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Translingual
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Han character
发 (Kangxi radical 29, 又+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 戈女大水 (IVKE), four-corner 23407, composition ⿺⿸⿻𠃋丿又丶)
Derived characters
- 𭇜, 𫭨, 拨, 泼, 𩧯, 𭩰, 袯, 䥽, 𫏆, 酦, 废, 𬜧, 𬏦, 𬔹 (Simplified from the component 發 in mainland China)
- 𭇜, 𭘟 (Zhuang characters in mainland China)
- 𦫘, 𧸻 (Vietnamese characters, ⿺色发 and ⿰貝⿱髟发)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 165, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 394, character 1
- Unihan data for U+53D1
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 發 and 髮 in the 1956 Chinese Character Simplification Scheme by the People's Republic of China.
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 发 – see 發 (“to shoot; to launch; to issue; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 發). |
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 发 – see 髮 (“hair; grass and trees; vegetation; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 髮). |
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