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U+4BCA, 䯊
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4BCA

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 188, +5, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月月一弓口 (BBMNR), composition )

References

Chinese

trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (bone) + phonetic (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

Pronunciation


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter kha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰa/
Li
Rong
/kʰɑ/
Wang
Li
/kʰɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ho1

Definitions

  1. pelvis
  2. bone stuck in the throat
  3. kneecap, patella
  4. the five lowest pieces of bone of the spinal column

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

  • Go-on: (ku)
  • Kan-on: (ko)
  • Kun: かわら (kawara)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
かわら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
かわら6
(archaic, rare) a bone, particularly a covering bone such as a skull or kneecap
(This term, , is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)