妿

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妿 U+59BF, 妿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59BF

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

妿 (Kangxi radical 38, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大口女 (KRV), composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 257, character 40
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6148
  • Dae Jaweon: page 523, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1041, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+59BF

Chinese

trad. 妿
simp. # 妿
alternative forms

Glyph origin

Pronunciation


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Rime
Character 妿 妿
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (28) (34)
Final () (94) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter ka 'a
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɑ/ /ʔɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɑ/ /ʔɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɑ/ /ʔɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ka/ /ʔa/
Li
Rong
/kɑ/ /ʔɑ/
Wang
Li
/kɑ/ /
Bernard
Karlgren
/kɑ/ /ʔɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
go1 o1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 妿 妿
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 5861 5863
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kaːl/ /*qaːl/

Definitions

妿

  1. a lady teacher to teach the proper rules of female behavior in ancient times

References