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Translingual
Han character
娌 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女田土 (VWG), four-corner 46414, composition ⿰女里)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 261, character 41
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6287
- Dae Jaweon: page 528, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1051, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5A0C
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 埋
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*mrɯː
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| 霾
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*mrɯː
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| 薶
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*mrɯː
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| 榸
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*ʔr'ɯː
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| 厘
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*rɯ
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| 狸
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*rɯ
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| 貍
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*p·rɯ
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| 梩
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*rɯ
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| 艃
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*rɯ
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| 里
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*rɯʔ
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| 理
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*rɯʔ
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| 鯉
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*rɯʔ
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| 俚
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*rɯʔ
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| 悝
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*rɯʔ, *km̥ʰlɯː
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| 娌
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*rɯʔ
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| 裏
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*rɯʔ
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| 荲
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*r̥ʰɯɡ, *l̥ʰuɡ, *hluɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯʔ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 里 (OC *rɯʔ).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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娌
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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7831
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Phonetic
component
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里
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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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里
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Old
Chinese
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/*rɯʔ/
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| Notes
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見方言
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Definitions
娌
- Only used in 妯娌 (zhóuli).
Japanese
Kanji
娌
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- brother's wife
Readings
See also
Vietnamese
Han character
娌: Hán Nôm readings: lí
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References