笏
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Translingual
Han character
笏 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹心竹竹 (HPHH), four-corner 88227, composition ⿱𥫗勿)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 878, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25882
- Dae Jaweon: page 1307, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2951, character 10
- Unihan data for U+7B0F
Chinese
| trad. | 笏 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 笏 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 笏 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hù
- Wade–Giles: hu4
- Yale: hù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huh
- Palladius: ху (xu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: fat1
- Yale: fāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: fat7
- Guangdong Romanization: fed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fut
- Hakka Romanization System: fud`
- Hagfa Pinyim: fud5
- Sinological IPA: /fut̚²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: xwot
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*hmɯːd/
Definitions
笏
- (historical) tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)
Synonyms
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: fat1 / wat1
- Yale: fāt / wāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: fat7 / wat7
- Guangdong Romanization: fed1 / wed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɐt̚⁵/, /wɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
笏
- (Cantonese) Used in place names.
References
- “笏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
笏
Readings
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 笏 |
| しゃく Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
From 尺 (shaku, “shaku”, length unit), so named because of its length. The original name こつ (kotsu) is avoided for being homophonous with 骨 (kotsu, “bone”).
Noun
- shaku; a thin tablet held in the right hand by those in full court dress.
- Synonym: 手板 (teita)
See also
Korean
Hanja
笏 • (hol) (hangeul 홀, revised hol, McCune–Reischauer hol, Yale hol)
- a tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)