嬈
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See also: 娆
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Translingual
Han character
嬈 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女土土山 (VGGU), four-corner 44412, composition ⿰女堯)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 271, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6734
- Dae Jaweon: page 539, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1078, character 19
- Unihan data for U+5B08
Chinese
| trad. | 嬈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 娆 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 撓 | *hŋaːw, *rŋaːw, *rnaːwʔ |
| 鐃 | *rŋaːw |
| 譊 | *rŋaːw |
| 橈 | *rŋaːws, *ŋjew |
| 磽 | *ŋ̊ʰreːw, *ŋreːws, *ŋ̊ʰeːwʔ |
| 墝 | *ŋ̊ʰreːw |
| 穘 | *hŋreːw |
| 顤 | *hŋreːw, *ŋeːws |
| 燒 | *hŋjew, *hŋjaws |
| 饒 | *ŋjew, *ŋjaws |
| 蟯 | *ŋjew, *ʔŋew |
| 蕘 | *ŋjew |
| 襓 | *ŋjew |
| 繞 | *ŋjewʔ, *ŋjaws |
| 遶 | *ŋjewʔ |
| 嬈 | *njewʔ, *neːwʔ, *hŋeːws |
| 趬 | *ŋ̊ʰew, *ŋ̊ʰews |
| 蹺 | *ŋ̊ʰew |
| 翹 | *ɡew, *ɡews |
| 澆 | *ŋkeːw, *ŋeːws |
| 驍 | *ŋkeːw |
| 僥 | *kŋeːwʔ, *ŋeːw |
| 堯 | *ŋeːw |
| 垚 | *ŋeːw |
| 嶢 | *ŋeːw |
| 獟 | *ŋeːws |
| 膮 | *hŋeːw, *hŋeːwʔ |
| 嘵 | *hŋeːw |
| 憢 | *hŋeːw |
| 曉 | *hŋeːwʔ |
| 皢 | *hŋeːwʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njewʔ, *neːwʔ, *hŋeːws) : semantic 女 (“female”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rǎo
- Wade–Giles: jao3
- Yale: rǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rao
- Palladius: жао (žao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jiu5
- Yale: yíuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jiu5
- Guangdong Romanization: yiu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: newX, nyewX, xewH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*njewʔ/, /*neːwʔ/, /*hŋeːws/
Definitions
嬈
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ráo
- Wade–Giles: jao2
- Yale: ráu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rau
- Palladius: жао (žao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jiu4
- Yale: yìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: yiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
嬈
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yáo
- Wade–Giles: yao2
- Yale: yáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yau
- Palladius: яо (jao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
嬈
Compounds
Etymology 4
| trad. | 嬈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 娆 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiâu
Definitions
嬈
- (Hokkien, vulgar) Alternative form of 姣 (“lecherous; promiscuous; lascivious; lewd (of a woman)”)
References
- “嬈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
嬈
Readings
- On (unclassified): じょう (jō)←でう (deu, historical)、にょう (nyō)←ねう (neu, historical)、じょう (jō)←ぜう (zeu, historical)、どう (dō)←だう (dau, historical)、よう (yō)←えう (eu, historical)、きょう (kyō)←けう (keu, historical)
- Kun: わずらわしい (wazurawashii, 嬈わしい)、なやむ (nayamu, 嬈む)
Korean
Hanja
嬈 (eum 요 (yo))
Vietnamese
Han character
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