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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *th(r)Vŋ ( ~ dh-)
Meaning: clear, pure
Chinese: *dhrǝŋ limpid, clear.
Tibetan: daŋ be pure.
Burmese: (?) thwaŋ to clear, purify.
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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: chéng
Preclassic Old Chinese: dhrǝŋ
Classic Old Chinese: dhrǝŋ
Western Han Chinese: ḍhǝŋ
Eastern Han Chinese: ḍhǝŋ
Early Postclassic Chinese: ḍhɨŋ
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ḍhɨŋ
Late Postclassic Chinese: ḍhɨŋ
Middle Chinese: ḍiŋ
English meaning : clear, limpid [Han]
Russian meaning[s]: чистый, прозрачный; [dèng] очищать, отстаивать (воду); отстояться
Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is trù'ng. Viet. troŋ reflects PAA *(tǝ)laŋ 'clean, transparent' and may in fact have nothing to do with the Chinese word.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 85
Four-angle index: 592
Karlgren code: 0883 m
Vietnamese reading: trong
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