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U+378E, 㞎
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-378E

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 44, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸日山 (SAU), composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 300, character 24
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 967, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+378E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic (body) + phonetic .

The choosing of (shī) radical is seemingly influenced by character (“faeces”).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
alternative forms

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Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, often childish) dung; faeces; excrement
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) to excrete; to take a dump
Synonyms
  • (dung): (shǐ)
Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (dialectal Mandarin) Classifier for piles of excrement.