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Translingual
Han character
岫 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 山中田 (ULW), four-corner 25760, composition ⿰山由)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 309, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7991
- Dae Jaweon: page 609, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 766, character 14
- Unihan data for U+5CAB
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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袖
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*ljɯwɢs
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岫
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*ljɯwɢs
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牰
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*ljɯwɢs, *lɯwɢs
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抽
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*l̥ʰɯw
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妯
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*l̥ʰɯw, *l'ɯwɢ
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紬
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*l'ɯw
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怞
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*l'ɯw
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鮋
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*l'ɯw, *ɦljɯw, *lɯw
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菗
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*rlɯw
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宙
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*l'ɯwɢs
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胄
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*l'ɯwɢs
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冑
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*l'ɯwɢs
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伷
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*l'ɯwɢs
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駎
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*l'ɯwɢs
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油
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*lɯw, *lɯwɢs
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由
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*lɯw
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蚰
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*lɯw
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秞
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*lɯw
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邮
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*lɯw
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釉
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*lɯwɢs
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柚
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*lɯwɢs, *l'ɯwɢ
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鼬
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*lɯwɢs
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苖
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*l'ɯːwɢ, *l̥ʰɯwɢ
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笛
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*l'ɯːwɢ
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迪
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*l'ɯːwɢ
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頔
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*l'ɯːwɢ
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軸
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*l'ɯwɢ
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舳
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*l'ɯwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ljɯwɢs) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 由 (OC *lɯw).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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岫
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15511
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Phonetic component
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由
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Rime group
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奧
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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岫
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Old Chinese
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/*ljɯwɢs/
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Definitions
岫
- mountain peak
- cave; cavern
- (Southern Min) nest, den or lair of animals
Compounds
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “岫”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 267.
Japanese
Kanji
岫
(Hyōgai kanji)
- cave
- summit
Readings
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]
Noun
岫 • (kuki)
- (archaic or obsolete) cave
- (archaic or obsolete) summit, mountaintop
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 岫 (MC zjuwH).
Noun
岫 • (shū)
- (rare) cave
References
Korean
Hanja
岫 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su)
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