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Translingual
Han character
㺔 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 大竹戈大火 (KHIKF), composition ⿰犭爲)
References
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 爲 (OC *ɢʷal, *ɢʷal, *ɢʷals).
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
㺔
- name of a kind of beast
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
㺔
- Only used in 獏㺔.
Japanese
Kanji
㺔
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- name of a kind of beast
- a legendary monster
Readings
Middle Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-vɔːj.
Noun
㺔 (voi)
- elephant
Descendants
Vietnamese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 爲 (vi).
Han character
㺔: Nôm readings: voi, vỏi, vây
Noun
㺔 • (voi)
- Nôm form of voi (“elephant”).
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