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Translingual
Han character
珪 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一土土土 (MGGG), four-corner 14114, composition ⿰𤣩圭)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 731, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20972
- Dae Jaweon: page 1142, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1109, character 11
- Unihan data for U+73EA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 街
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*kreː, *kreː
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| 鞋
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*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
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| 娾
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*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
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| 佳
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*kreː
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| 鮭
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*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 涯
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 崖
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 啀
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*ŋreː
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| 厓
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*ŋreː
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| 捱
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*ŋreː
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| 睚
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*ŋreːs
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| 娃
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*qreː
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| 洼
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*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
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| 哇
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*qreː, *qʷraː
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| 胿
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*ɡeː, *kʷeː
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| 溎
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*qeːns
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| 觟
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*ɡʷraːʔ
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| 黊
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
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| 蘳
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
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| 蛙
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*qʷraː, *qʷreː
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| 窪
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*qʷraː
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| 卦
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*kʷreːs
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| 挂
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*kʷreːs
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| 掛
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*kʷreːs
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| 詿
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
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| 罣
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
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| 絓
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*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
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| 鼃
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*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
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| 圭
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*kʷeː
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| 珪
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*kʷeː
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| 邽
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*kʷeː
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| 閨
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*kʷeː
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| 袿
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*kʷeː
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| 窐
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*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
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| 茥
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*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 桂
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*kʷeːs
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| 筀
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*kʷeːs
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| 奎
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*kʰʷeː
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| 刲
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*kʰʷeː
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| 蝰
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*kʰʷeː
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| 楏
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*kʰʷeː
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| 睳
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*qʰʷeː
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| 畦
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*ɡʷeː
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| 眭
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*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
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| 烓
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*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
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| 跬
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*kʰʷeʔ
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| 恚
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*qʷes
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| 硅
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*qʰʷreɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷeː) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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珪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4570
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Phonetic
component
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圭
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Rime
group
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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圭
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʷeː/
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Definitions
珪
- (historical) jade tablet used by officials when addressing the emperor in court
- See also: 圭
- a surname
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
珪
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology 1
/kʷei/ → /kei/
From Middle Chinese 珪 (MC kwej).
Affix
珪 • (kei)
- (historical) jade tablet conferred upon princes as a symbol of authority
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch keiaarde. An ateji (当て字) coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1837 in his book 舎密開宗 (Seimi Kaisō, “Introduction to Chemistry”).
Affix
珪 • (kei)
- silicon
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
珪 • (gyu) (hangeul 규, revised gyu, McCune–Reischauer kyu, Yale kyu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
珪: Hán Việt readings: khuê[1]
References