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Translingual
Han character
吭 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口卜竹弓 (RYHN), four-corner 60017, composition ⿰口亢)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 178, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3353
- Dae Jaweon: page 396, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 594, character 5
- Unihan data for U+542D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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笐
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*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs
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亢
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*kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs
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牨
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*kaːŋ
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苀
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*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
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魧
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*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
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迒
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*kaːŋ, *ɡaːŋ
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邟
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*kʰaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
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忼
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*kʰaːŋʔ, *qʰaːŋ
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骯
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*kʰaːŋʔ, *ɡaːŋʔ, *qaːŋ
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抗
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*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
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炕
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*kʰaːŋs, *qʰaːŋ
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伉
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*kʰaːŋs
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閌
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*kʰaːŋs
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犺
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*kʰaːŋs
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蚢
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*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ
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砊
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*kʰaːŋs, *kʰraːŋ
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阬
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*kʰaːŋs, *kʰraːŋ
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頏
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*kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ
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航
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*ɡaːŋ
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杭
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*ɡaːŋ
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沆
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ
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肮
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*ɡaːŋ
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吭
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ, *ɡaːŋs
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秔
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*kraːŋ
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坑
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*kʰraːŋ
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劥
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*kʰraːŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋʔ, *ɡaːŋs) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 亢 (OC *kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs)
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
吭
- to utter; to utter a sound
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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吭
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吭
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Reading #
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1/3
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3/3
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No.
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7389
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7394
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Phonetic component
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亢
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亢
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Rime group
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陽
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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航
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吭
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡaːŋ/
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/*ɡaːŋs/
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Definitions
吭
- throat (of birds)
- throat in general
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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吭
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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7393
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Phonetic component
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亢
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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沆
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡaːŋʔ/
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Definitions
吭
- voice
- to swallow
Japanese
Kanji
吭
(Hyōgai kanji)
- throat
- neck
- pivot
Readings
Korean
Hanja
吭 • (hang) (hangeul 항, revised hang, McCune–Reischauer hang)
- throat