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Translingual
Han character
坯 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 土一火一 (GMFM), four-corner 41119, composition ⿰土丕)
- dam, embankment
- weir
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 226, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4984
- Dae Jaweon: page 462, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 430, character 1
- Unihan data for U+576F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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肧
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*pʰlɯː, *pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
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俖
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*pʰɯːʔ
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娝
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*prɯʔ
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痞
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*prɯʔ, *brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
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丕
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*pʰrɯ
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伾
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*pʰrɯ
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秠
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*pʰrɯ, *pʰrɯʔ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
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駓
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*pʰrɯ
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怌
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*pʰrɯ
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豾
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*pʰrɯ
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髬
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*pʰrɯ
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魾
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*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
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鉟
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*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
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嚭
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*pʰrɯʔ
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邳
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*brɯ
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岯
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*brɯ
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否
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*brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
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抔
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*bɯ, *pʰlɯː
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不
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*pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ'
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紑
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*pɯ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
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鴀
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*pɯ, *pɯʔ
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衃
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*pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
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罘
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*bɯ
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芣
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*bɯ
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杯
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*plɯː
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盃
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*plɯː
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桮
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*pɯː
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坯
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*pʰɯː
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胚
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*pʰɯː
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *pʰɯː) : semantic 土 + phonetic 丕 (OC *pʰrɯ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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坯
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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1046
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Phonetic component
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不
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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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肧
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Old Chinese
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/*pʰɯː/
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Definitions
坯
- unburnt pottery and bricks; base
- adobe
- (figurative) unfinished or semifinished product
- hill
Synonyms
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 坯 – see 壞 (“bad; rotten; spoiled; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 壞). |
Etymology 3
Japanese
Kanji
坯
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
坯 • (bae) (hangeul 배, revised bae, McCune–Reischauer pae)
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Vietnamese
Han character
坯: Hán Nôm readings: phôi, phơ
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References