熊

According to Shuowen, phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷlɯm): semantic 能 (“bear”) + abbreviated phonetic 炎 (OC *ɦlam).
This character originally represented an onomatopoetic word (熊熊 (xióngxióng, “(of flame) raging”)). Later its semantic component 能 (OC *nɯː, *nɯːs, *nɯːŋ, *nɯːŋʔ), the character for the Old Chinese word "bear", was borrowed for another word. This character thus began to represent the word "bear" instead.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam. Cognate with Tibetan དོམ (dom, “bear”), Burmese ဝံ (wam) (in ဝက်ဝံ (wak-wam, “bear”)).

Han compound

What dreams are lucky?
They have been about black bears and brown bears;
They have been about asps and adders.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jí mèng wéi hé?
Wéi xióng wéi pí,
Wéi huǐ wéi shé.

吉夢維何？
維熊維羆、
維虺維蛇。

吉梦维何？
维熊维罴、
维虺维蛇。

(archaic, Muping and Xining Mandarin, Xinzhou Jin) black bear


天氣

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²/

/tʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/tʰiã²¹ t͡ɕʰi/

/tʰiẽ³¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/tʰiæ̃²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴² t͡ɕʰi²/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi⁵³/

/tʰie¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁴ kʰi³³/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/tʰĩ³³ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/tʰɪ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²/

/tʰiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/tʰiã²¹ t͡ɕʰi/

/tʰiẽ³¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/tʰiæ̃²⁴ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴² t͡ɕʰi²/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi⁵³/

/tʰie¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁴ kʰi³³/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/tʰĩ³³ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/tʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/tʰɪ⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰi/


早起

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sai⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴²/

/t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³/

/t͡sɔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sai⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴²/

/t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i⁵³/

/t͡sɔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/


牽牛子

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (牽牛子):
* → Japanese: 牽(けん)牛(ご)子(し) (kengoshi); 牽(けに)牛(ご)子(し) (kenigoshi)

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/


出水

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/


擦子

/t͡sʰä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡siː³⁵/


頂棚

/tĩŋ⁵³ pʰə̃ŋ¹¹/

/tĩŋ⁵³ pʰə̃ŋ¹¹/

(Xining and Yinchuan Mandarin, Jin) ceiling


膀膀

/paŋ⁵³ paŋ⁵³⁻²¹/

/paŋ⁵³ paŋ⁵³⁻²¹/


煙洞

/ie¹¹ tũŋ⁴⁵/

/ie¹¹ tũŋ⁴⁵/

(Xi'an and Xining Mandarin, Jin) chimney

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


辮辮

/pieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piɛŋ²⁴²/

/pieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piɛŋ²⁴²/

(Xining Mandarin, Eastern Min) pigtail; plaits; braids; queue


雞菜

/kɔi³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/

/kɔi³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹/