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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
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
脗
*minʔ
吻
*mɯnʔ
刎
*mɯnʔ
伆
*mɯnʔ, *mɯd
勽
*buːs, *mɯnʔ
沕
*mrɯd, *mɯd
忽
*hmɯːd
昒
*hmɯːd, *mɯd
惚
*hmɯːd
匫
*hmɯːd
笏
*hmɯːd
曶
*hmɯːd
淴
*ʔmɯːd
物
*mɯd
勿
*mɯd
芴
*mɯd
岉
*mɯd
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
笏
Reading #
1/1
No.
13215
Phonetic component
勿
Rime group
物
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
忽
Old Chinese
/*hmɯːd/
Definitions
笏
( historical ) tablet held by officials at court ( used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes )
Synonyms
手板 (shǒubǎn )
手版 (shǒubǎn )
Compounds
Etymology 2
Ming dynasty map of Hong Kong
Possibly from 鬱 / 郁 ( wat1 ) , via Hakka.
In the Ming dynasty map of Hong Kong shown on right, the modern place name 掃管笏 was written as 掃稈鬱 .
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Definitions
笏
( Cantonese ) Used in place names.
掃 管 笏 / 扫 管 笏 ― so3 gun2 wat1 ― So Kwun Wat (a place in Hong Kong )
References
Japanese
Kanji
笏
(Hyōgai kanji )
thin tablet
mace
scepter
Readings
Etymology 1
From Chinese . See also 笏( しゃく ) ( shaku ) below.
Noun
笏( こつ ) or 笏( コツ ) • (kotsu )
( dated ) a wooden or ivory tablet held in the right hand when wearing full court dress
1901 , Mori Ōgai, transl., Sakkyōshijin , translation of Improvisatoren by Hans Christian Andersen:
其( その ) 手( て ) には『マケロニ』(麪( めん ) 類( るい ) の名( めい ) )つけたる大( おお ) いなる玩( がん ) 具( ぐ ) の柄( つか ) つきの鈴( すず ) を笏( コツ ) として持( も ) たせたり。Sono te ni wa “makeroni” (menrui no mei) tsuketaru ōinaru gangu no tsuka-tsuki no suzu o kotsu to shite motasetari. In his hand instead of a kotsu he held a bell with a long handle that he called “macaroni” (the name of a type of noodle).
Etymology 2
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
笏( しゃく ) • (shaku )
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)