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Translingual
Han character
粤 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹田一女尸 (HWMVS) or 難竹田一女 (XHWMV), composition ⿳丿𡇒丂)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 908, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26935
- Dae Jaweon: page 1334, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3147, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7CA4
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 粤 – see 粵 (“Yue people; Baiyue people; Guangdong; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 粵). |
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Japanese
Kanji
粤
(Hyōgai kanji)
- alas
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 粵 (MC hjwot).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
粤 • (Etsu) ←ゑつ (Wetu)?
- alternative name for 広東 (Kanton, “Guangdong”)
- (historical) alternative spelling for 越: the Yue people to the south of ancient China