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Translingual
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Han character
亿 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 人弓 (ON) or 難人弓 (XON), composition ⿰亻乙)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 91, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 103, character 4
- Unihan data for U+4EBF
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 億 (意 → 乙)
Etymology 1
Definitions
Etymology 2
From 亻 (denoting one octave higher in Kunqu) + 乙 (yǐ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
亿
- (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note high ti (7̇).
Etymology 3
From 亻 (denoting one octave lower in Cantonese opera) + 乙 (ji1, ji6).
Pronunciation
Definitions
亿
- (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note an octave below low ti (7̣̣).
- Synonym: 𪛙 (yī) (Kunqu)
