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Translingual
Han character
毬 (Kangxi radical 82, 毛+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹山戈十水 (HUIJE), four-corner 23713, composition ⿺毛求)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 593, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16837
- Dae Jaweon: page 985, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1998, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6BEC
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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救
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*kus
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求
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*ɡu
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球
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*ɡu
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逑
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*ɡu
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賕
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*ɡu
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蛷
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*ɡu
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莍
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*ɡu
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殏
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*ɡu
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梂
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*ɡu
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俅
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*ɡu
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脙
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*ɡu, *qʰu
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絿
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*ɡu
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銶
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*ɡu
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毬
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*ɡu
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捄
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*ɡu, *ko
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觩
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*ɡu
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡu) : semantic 毛 (“hair”) + phonetic 求 (OC *ɡu)
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
毬
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Etymology 2
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
毬
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- ball
- bur; husk; cone
Readings
Etymology 1
Noun
毬 • (mari)
- a ball; (especially) a ball used to play kemari
Etymology 2
Noun
毬 or 毬 • (iga)
- (botany, forestry) burr (seed pod of a chestnut or similar tree)
2005, Mihara Yoshiaki, Kyūjūsai yamamori no yuigon: mori no kenkō to hito no kenkō [Testament of a 90 year old forest ranger: Health of forests and health of people], page 11:
- 秋になると、その自生樹に大きな栗の毬がなり始めたのです。
- Aki ni naru to, sono jisei ki ni ōkina kuri no iga ga nari hajimeta no desu.
- In autumn, the large, native chestnuts have just begun to put out seed burrs.
Korean
Hanja
毬 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
- ball, anything round, sphere
Vietnamese
Han character
毬: Hán Nôm readings: cầu
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References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999