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Translingual
Han character
窠 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十金田木 (JCWD), four-corner 30904, composition ⿱穴果)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 866, character 37
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25556
- Dae Jaweon: page 1294, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2732, character 20
- Unihan data for U+7AA0
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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裸
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*ɡ·roːlʔ
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躶
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*ɡ·roːlʔ
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果
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*kloːlʔ
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菓
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*kloːlʔ
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猓
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*kloːlʔ
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輠
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*kloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ, *kʰluːls
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裹
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*kloːlʔ, *kloːls
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蜾
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*kloːlʔ
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惈
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*kloːlʔ
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粿
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*kloːlʔ
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窠
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*kʰloːl
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稞
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*kʰloːl, *ɡroːlʔ
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課
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːls
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髁
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːls, *kʰroːlʔ
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棵
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːnʔ, *ɡloːnʔ
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顆
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*kʰloːlʔ
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堁
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*kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls, *kloːns
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敤
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*kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls
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夥
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*qʰloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ
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婐
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*qloːlʔ, *kroːl
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踝
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*ɡroːlʔ
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祼
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*ɡluːlʔ
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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窠
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4776
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Phonetic component
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果
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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科
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰloːl/
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Definitions
窠
- bird's nest in cave; nest
- (literary) simple dwelling
- (literary) empty space; pit; hole
- Alternative form of 棵 (“classifier for plants”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
窠
(Hyōgai kanji)
- nest
- hole
- indentation
- den
Readings
Korean
Hanja
窠 (eum 과 (gwa))
- nest
- hole
- indentation
- den