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Translingual
Han character
䒢 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹女中 (THVL), composition ⿱艹卬)
- sweet flag, calamus
- avert evil influences
References
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 卬 (OC *ŋaːŋ, *ŋaŋʔ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
䒢
- sweet flag, the calamus; its leaves are hung on the door lintels on the 5th of the 5th lunar month
- to avert evil influences