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Translingual
Han character
揶 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手尸十中 (QSJL), four-corner 57027, composition ⿰扌耶)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 445, character 34
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12437
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1892, character 1
- Unihan data for U+63F6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 耶
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*laː
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| 椰
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*laː
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| 爺
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*laː
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| 瑘
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*laː
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| 鎁
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*laː
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 耶 (OC *laː)
Pronunciation
Definitions
揶
- Only used in 揶揄 (yéyú).
Japanese
Kanji
揶
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
揶 • (ya) (hangeul 야, revised ya, McCune–Reischauer ya, Yale ya)
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