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Translingual
Han character
宓 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十心竹 (JPH), four-corner 30332, composition ⿱宀必)
Derived characters
- 淧, 𭷩, 𪂁, 𭶋, 𡨑, 密, 𢛬, 𡩎, 𫳡, 𪧟, 䀄, 䁇, 𪧠, 寗, 蜜, 𡪖, 𧶡, 𡪆, 𫝱, 𩈰, 𧓫, 𫾌
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 283, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7098
- Dae Jaweon: page 556, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 923, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5B93
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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泌
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*mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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秘
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*mpriɡs
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毖
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*priɡs
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閟
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*priɡs
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柲
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*priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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鉍
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*priɡs, *priɡ
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邲
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*priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ
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覕
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*pliŋs, *mbliːɡ
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咇
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*bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
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苾
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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馝
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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飶
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*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
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鴓
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*mbliːɡ
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鮅
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*pliɡ, *bliɡ
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必
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*pliɡ
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珌
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*pliɡ
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佖
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*bliɡ, *briɡ
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駜
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*bliɡ, *briɡ
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怭
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*bliɡ
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妼
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*bliɡ
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宓
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*mriɡ, *mliɡ
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樒
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*mriɡ
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密
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*mriɡ
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蔤
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*mriɡ
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滵
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*mriɡ
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蜜
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*mliɡ
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謐
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*mliɡ
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榓
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*mliɡ
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淧
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*mliɡ
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瑟
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*smriɡ, *smriɡ
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璱
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*sriɡ
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飋
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*sriɡ
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虙
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*blɯɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mriɡ, *mliɡ) : semantic 宀 (“roof”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ) – hidden at home. Note that 必 means “sure, certain”, hence connotations of “certainly at home, kept safe at home”.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: mì - modern reading.
Definitions
宓
- a surname
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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宓
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宓
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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589
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595
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Phonetic component
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必
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必
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Rime group
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質
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質
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Rime subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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密
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蜜
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Old Chinese
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/*mriɡ/
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/*mliɡ/
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Definitions
宓
- † silent; quiet; tranquil
- a surname
Compounds
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 密 (“dense; thick; close; tight; intimate; close; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 密). |
Notes: |
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 蜜 (“honey; resembling honey; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蜜). |
Notes: |
Japanese
Kanji
宓
(Hyōgai kanji)
- quiet
- silent
- in good health
Readings
Korean
Hanja
宓 • (bok) (hangeul 복, revised bok, McCune–Reischauer pok)
- silent
- comfortable
- secret
Vietnamese
Han character
宓: Hán Nôm readings: mật
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