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Translingual
Han character
渥 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水尸一土 (ESMG) or 難難水尸一 (XXESM), four-corner 37114, composition ⿰氵屋)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 634, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17770
- Dae Jaweon: page 1041, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1689, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6E25
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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握
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*qroːɡ
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幄
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*qroːɡ
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偓
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*qroːɡ
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渥
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*qroːɡ
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齷
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*qroːɡ
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楃
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*qroːɡ
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喔
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*qroːɡ
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腛
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*qroːɡ
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媉
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*qroːɡ
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屋
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*qoːɡ
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剭
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*qoːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qroːɡ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 屋 (OC *qoːɡ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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渥
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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wò
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔæwk ›
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Old Chinese
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/*qˁrok/ (or *ʔˁrok ?)
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English
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moisten, smear
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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渥
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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13069
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Phonetic component
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屋
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Rime group
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屋
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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渥
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Old Chinese
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/*qroːɡ/
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Definitions
渥
- (literary) to moisten; to soak
- (literary) deep; rich; strong; thick
- (archaic) glossy; dyed
- (literary) to enrich
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
渥
- (Hokkien) Alternative form of 沃
Japanese
Kanji
渥
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- moisten, make moist
- kind, cordial
- glossy
Readings
Korean
Hanja
渥 (eum 악 (ak))
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Vietnamese
Han character
渥: Hán Nôm readings: ốc
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