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Translingual
Han character
坠 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓人土 (NOG) or 難弓人土 (XNOG), composition ⿱队土)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 227, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 429, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5760
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 队 () + semantic 土.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 坠 – see 墜 (“to fall down; to drop; to sink; to go to ruin; to hang down; to weigh down; to fall due to a heavy weight; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 墜). |
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