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Translingual
Han character
玖 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一土弓人 (MGNO), four-corner 17180, composition ⿰𤣩久)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 727, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20846
- Dae Jaweon: page 1139, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1102, character 10
- Unihan data for U+7396
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 畂
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*ɡʷ·rɯs
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| 久
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*kʷlɯʔ
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| 灸
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*kʷlɯʔ, *kʷlɯs
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| 玖
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*kʷlɯʔ
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| 疚
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*kʷlɯs
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| 柩
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*ɡʷlɯs
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| 羑
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*ɡʷ·lɯʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷlɯʔ) : semantic 玉 + phonetic 久 (OC *kʷlɯʔ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- kiú - literary;
- káu - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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玖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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6971
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Phonetic
component
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久
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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久
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʷlɯʔ/
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Definitions
玖
- black gemstone that is poorer than jade
- (financial) Alternative form of 九 (“nine”) (used normally in official documents or checks to avoid forgery)
See also
Japanese
Kanji
玖
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- (financial, archaic) nine
- black jewel
Readings
Korean
Hanja
玖 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
玖: Hán Nôm readings: cửu
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Zhuang
Noun
玖
- Sawndip form of gyaeuj (“head; headhair”)