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Translingual
Han character
祆 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈火一大 (IFMK), four-corner 32234, composition ⿰礻天)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 840, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24638
- Dae Jaweon: page 1258, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2388, character 10
- Unihan data for U+7946
Further reading
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 添
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*tʰiːm
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| 忝
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*l̥ʰiːmʔ, *l̥ʰiːms
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| 悿
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*tʰiːmʔ
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| 舔
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*l̥ʰiːmʔ
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| 菾
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*diːm
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| 天
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*qʰl'iːn
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| 吞
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*qʰl'iːn, *qʰl'ɯːn
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| 祆
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*qʰliːn
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| 蚕
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*zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰliːn) : semantic 礻 + phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn, “heaven”).
Etymology
Cognate with 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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祆
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12389
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Phonetic
component
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天
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Rime
group
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眞
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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祆
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰliːn/
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Definitions
祆
- Ahura Mazda, god of the Zoroastrians
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
祆
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
祆 (eum 천 (cheon))
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