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Translingual
Han character
夲 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 大十 (KJ), composition ⿱大十)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 249, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5845
- Dae Jaweon: page 509, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 524, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5932
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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夲
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12358
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Phonetic
component
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夲
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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饕
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰuː/
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Definitions
夲
- † to advance quickly (literally, "advance like ten people put together")
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 夲 – see 本 (“root; stem; source; origin; root; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 本). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
夲
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Alternative form of 本
Readings