草頭黃
Chinese
| Chinese character component 艹 | (surname) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (草頭黃) | 草頭 | 黃 | |
| simp. (草头黄) | 草头 | 黄 | |
Etymology
From the fact that the character 黄 (the simplified or variant form of 黃) has a component resembling 艹 known as 草字頭/草字头 (cǎozìtóu).
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 草頭黃 (“the surname 黃”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大肚黃 |
| Nanning (Wuming) | 大肚黃 | |
| Nanjing | 草頭黃 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大肚黃 |
| Hong Kong | 大肚黃, 江夏黃 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 草頭黃 |
| Pingxiang | 草頭黃, 共田八 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 大肚黃, 草頭黃, 井田黃 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 大肚黃 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 大肚黃 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 大腹黃, 草頭黃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 大肚黃 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 大肚黃, 草頭黃 |
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