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Translingual
Han character
偎 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人田一女 (OWMV), four-corner 26232, composition ⿰亻畏)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 110, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 843
- Dae Jaweon: page 235, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 191, character 2
- Unihan data for U+504E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 煨
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*quːl
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| 偎
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*quːl
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| 隈
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*quːl, *quːls
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| 椳
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*quːl
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| 鰃
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*quːl
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| 渨
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*quːl
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| 葨
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*quːl
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| 揋
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*quːl
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| 猥
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*quːlʔ
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| 嵔
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*quːlʔ, *qulʔ
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| 鍡
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*quːlʔ
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| 碨
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*quːlʔ, *qruːl
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| 腲
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*quːlʔ
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| 餵
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*qrols
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| 畏
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*quls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *quːl) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 畏 (OC *quls)
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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偎
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12923
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Phonetic
component
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畏
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Rime
group
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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隈
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Old
Chinese
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/*quːl/
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Definitions
偎
- to snuggle up to; to lean close to
- † hidden; unclear
- † to comfort
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
偎
(Hyōgai kanji)
- cling to
- cuddle
- embrace
- fondle
Readings
Korean
Hanja
偎 • (oe) (hangeul 외)
- come close
- approach
- embrace
- faint, vague