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Translingual
Han character
篝 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹廿廿月 (HTTB), four-corner 88557, composition ⿱𥫗冓)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 894, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26320
- Dae Jaweon: page 1321, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2997, character 3
- Unihan data for U+7BDD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 溝
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*koː
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| 篝
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*koː
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| 鞲
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*koː
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| 韝
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*koː, *kʰoː
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| 褠
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*koː
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| 冓
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*koː, *koːs
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| 構
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*koːs
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| 購
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*koːs
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| 媾
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*koːs
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| 覯
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*koːs
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| 遘
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*koːs, *koːs
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| 煹
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*koːs
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| 搆
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*koːs
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| 講
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*kroːŋʔ
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| 耩
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*kroːŋʔ
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| 傋
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*kroːŋʔ, *qʰroːŋʔ
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| 斠
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*kroːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koː) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 冓 (OC *koː, *koːs).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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篝
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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gōu
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kuw ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁ(r)o/
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| English
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bamboo cage
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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篝
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4186
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Phonetic
component
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冓
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Rime
group
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侯
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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鉤
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Old
Chinese
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/*koː/
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Definitions
篝
- bamboo basket; bamboo frame; bamboo cage
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
篝
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- bamboo basket
Readings
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
篝 • (kagari)
- brazier (iron basket for a fire)
- Synonym: 篝籠 (kagarikago)
- watchfire, fishing fire, bonfire
- Synonym: 篝火 (kagaribi)
- Synonym of 篝屋 (kagariya, “watchfire guardhouse”)
Usage notes
- This term is usually written in kanji in formal or technical contexts (e.g., in a newspaper or in official documentation). In informal contexts, however, it is generally written in hiragana.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
篝 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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