薨

薨 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿田中心 (TWLP), four-corner 4421₁, composition ⿱⿳卝罒冖死 or ⿳𦭝冖死)

• KangXi: page 1062, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32147
• Dae Jaweon: page 1526, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3302, character 3
• Unihan data for U+85A8

薨

1. (archaic, of feudal lords or high officials) to pass away; to die

   會延平王成功薨，長子經嗣立，臺灣初稱東都，改明京以候桂王之蹕。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   会延平王成功薨，长子经嗣立，台湾初称东都，改明京以候桂王之跸。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: 查繼佐, 《東山國語》, 臺灣前語

   Huì Yánpíngwáng Chénggōng hōng, zhǎngzǐ Jīng sìlì, Táiwān chū chēng Dōngdū, gǎi Míngjīng yǐ hòu Guìwáng zhī bì. [Pinyin]

   When Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) passed away, his eldest son Jing succeeded to the throne. Taiwan was initially named Dongdu [The Eastern Capital], then changed to Mingjing [Capital of the Ming Dynasty] to await the arrival of the Prince of Gui.

2. (onomatopoeia) swarming; flocking; noisy

   螽斯羽，薨薨兮！宜爾子孫，繩繩兮！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   螽斯羽，薨薨兮！宜尔子孙，绳绳兮！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: circa 11th century BCE — 7th century BCE, The Classic of Poetry. The translation here emphasises the onomatopoeic nature of the ideophonic reduplications.

   Zhōngsī yǔ, hōnghōng xī! Yí ěr zǐsūn, shéngshéng xī! [Pinyin]

   Grasshoppers on the wing —
   Your racket goes hmoong-hmoong!
   No wonder your children —
   They are all like, bleng-bleng!

• (to pass away):

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): こう (kō)
• Kun: みまかる (mimakaru, 薨る)

薨 (eumhun 죽을 훙 (jugeul hung))

1. (obsolete) Hanja form^? of 훙 (“(of feudal lords or high officials) to pass away; to die”).

薨 (eumhun 많을 횡 (maneul hoeng))

1. (obsolete) Hanja form^? of 횡 (“(onomatopoeia) swarming; flocking; noisy”).