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Translingual
Han character
珥 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一土尸十 (MGSJ), four-corner 11140, composition ⿰𤣩耳)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 731, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20964
- Dae Jaweon: page 1142, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1109, character 13
- Unihan data for U+73E5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 佴
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*nɯːs, *njɯs
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| 麛
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*miː
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| 弭
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*mniʔ
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| 渳
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*mniʔ
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| 葞
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*mniʔ
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| 髶
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*njis, *njoŋ
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| 聻
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*nɯʔ
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| 恥
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*n̥ʰɯʔ
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| 咡
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*njɯ, *njɯs
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| 誀
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*njɯ, *njɯs
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| 耳
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*njɯʔ
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| 洱
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*njɯʔ, *njɯs
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| 駬
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*njɯʔ
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| 餌
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*njɯs
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| 珥
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*njɯs
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| 衈
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*njɯs
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| 毦
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*njɯs
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| 刵
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*njɯs
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| 眲
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*njɯs, *rnɯːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *njɯs) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 耳 (OC *njɯʔ).
Etymology
Departing tone (去聲) derivative from 耳 (OC *njɯʔ, “ear”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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珥
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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2787
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Phonetic
component
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耳
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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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餌
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Old
Chinese
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/*njɯs/
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Definitions
珥
- (literary) jade or pearl earring
- (literary) crossguard
- (literary, astronomy) halo (of the sun or the moon)
- (literary) to stick in; to wear
Compounds
References
- “珥”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “珥”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 61.
Japanese
Kanji
珥
(Hyōgai kanji)
- ear bauble
- hilt
Readings
Korean
Hanja
珥 • (i) (hangeul 이, revised i, McCune–Reischauer i, Yale i)
- (귀엣골, gwietgol): earring
Vietnamese
Han character
珥: Hán Nôm readings: nhị
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Readings
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, 1999