Sound · Chapter 57
担, 缝, 晃: two readings
担 dān / dàn · 缝 féng / fèng · 晃 huǎng / huàng
Meaning picks the reading: 担 dān 'to shoulder', 担 dàn 'a load'; 缝 féng 'to sew', 缝 fèng 'a seam'; 晃 huǎng 'to flash past', 晃 huàng 'to sway'. For 担 and 缝 the part of speech decides: verbs read dān / féng, nouns dàn / fèng. 晃 changes meaning, not role.
Examples
- 担 dān to shoulder
- 担 dàn load
- 缝 féng to sew
- 缝 fèng crack
- 晃 huǎng to flash
- 晃 huàng to sway