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Translingual
Han character
夃 (Kangxi radical 34, 夂+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 弓竹尸水 (NHSE) or 弓尸竹水 (NSHE), four-corner 17227, composition ⿵乃又)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 244, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5693
- Dae Jaweon: page 485, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 393, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5903
Chinese
Glyph origin
In oracle bone inscriptions, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 人 (“person”) + (“mark on the thigh”) – thigh. Original form of 股 (gǔ).
Shuowen interprets its later form as an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 𠄎 + 夂.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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夃
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4281
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Phonetic
component
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夃
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Rime
group
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魚
|
Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
古
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Old
Chinese
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/*kaːʔ/
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Definitions
夃
- (obsolete) to have great profit in sales
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 夃 – see 贏 (“to win; to triumph; to be victorious; to beat; to defeat; to triumph over; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 贏). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
夃
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings