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Translingual
Han character
琯 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一土十口口 (MGJRR), four-corner 13177, composition ⿰𤣩官)
- a jade tube used as an instrument
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 735, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21072
- Dae Jaweon: page 1147, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1123, character 13
- Unihan data for U+742F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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官
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*koːn
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棺
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*koːn, *koːns
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倌
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*koːn, *kroːns
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悹
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*koːn, *koːnʔ, *koːns
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涫
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*koːn, *koːns
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管
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*koːnʔ
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琯
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*koːnʔ, *kuːns
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痯
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*koːnʔ, *koːns
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輨
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*koːnʔ
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錧
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*koːnʔ, *koːns
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館
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*koːnʔ, *koːns
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婠
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*koːns, *qoːn, *qruːd
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悺
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*koːns
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逭
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*ɡoːns
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菅
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*kroːn
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綰
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*qroːnʔ, *qroːns
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捾
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*qoːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *koːnʔ, *kuːns) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 官 (OC *koːn).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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琯
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琯
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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4441
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4461
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Phonetic component
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官
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官
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Rime group
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元
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文
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Rime subdivision
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3
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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管
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睔
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Old Chinese
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/*koːnʔ/
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/*kuːns/
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Notes
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說文管或體
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Definitions
琯
- an ancient wind instrument in the form of a tube made of jade and consisting of six holes
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
琯
(Hyōgai kanji)
- jade tube used as an instrument
Readings
Korean
Hanja
琯 • (gwan) (hangeul 관, revised gwan, McCune–Reischauer kwan, Yale kwan)
- jade tube used as an instrument