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Translingual
Han character
吮 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口戈竹山 (RIHU), four-corner 63010, composition ⿰口允)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 178, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3356
- Dae Jaweon: page 396, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 597, character 4
- Unihan data for U+542E
Chinese
simp. and trad.
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吮
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alternative forms
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損/损 Cantonese, nonstadard
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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唆
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*sloːl
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梭
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*sloːl
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葰
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*sloːlʔ, *sroːlʔ, *slul
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誜
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*sroːls
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朘
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*ʔslon
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捘
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*ʔsluːls, *ʔsluːns, *sʰlun
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荾
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*slul
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酸
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*sloːn
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狻
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*sloːn
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痠
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*sloːn
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鋑
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*ʔslon
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脧
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*ʔsluːl
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悛
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*sʰlon
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吮
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*zlonʔ, *ɦljunʔ
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萒
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*ɡronʔ, *lonʔ
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沇
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*lonʔ
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抁
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*lonʔ
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馻
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*lonʔ, *lunʔ
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兖
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*lonʔ
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渷
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*lonʔ
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兗
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*lonʔ
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焌
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*ʔsluːns, *ʔsluns, *sʰlud
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允
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*lunʔ
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狁
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*lunʔ
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玧
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*lunʔ
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俊
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*ʔsluns
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晙
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*ʔsluns, *sluns
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餕
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*ʔsluns
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畯
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*ʔsluns
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駿
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*ʔsluns
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竣
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*sʰlun
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皴
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*sʰlun
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逡
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*sʰlun
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踆
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*sʰlun
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夋
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*sʰlun
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埈
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*sluns
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陖
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*sluns
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鵕
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*sluns
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浚
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*sluns
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峻
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*sluns
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhńg / chn̄g / chūiⁿ / ún
- Tâi-lô: tshńg / tsn̄g / tsuīnn / ún
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhngr, zng, zvui, uon
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁵³/, /t͡sŋ̍²²/, /t͡suĩ²²/, /un⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/, /t͡suĩ⁴¹/, /un⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁵³/, /t͡sŋ̍²²/, /t͡suĩ²²/, /un⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁵³/, /t͡sŋ̍³³/, /t͡suĩ³³/, /un⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰŋ̍⁴¹/, /t͡sŋ̍³³/, /t͡suĩ³³/, /un⁴¹/
Rime
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Character
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吮
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吮
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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船 (27)
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從 (15)
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Final (韻)
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諄 (47)
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仙 (78)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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食尹切
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徂兖切
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Baxter
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zywinX
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dzjwenX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ʑiuɪnX/
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/d͡ziuᴇnX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ʑʷinX/
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/d͡zʷiɛnX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ʑjuenX/
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/d͡zjuænX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ʑwinX/
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/d͡zwianX/
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Li Rong
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/d͡ʑiuĕnX/
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/d͡ziuɛnX/
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Wang Li
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/d͡ʑĭuĕnX/
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/d͡zĭwɛnX/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/d͡ʑʰi̯uĕnX/
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/d͡zʱi̯wɛnX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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shùn
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juàn
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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seon6
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zyun6
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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吮
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吮
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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16440
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16451
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Phonetic component
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允
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允
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Rime group
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元
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文
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Rime subdivision
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3
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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雋
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盾
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Old Chinese
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/*zlonʔ/
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/*ɦljunʔ/
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Definitions
吮
- to suck (with one's mouth)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
吮
- (Hokkien) to pick off or strip off or scrape off edible food from inedible material like bone, shell, or seeds (usually with one's teeth and/or tongue)
- (Hokkien) to gnaw; to nibble off causing holes (by insects)
- (Hokkien) to comb; to pluck or pick off dirt (as a bird grooms itself with its beak)
- (Hokkien, figurative) to nitpick; to find fault; to be fussy
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
吮
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
吮 (eum 전 (jeon))
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Vietnamese
Han character
吮: Hán Nôm readings: duyện, giỏn, duyên
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