丫

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丫 U+4E2B, 丫
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Translingual

Han character

丫 (Kangxi radical 2, 丨+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 金中 (CL) or 難難金中 (XXCL), four-corner 80200 or 80207, composition ⿱丷丨)

Derived characters

Descendants

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 79, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 71
  • Dae Jaweon: page 158, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 28, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+4E2B

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 丫
alternative forms 椏／桠
枒／丫

Glyph origin

Appeared c. 1000, much later than the alternative forms.

Pictogram (象形) . A fork in a branch or path.

Pronunciation

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
  • 1o - colloquial;
  • 1ia - literary.
    Rime
    Character 丫
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 影 (34)
    Final (韻) 麻 (98)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) II
    Fanqie 於加切
    Baxter 'ae
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ʔˠa/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ʔᵚa/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ʔa/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ʔaɨ/
    Li
    Rong         		/ʔa/
    Wang
    Li         		/a/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ʔa/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yā
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		aa1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 丫
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 14174
    Phonetic
    component         		丫
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		鴉
    Old
    Chinese         		/*qraː/
    Notes 椏晚起字

    Definitions

    丫

    1. bifurcation; fork
    2. forked
    3. (Beijing Mandarin, colloquial, derogatory) he; she
    4. (Beijing Mandarin, colloquial) A derogatory appositive attached to second- and third-person pronouns.

    Compounds

    Japanese

    Kanji

    丫

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

    1. bifurcation
    2. fork

    Readings

    Korean

    Hanja

    丫 (eumhun 가닥 아 (gadak a))

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    References

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    丫: Hán Nôm readings: a, nha

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