幛

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幛 U+5E5B, 幛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E5B
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Translingual

Han character

幛 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中月卜廿十 (LBYTJ), four-corner 40246, composition ⿰巾章)

  1. scroll of silk or cloth

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 336, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9067
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 752, character 13
  • Unihan data for U+5E5B

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 幛

Glyph origin

Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 巾 (“cloth”) + phonetic 章 (OC *kjaŋ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Note:
  • chiòng/chiàng - literary;
  • chiùⁿ - vernacular.

    Definitions

    幛

    1. a type of oblong banner or scroll carrying a message used at weddings, funerals, etc.
    2. to cover
      Synonym: 遮蔽 (zhēbì)

    Synonyms

    Dialectal synonyms of 幛子 (“oblong banner of silk carrying a message”)
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 幛子
    Cantonese Guangzhou 幛
    Southern Min Xiamen 軸
    Quanzhou 軸布
    Zhangzhou 軸
    Tainan 軸

    Compounds

    Japanese

    Kanji

    幛

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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    Readings

    • On (unclassified): しょう (shō)
    • Kun: ぬの (nuno)

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    幛: Hán Nôm readings: trướng

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