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Translingual
Han character
岔 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 金尸竹山 (CSHU), four-corner 80772, composition ⿱分山)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 308, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7944
- Dae Jaweon: page 608, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 764, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5C94
Chinese
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 分 (“split; division”) + 山 (“mountain”)
Pronunciation
Note: Erhuayin is chiefly for the noun senses.
Note:
- chha - literary;
- chhe/chhee - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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岔
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1202
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Phonetic
component
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岔
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰraːs/
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| Notes
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䟕晚起分化字
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Definitions
岔
- to diverge; to branch
- to turn
- to change the topic of conversation
- branch (of a river)
- fork in the road; junction of a road
- trouble
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
岔
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
岔 (eum 차 (cha))
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Vietnamese
Han character
岔: Hán Nôm readings: xá
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References