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Translingual
Han character
楷 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木心心日 (DPPA), four-corner 41961, composition ⿰木皆)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 542, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15185
- Dae Jaweon: page 930, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1246, character 13
- Unihan data for U+6977
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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皆
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*kriːl
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偕
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*kriːl
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階
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*kriːl
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喈
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*kriːl
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稭
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*kriːl, *kriːd
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堦
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*kriːl
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楷
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*kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ
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鶛
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*kriːl
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湝
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*kriːl, *ɡriːl
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蝔
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*kriːl, *ɡriːl
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鍇
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*kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ
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揩
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*kʰriːl
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諧
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*ɡriːl
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瑎
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*ɡriːl
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龤
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*ɡriːl
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Pronunciation 1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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楷
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楷
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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6421
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6427
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Phonetic component
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皆
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皆
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Rime group
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脂
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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皆
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楷
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Old Chinese
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/*kriːl/
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/*kʰriːlʔ/
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Definitions
楷
- Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
- Synonym: 黃連木 / 黄连木 (huángliánmù)
- (obsolete, figurative) upright; staunch
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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楷
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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6427
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Phonetic component
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皆
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Rime group
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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楷
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰriːlʔ/
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Definitions
楷
- model; pattern
- model style of Chinese writing
- 楷書/楷书 ― kǎishū ― regular script
- a surname
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
楷
- (Cantonese) Classifier for slices of a fruit, especially of an orange, mandarin, tangerine, pomelo, etc.
Japanese
Kanji
楷
(Jōyō kanji)
- Pistacia chinensis
- model; pattern
- regular script
- a surname
Readings
From Middle Chinese 楷 (MC keaj); compare Mandarin 楷 (jiē):
From Middle Chinese 楷 (MC kheajX); compare Mandarin 楷 (kǎi):
From native Japanese roots:
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 楷 (MC kheajX).
Pronunciation
Affix
楷 • (kai)
- model; pattern
- regular script: a style of Chinese characters that is square and straight-lined
Derived terms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
楷 • (hae) (hangeul 해, revised hae, McCune–Reischauer hae, Yale hay)
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Vietnamese
Han character
楷: Hán Nôm readings: giai, khai
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