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Translingual
Han character
埿 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水心土 (EPG), four-corner 37104, composition ⿱泥土)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 231, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5204
- Dae Jaweon: page 468, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 458, character 2
- Unihan data for U+57FF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 泥
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*niːl, *niːls
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| 屔
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*niːl
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| 苨
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*niːlʔ
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| 坭
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*niːlʔ
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| 迡
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*niːls
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| 埿
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*braːms, *niːl, *niːls
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| 旎
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*nilʔ
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| 狔
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*nilʔ
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| 抳
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*nilʔ
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| 尼
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*nil
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| 呢
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*nil
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| 怩
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*nil
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| 柅
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*nil, *nilʔ
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| 蚭
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*nil
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| 跜
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*nil
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| 秜
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*nil
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| 痆
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*rniːd
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| 昵
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*niɡ
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Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 埿 – see 泥 (“mud; soil; earth; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 泥). |
Japanese
Kanji
埿
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- mud
Readings
(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
As a variant/ancient form of 泥:
As a variant form of 湴:
Readings shared by both forms:
Usage notes
Used as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨de⟩ and ⟨pi1⟩ in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE).
Etymology 1
Noun
埿 • (hiji) ←ひぢ (fidi)?
- Alternative spelling of 泥 (hiji): mud
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
埿 • (uki)
- Alternative spelling of 泥 (uki): a marshland, swamp