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Translingual
Han character
爝 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+18, 22 strokes, cangjie input 火月田戈 (FBWI), four-corner 92846, composition ⿰火爵)
- spark
- torch
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 687, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19614
- Dae Jaweon: page 1099, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2248, character 12
- Unihan data for U+721D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 釂
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*ʔsewɢs
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| 皭
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*ʔsewɢs, *zewɢ
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| 爝
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*ʔsewɢs, *ʔsewɢ, *zewɢ
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| 爵
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*ʔsewɢ
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| 嚼
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*zewɢ
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| 穱
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*ʔsreːwɢ
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| 灂
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*zreːwɢ
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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爝
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爝
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爝
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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精 (13)
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精 (13)
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從 (15)
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| Final (韻)
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宵 (91)
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藥 (107)
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藥 (107)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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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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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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子肖切
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即略切
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在爵切
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| Baxter
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tsjewH
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tsjak
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dzjak
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/t͡siᴇuH/
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/t͡sɨɐk̚/
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/d͡zɨɐk̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/t͡siɛuH/
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/t͡siɐk̚/
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/d͡ziɐk̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/t͡sjæuH/
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/t͡siɑk̚/
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/d͡ziɑk̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/t͡siawH/
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/t͡sɨak̚/
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/d͡zɨak̚/
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Li
Rong
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/t͡siɛuH/
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/t͡siak̚/
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/d͡ziak̚/
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Wang
Li
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/t͡sĭɛuH/
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/t͡sĭak̚/
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/d͡zĭak̚/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/t͡si̯ɛuH/
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/t͡si̯ak̚/
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/d͡zʱi̯ak̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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jiào
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jue
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jué
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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ziu3
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zoek3
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zoek6
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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爝
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爝
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爝
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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7255
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7257
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7259
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Phonetic
component
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爵
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爵
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爵
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Rime
group
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豹
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藥
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藥
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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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醮
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爵
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皭
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsewɢs/
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/*ʔsewɢ/
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/*zewɢ/
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Definitions
爝
- (archaic) a torch made of bound reeds that was used for warding off evil spirits
- (archaic) a small torch
- (archaic) a small flame
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
爝
(Hyōgai kanji)
- small torch
- bonfire
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
爝: Hán Nôm readings: tước
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