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Translingual
Han character
瘧 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 大卜心一 (KYPM), four-corner 00114, composition ⿸疒虐)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 778, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22419
- Dae Jaweon: page 1188, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2683, character 19
- Unihan data for U+7627
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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虐
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*ŋawɢ
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瘧
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*ŋawɢ
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謔
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*hŋawɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋawɢ) : semantic 疒 + phonetic 虐 (OC *ŋawɢ).
Etymology
Perhaps related to 虐 (OC *ŋawɢ, “to oppress, to coerce, to be violent”).
Compare Thai งก ๆ (ngók-ngók, “shivering, shaking (due to fever or fear)”), Thai หงก ๆ (ngòk-ngòk, “shivering (as from ague)”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- nüè - literary;
- yào - colloquial, only in 瘧子.
Note:
- lio̍k - colloquial;
- gio̍k/gia̍k - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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瘧
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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9637
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Phonetic component
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虐
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Rime group
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藥
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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虐
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋawɢ/
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Definitions
瘧
- (medicine) ague; malaria; intermittent fever and shivering
- † Alternative form of 虐 (nüè, “abuse; to be abused”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
瘧
(Hyōgai kanji)
- (pathology) malaria
Readings
Korean
Hanja
瘧 • (hak) (hangeul 학, revised hak, McCune–Reischauer hak, Yale hak)
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