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Translingual
Han character
笥 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹尸一口 (HSMR), four-corner 88627, composition ⿱𥫗司)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 880, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25934
- Dae Jaweon: page 1308, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2959, character 6
- Unihan data for U+7B25
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 司
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*slɯ
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| 伺
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 覗
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 笥
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*slɯ, *slɯs
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| 詞
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*ljɯ
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| 祠
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*ljɯ
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| 柌
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*ljɯ
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| 嗣
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*ljɯs
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| 孠
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*ljɯs
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| 飼
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*ljɯs
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| 呞
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*hljɯ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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笥
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笥
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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11954
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11956
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Phonetic
component
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司
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司
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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思
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笥
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Old
Chinese
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/*slɯ/
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/*slɯs/
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Definitions
笥
- hamper, wicker basket
Japanese
Kanji
笥
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- lunchbox
- clothes chest
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
⟨ke2⟩ → */kəɨ/ → /ke/
From Old Japanese.
Noun
笥 • (ke)
- a container, especially for foodstuffs or tableware
- Synonym: 容器 (yōki)
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
笥 • (sa) (hangeul 사, revised sa, McCune–Reischauer sa, Yale sa)
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