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Translingual
Han character
杈 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 木水戈 (DEI), four-corner 47940, composition ⿰木叉)
- branch of a tree
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 511, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14451
- Dae Jaweon: page 895, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1163, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6748
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 叉
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*sʰraːl, *sʰreːl
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| 杈
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*sʰraːl, *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls
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| 靫
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*sʰraːl, *sʰreːl
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| 汊
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*sʰraːls
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| 衩
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*sʰraːls, *sʰreːls
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| 扠
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*hr'eːl
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| 釵
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*sʰreːl
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| 芆
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*sʰreːl
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| 訍
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*sʰreːls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰraːl, *sʰraːls, *sʰreːls) : semantic 木 + phonetic 叉 (OC *sʰraːl, *sʰreːl).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- chha - literary;
- chhe/chhee - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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杈
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杈
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杈
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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1176
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1179
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1187
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Phonetic
component
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叉
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叉
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叉
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Rime
group
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歌
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歌
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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叉
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差
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰraːl/
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/*sʰraːls/
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/*sʰreːls/
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Definitions
杈
- pitchfork
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- chha - literary;
- chhe/chhee - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
杈
|
杈
|
杈
|
| Reading #
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1/3
|
2/3
|
3/3
|
| No.
|
1176
|
1179
|
1187
|
Phonetic
component
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叉
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叉
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叉
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Rime
group
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歌
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歌
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
|
1
|
1
|
2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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叉
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|
差
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰraːl/
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/*sʰraːls/
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/*sʰreːls/
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Definitions
杈
- fork of a tree
Compounds
Etymology 2
References
Japanese
Kanji
杈
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- fork of a tree
- pitchfork
Readings
Korean
Hanja
杈 (eum 차 (cha))
- 가지: branch
Vietnamese
Han character
杈: Hán Nôm readings: soa, xà, xoa
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References