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Translingual
Han character
嗤 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口山一戈 (RUMI), four-corner 62036, composition ⿰口蚩)
- laugh at, ridicule, sneer
- snort
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 203, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4110
- Dae Jaweon: page 426, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 671, character 17
- Unihan data for U+55E4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 之
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*tjɯ
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| 芝
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*tjɯ
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| 志
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*tjɯs
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| 痣
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*tjɯs
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| 娡
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*tjɯs
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| 誌
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*tjɯs
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| 蚩
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*tʰjɯ
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| 妛
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*tʰjɯ
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| 嗤
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*tʰjɯ
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| 媸
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*tʰjɯ
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| 旹
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*djɯ
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| 滍
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*diʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjɯ) : semantic 口 + phonetic 蚩 (OC *tʰjɯ).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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嗤
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17196
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Phonetic
component
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之
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蚩
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰjɯ/
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Definitions
嗤
- to laugh at; to jeer; to sneer
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
嗤
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- laugh
- ridicule, mock, make fun of
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
嗤 • (chi) (hangeul 치, revised chi, McCune–Reischauer ch'i)
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Vietnamese
Han character
嗤: Hán Nôm readings: si, suy, xỉ
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References