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Translingual Han character 溺 Kangxi radical 85, 水 +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水弓一一 (ENMM ), four-corner 37127 , composition ⿰氵 弱 )
Derived characters References Kangxi Dictionary: page 641 , character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17990
Dae Jaweon: page 1048, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1710, character 7
Unihan data for U+6EBA Chinese Glyph origin
Old Chinese
嫋 *neːwʔ
弱 *njewɢ
溺 *njewɢ, *neːwɢ
蒻 *njewɢ
搦 *rneːwɢ, *rnaːwɢ
愵 *neːwɢ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 ／ 形声 OC *njewɢ, *neːwɢ氵 ( “ water ” ) + phonetic 弱 ( OC *njewɢ) .
Etymology 1 Schuessler (2007) proposes the following possibilities:
Related to Burmese နစ် ( nac , “ to sink; to drown ” ) , Burmese နှစ် ( hnac , “ to immerse ” ) , but the vowels do not agree.
Related to Burmese နှိုက်း ( hnuik: , “ to penetrate; to put one's hand into ” ) . Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
溺
Reading #
1/2
Modern
nì
Middle
‹ nek ›
Old
/*nˁewk/
English
to sink in water
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
溺
Reading #
2/2
No.
10952
Phonetic
弱
Rime
藥
Rime
2
Corresponding
惄
Old
/*neːwɢ/
Definitions 溺
to drown ; to submerge
to indulge ; to be addicted
a surname Compounds Etymology 2 Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
溺
Reading #
2/2
Modern
niào
Middle
‹ newH ›
Old
/*kə.nˁewk-s/
English
urine
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Definitions 溺
Alternative form of 尿 ( “ urine ; to urinate ” ) Compounds Etymology 3 Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
溺
Reading #
1/2
No.
10948
Phonetic
弱
Rime
藥
Rime
2
Corresponding
若
Old
/*njewɢ/
Definitions 溺
‡ Alternative form of 弱 ( ruò , “ name of a river ” ) † Alternative form of 弱 ( ruò , “ weak ” ) Japanese Kanji 溺
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
to drown
( rare ) urine Readings Etymology
For pronunciation and definitions of 溺 – see the following entry.
(This term, 溺 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Korean Etymology 1 From Middle Chinese 溺 MC nek
Pronunciation Hanja Wikisource
溺 (eumhun 빠질 닉 ( ppajil nik ) , South Korea 빠질 익 ( ppajil ik ) )
Hanja form? 닉 /익 ( “ drown ” ) .Compounds Etymology 2 Related to Middle Chinese 尿 MC newH
Hanja 溺 (eumhun 오줌 뇨 ( ojum nyo ) , South Korea 오줌 요 ( ojum yo ) )
Alternative form of 尿 ( “ Hanja form? 뇨 /요 ( “ urine ” ) .” ) References 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典 . Vietnamese Han character 溺 : Hán Nôm nịch niệu nịu
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