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Translingual
Han character
礫 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+15, 20 strokes, cangjie input 一口女戈木 (MRVID), four-corner 12694, composition ⿰石樂)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 838, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24572
- Dae Jaweon: page 1255, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2463, character 4
- Unihan data for U+792B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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樂
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*ŋraːwɢs, *raːwɢ, *ŋraːwɢ
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轢
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*raːd, *raːwɢ, *reːwɢ
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濼
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*pqʰlaːwɢ, *raːwɢ, *reːwɢ, *pqʰloːwɢ, *roːwɢ, *roːwɢ
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躒
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*raːwɢ, *reːwɢ
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擽
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*rawɢ, *reːwɢ
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爍
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*qʰljawɢ
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鑠
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*qʰljawɢ
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藥
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*lawɢ
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櫟
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*lawɢ, *reːwɢ
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纅
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*lawɢ
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礫
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*reːwɢ
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瓅
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*reːwɢ
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皪
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*reːwɢ
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觻
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*reːwɢ, *roːwɢ
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嚛
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*qʰloːwɢ, *qʰloːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *reːwɢ) : semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 樂 (OC *ŋraːwɢs, *raːwɢ, *ŋraːwɢ)
Etymology
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-rak. Cognate with Drung ɑ³¹ pɹɑʔ⁵⁵ luŋ⁵⁵ (“rock”)
Pronunciation 1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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礫
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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lì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ lek ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁewk/
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English
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pebbles
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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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礫
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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7685
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Phonetic component
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樂
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Rime group
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藥
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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靂
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Old Chinese
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/*reːwɢ/
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Definitions
礫
- gravel; pebbles; potsherds
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
礫
- Only used in 卓礫/卓砾.
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
礫
- ‡ Appearance of white stones/rocks.
References
Japanese
Kanji
礫
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 䃯)
- pebble, stone
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 礫 (MC lek).
Pronunciation
Noun
礫 • (reki)
- a small stone or pebble, especially one used for throwing
- Synonyms: 石塊 (ishikoro), 小石 (koishi)
- gravel
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Japanese.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
礫 • (tsubute)
- a small stone or pebble, especially one used for throwing
- Synonym: 小石 (koishi)
Derived terms
Proverbs
Proper noun
礫 • (Tsubute)
- a place name
Etymology 3
From Old Japanese.
Possibly an apophonic form of or a shift from tsubute above.
Noun
礫 • (tabute)
- (obsolete) a small stone or pebble, especially one used for throwing
- , text here
- 多夫手二毛投越都倍吉天漢敝太而礼婆可母安麻多須辨奈吉 [Man'yōgana]
- たぶてにも投げ越しつべき天の川隔てればかもあまたすべなき [Modern spelling]
- tabute ni mo nagekoshitsu beki Ama-no-gawa hedatereba ka mo amata subenaki
- (please add an English translation of this example)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
礫 • (koishi)
- Alternative spelling of 小石 (koishi): a small stone or pebble
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
礫 • (tabiishi)
- a small stone or pebble, especially one used for throwing
Derived terms
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 礫 (MC lek). Recorded as Middle Korean 륵〮 (lúk) (Yale: luk) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
礫 (eumhun 조약돌 력 (joyakdol ryeok), word-initial (South Korea) 조약돌 역 (joyakdol yeok))
- Hanja form? of 력/역 (“pebble”).
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.