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Translingual
- In mainland China (based on Xin Zixing character form), Japanese kanji, Korean hanja and Vietnamese Nôm, the upper right component 𠫓 is written ⿱亠厶 (4 strokes) while the bottom right stroke is written 乚 with an ending hook which is the historical form found in the Kangxi Dictionary.
- In Taiwan and Hong Kong (based on Big5 character form), the upper right component 𠫓 is written ⿻一厶 (3 strokes) while the bottom right stroke is written ㇄ without the ending hook.
Han character
疏 (Kangxi radical 103, 疋+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese, 12 strokes in mainland China and Japanese and Korean, cangjie input 弓一卜戈山 (NMYIU), four-corner 10113, composition ⿰𤴔㐬(GJKV) or ⿰𤴔⿱𠫓⿲丿丨㇄(HT))
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 767, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22000
- Dae Jaweon: page 1178, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2750, character 2
- Unihan data for U+758F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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疋
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*ŋraːʔ, *sŋra, *sŋraʔ
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蝑
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*sŋas, *sŋa
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壻
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*sŋeːs
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婿
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*sŋeːs
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胥
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*sŋa, *sŋaʔ
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稰
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*sŋa, *sŋaʔ
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楈
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*sŋa, *sŋaʔ
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諝
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*sŋa, *sŋaʔ
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湑
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*sŋa, *sŋaʔ
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揟
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*sŋa
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醑
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*sŋaʔ
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糈
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*sŋaʔ, *sŋraʔ
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楚
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*sŋ̊ʰraʔ, *sŋ̊ʰras
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礎
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*sŋ̊ʰraʔ
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憷
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*sŋ̊ʰraʔ
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齼
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*sŋ̊ʰraʔ
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濋
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*sŋ̊ʰraʔ
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儊
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*sŋ̊ʰras
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綀
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*sŋra
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疎
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*sŋra
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疏
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*sŋra, *sŋras
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蔬
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*sŋra
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梳
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*sŋra
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sŋra, *sŋras) : phonetic 疋 (OC *ŋraːʔ, *sŋra, *sŋraʔ) + semantic 㐬.
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- so͘ - literary;
- soe/se - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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疏
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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shū
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Middle Chinese
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‹ srjo ›
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Old Chinese
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/*sra/
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English
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wide apart
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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疏
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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11790
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Phonetic component
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疋
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*sŋra/
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Definitions
疏
- distant; sparse; thin
- to dredge; to clear an obstruction
- to neglect; to alienate
- careless; negligent
- a surname
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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疏
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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11796
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Phonetic component
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疋
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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䟽
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Old Chinese
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/*sŋras/
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Notes
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原左從足旁
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Definitions
疏
- † to clarify
- † appeal or memorial to the king
- † record or submission
- † letter
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
疏
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
疏 • (so) (hangeul 소, revised so, McCune–Reischauer so, Yale so)
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Vietnamese
Han character
疏: Hán Việt readings: sớ[1][2][3], sơ[3]
疏: Nôm readings: sơ[2][3][4], sớ[1][2], sờ[3][4], sưa[4], xơ[4], xờ[4]
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References