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See also:
U+6F24, 漤
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F24

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 85, +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 水木木女 (EDDV), composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 646, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18156
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1056, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1716, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+6F24

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ɡ·ruːmʔ) : semantic (water) + phonetic (OC *ɡ·ruːm).

Pronunciation 1

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms 𰜐


Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (37)
Final () (159)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter lomX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lʌmX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ləmX/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɒmX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ləmX/
Li
Rong
/lᴀmX/
Wang
Li
/lɒmX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/lămX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
lǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
laam5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 8163
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡ·ruːmʔ/
Notes

Definitions

  1. to soak persimmons in hot water or lime water to remove tart flavor
  2. to soak vegetables in salt to reduce their inherent flavor

Pronunciation 2

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

Definitions

  1. (Hokkien, Teochew) pulpy; mushy; muddy; miry
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to run through with water to make it clean (of one's body, clothes, etc.)
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) muddy land
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) big and drooping (of one's belly, etc.)

Compounds