楔
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Translingual
Han character
楔 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木手竹大 (DQHK), four-corner 47934, composition ⿰木契)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 539, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15131
- Dae Jaweon: page 926, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1242, character 7
- Unihan data for U+6954
Chinese
| trad. | 楔 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 楔 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 夆 | *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds |
| 丯 | *kreːds |
| 瘛 | *kʰjeds, *ɡeːds, *kʰjed |
| 觢 | *ɡjeds |
| 契 | *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd |
| 栔 | *kʰeːds |
| 禊 | *ɡeːds |
| 稧 | *ɡeːds |
| 楔 | *kreːd, *sqʰeːd |
| 葜 | *kʰreːd |
| 猰 | *qreːd, *kraːd, *kʰeːd |
| 窫 | *qreːd |
| 揳 | *sqʰeːd |
| 偰 | *sqʰeːd |
| 潔 | *keːd |
| 絜 | *keːd, *ɡeːd |
| 鍥 | *keːd, *kʰeːd |
| 挈 | *kʰeːd |
| 蛪 | *kʰeːd |
| 齧 | *ŋeːd |
| 褉 | *qʰeːd |
| 喫 | *ŋ̊ʰeːɡ |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
楔
- wedge; peg
- (dialectal) to drive; to wedge (a wedge, nail, etc.)
- (Hokkien) to stuff in; to plug in; to fill in
- (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) wedge; peg; stopper
- (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to bribe
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 行賄 (“to bribe”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
楔
Japanese
Kanji
楔
Readings
Pronunciation
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 楔 |
| くさび Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
Noun
- a wedge (simple machine)
Korean
Hanja
楔 (eum 설 (seol))
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Vietnamese
Han character
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