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Translingual
Han character
灑 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+19, 22 strokes, cangjie input 水一一心 (EMMP), four-corner 31111, composition ⿰氵麗)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 663, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18774
- Dae Jaweon: page 1072, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1794, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7051
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 灑
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*sreːlʔ, *sreːlʔ, *srelʔ, *srels
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| 籭
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*sreːl, *srel
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| 躧
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*sreːlʔ, *srelʔ
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| 曬
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*sreːls, *srels
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| 廲
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*reːl
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| 驪
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*reːl, *rel
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| 鱺
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*reːlʔ
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| 欐
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*reːlʔ, *reːls, *srel
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| 丽
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*reːls
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| 麗
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*reːls, *rel
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| 儷
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*reːls
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| 鸝
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*rel
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| 酈
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*rel, *reːɡ
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| 孋
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*rel
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| 矖
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*rel, *srelʔ
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| 穲
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*rel
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| 邐
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*relʔ
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| 彲
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*r̥ʰel
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| 釃
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*srel, *srelʔ, *sra
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| 襹
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*srel, *srels
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| 纚
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*srelʔ
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Pronunciation 1
Note:
- sèe - vernacular;
- sá/sè - literary.
| Rime
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| Character
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灑
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灑
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灑
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| Reading #
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2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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| Initial (聲)
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生 (21)
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生 (21)
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生 (21)
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| Final (韻)
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佳 (31)
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麻 (98)
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支 (13)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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II
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III
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| Fanqie
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所蟹切
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砂下切
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所寄切
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| Baxter
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sreaX
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sraeX
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srjeH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ʃˠɛX/
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/ʃˠaX/
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/ʃˠiᴇH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ʃᵚæX/
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/ʃᵚaX/
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/ʃᵚiɛH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ʃæiX/
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/ʃaX/
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/ʃiɛH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ʂaɨjX/
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/ʂaɨX/
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/ʂjiə̆H/
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Li
Rong
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/ʃɛX/
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/ʃaX/
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/ʃjeH/
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Wang
Li
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/ʃaiX/
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/ʃaX/
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/ʃǐeH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ʂaiX/
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/ʂaX/
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/ʂie̯H/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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shǎi
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shǎ
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shì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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saai2
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saa2
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si3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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灑
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灑
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灑
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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3/4
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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sǎ
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sǎ
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sǎ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ srɛX ›
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‹ srɛH ›
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‹ srjeH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.s<r>ərʔ/ (MC srj- > sr-)
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/*Cə.s<r>ərʔ-s/ (MC srj- > sr-)
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/*Cə.s<r>ərʔ-s/
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| English
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sprinkle
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sprinkle
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sprinkle
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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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灑
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灑
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灑
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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4/4
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| No.
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7904
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7906
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7935
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Phonetic
component
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丽
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丽
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丽
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Rime
group
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歌
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歌
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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灑
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灑
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屣
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Old
Chinese
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/*sreːlʔ/
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/*sreːlʔ/
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/*srels/
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Definitions
灑
- to sprinkle; to splash
- to scatter; to throw
- a surname
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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灑
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| Reading #
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4/4
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xǐ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ srjeX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.s<r>ərʔ/
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| English
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sprinkle (v.)
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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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灑
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| Reading #
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3/4
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| No.
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7931
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Phonetic
component
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丽
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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躧
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Old
Chinese
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/*srelʔ/
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Definitions
灑
- Alternative form of 洗
- Alternative form of 蓰
Pronunciation 3
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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灑
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| Reading #
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4/4
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xǐ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ srjeX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.s<r>ərʔ/
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| English
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sprinkle (v.)
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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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灑
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| Reading #
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3/4
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| No.
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7931
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Phonetic
component
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丽
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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躧
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Old
Chinese
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/*srelʔ/
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Definitions
灑
- Alternative form of 釃／酾
- Used in 離灑／离洒.
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
灑
- † cold
- † terrified
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
灑
- Only used in 淋灑／淋洒.
Japanese
Kanji
灑
(Hyōgai kanji)
- pour
- sprinkle
- wash
- purify
- be clean/refreshed
Readings
Korean
Hanja
灑 • (sae, swae) (hangeul 새, 쇄, revised sae, swae, McCune–Reischauer sae, swae, Yale say, sway)
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Vietnamese
Han character
灑: Hán Nôm readings: sái, rợi, tẩy, thối
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Compounds
Sái nhiên
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville