi-tén mân-mân ke fâ. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

      Under flowering tree, [it] is blooming fully.

12. a surname

• (to wait):

• (progressive particle):

→ Proto-Turkic: *teŋ (“equal”) (see there for further descendants)

• “等”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02997
• “Entry #8843”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. equal
2. et cetera
3. a pluralizer

• Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
• Kun: ひとしい (hitoshii, 等しい, Jōyō); など (nado, 等); なんど (nando); ら (ra, 等)

From Middle Chinese 等 (tong^X, “step, grade”), extended to mean ... kind of thing.

• (Tokyo) と​ー [tóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ː]

等(とう) • (tō) 

1. et cetera

等(とう) • (-tō) 

1. rank, class, order
2. et cetera, that kind of thing, and so on

For the et cetera sense, the tō reading is somewhat more formal than the nado reading.

From earlier なんど (nando, “etc., and so forth, and such like”), from earlier 何と (nani to, “etc., and so forth, and such like”, literally “and what”), itself a compound of 何 (nani, “what”) + と (to, “and”).[2][1][3]

• IPA^(key): [na̠do̞]

等(など) • (nado) 

1. et cetera, that kind of thing, and so on

   魚(さかな)や肉(にく)等(など)

   sakana ya niku nado

   things like fish or meat, fish and meat et cetera / and other such things

For the et cetera sense, the tō reading is somewhat more formal than the nado reading.

Often spelled in hiragana, as など.

From earlier 何と (nani to, “etc., and so forth, and such like”, literally “and what”), itself a compound of 何 (nani, “what”) + と (to, “and”).[2][1][3]

• IPA^(key): [nã̠ndo̞]

等(なんど) • (nando) 

1. (archaic, chiefly obsolete) et cetera, that kind of thing, and so on

Largely superseded by the nado reading above.

May be spelled in hiragana, as なんど.

From Old Japanese.

• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠]

等(ら) • (-ra) 

1. pluralizer

   我(われ)、我(われ)等(ら)、これ、これ等(ら)

   ware, warera, kore, korera

   I, we, this, these

2. qualifier, softener: around abouts

   今日(きょう)等(ら)、そこ等(ら)辺(へん)

   kyōra, sokora hen

   roughly today, that area around there

Often spelled in hiragana, as ら.

• 達 (たち, ​tachi)
• 供 (ども, ​domo)

等 (eumhun 무리 등 (muri deung))

1. Hanja form^? of 등 (“rank, class, order”).
2. Hanja form^? of 등 (“et cetera”).

• 등등 (等等, deungdeung, “et cetera, etc; and so on”)
• 열등 (劣等, yeoldeung, “inferiority”)

等: Hán Nôm readings: đẳng, đấng, đứng

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