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Translingual
Han character
昰 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 日一卜一 (AMYM), four-corner 60101, composition ⿱日正)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 494, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13860
- Dae Jaweon: page 858, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1497, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6630
Chinese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 昰 – see 是 (“this; this thing; to be; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 是). |
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 昰 – see 夏 (“the Xia dynasty; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 夏). |
Japanese
Kanji
昰
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
昰 • (ha, si) (hangeul 하, 시, revised ha, si, McCune–Reischauer ha, si, Yale ha, si)
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