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Translingual
Han character
戌 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 戈竹一 (IHM), four-corner 53200, composition ⿵戊一(GHTJK) or ⿹戈⿰丿一(V))
Descendants
- 㖅, 㤜, 𢬮, 䢕, 𣧵, 𤇳, 珬, 𥅜, 𧧐, 𧻗, 銊(𫓰), 䬄, 𪉇, 𦐴, 𦮠, 𥅛, 咸, 威, 烕, 𢦹, 嵗, 歲, 歳
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 411, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11535
- Dae Jaweon: page 752, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1398, character 1
- Unihan data for U+620C
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 滅
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*med
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| 搣
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*med
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| 烕
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*hmed
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| 戌
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*smid
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| 珬
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*smid
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| 銊
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*smid
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Pictogram (象形) .
Etymology 1
Smith (2011) proposes that 戌 (OC *smid), graphically depicting an ax or halberd, is a nominal derivative of the verb 滅 (OC *med) "to annihilate" "by the multivalent prefix *s- (‘annihilate’ > ‘annihilator’ and thus ‘axe’)", and it was used to name the late, broad waxing crescent moon.
Association with the dog was possibly arbitrary; just as how 辰 was associated arbitarily with the dragon (see Ferlus, 2013).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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戌
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xū
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ swit ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.mi/
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| English
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11th earthly branch
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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戌
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13945
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Phonetic
component
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戌
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Rime
group
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質
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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卹
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Old
Chinese
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/*smid/
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Definitions
戌
- eleventh of twelve earthly branches (十二支)
- Dog (狗) of Chinese zodiac
Coordinate terms
- (Chinese earthly branches) 地支 (dìzhī); 子, 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌, 亥 (hài) (Category: zh:Chinese earthly branches)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
戌
- Only used in 屈戌 (“metal fastening”).
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 戌 – see 恤 (“(Cantonese) latch”).
(This character is a variant form of 恤). |
Japanese
Kanji
戌
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
Etymology 1
From 犬 (inu, “dog”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
戌 • (Inu)
- the Dog, the eleventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
Noun
戌 • (inu)
- the hour of the dog; a historical dual-hour equivalent to 7PM - 9PM
- c. 935,: Tosa Nikki (page 3)
それの年の十二月の二十日あまり一日の日の戌の刻に、門出す。- I departed on the twenty and one day of the twelfth month of that year at the hour of the dog.
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 戌 (swit).
Proper noun
戌 • (Jutsu)
- the Dog, the eleventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
References
- Hasegawa, Masaharu with Yūichirō Imanishi, Hiroshi Itō, Hiroshi Yoshioka (1989) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 24: Tosa Nikki, Kagerō Nikki, Murasaki Shikibu Nikki, Sarashina Nikki, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
戌 (eum 술 (sul))
- 11th terrestrial branch
Vietnamese
Han character
戌: Hán Nôm readings: tuất
- chữ Hán form of Tuất (“eleventh of the twelve earthly branches”).
- Hypernyms: 地支, 十二支
- Coordinate terms: 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥
Compounds
