殲
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Translingual
| Traditional | 殲 |
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| Shinjitai (extended) |
殱/𫞔 |
| Simplified | 歼 |
Han character
殲 (Kangxi radical 78, 歹+17, 21 strokes, cangjie input 一弓人戈一 (MNOIM), four-corner 13250, composition ⿰歹韱)
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 584, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16608
- Dae Jaweon: page 977, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1396, character 10
- Unihan data for U+6BB2
Chinese
| trad. | 殲 | |
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| simp. | 歼 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsem) : semantic 歹 + phonetic 韱 (OC *sem).
Pronunciation
Definitions
殲
- to annihilate; to wipe out; to kill off; to destroy
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
殲
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 殱)
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 殲 (MC tsjem).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
殲 (eumhun 다죽일 섬 (dajugil seom))
- Hanja form? of 섬 (“annihilation”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 섬멸 (殲滅, seommyeol, “annihilation, eradication, extermination”)
References
Vietnamese
Han character
殲: Hán Việt readings: tiêm
殲: Nôm readings: tiêm
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