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Translingual
Alternative forms
- 緖 (
U+7DD6
): Consists of an additional 丶 stroke above 日 in the component 者.
Han character
緒 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女火十大日 (VFJKA), four-corner 24960, composition ⿰糹⿱耂日 or ⿰糹者)
Derived characters
Related characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 929, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27632
- Dae Jaweon: page 1367, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3408, character 14
- Unihan data for U+7DD2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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觰
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*rtaːʔ, *rtaː
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諸
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*tjaː, *tja
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者
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*tjaːʔ
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堵
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*tjaːʔ, *taːʔ
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赭
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*tjaːʔ
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撦
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*l̥ʰjaːʔ
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扯
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*tʰjaːʔ
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闍
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*djaː, *taː
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奢
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*hljaː
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鍺
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*toːlʔ
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都
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*taː
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醏
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*taː
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覩
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*taːʔ
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睹
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*taːʔ
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暏
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*taːʔ
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賭
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*taːʔ
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帾
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*taːʔ
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楮
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*taːʔ, *tʰaʔ
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屠
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*daː, *da
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瘏
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*daː
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廜
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*daː
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鷵
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*daː
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緒
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*ljaʔ
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豬
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*ta
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猪
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*ta
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瀦
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*ta
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藸
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*ta, *da
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櫫
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*ta
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褚
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*taʔ, *tʰaʔ
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著
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*taʔ, *tas, *da, *taɡ, *daɡ
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箸
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*tas, *das
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儲
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*da
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躇
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*da
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櫧
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*tja
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藷
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*tja, *djas
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蠩
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*tja
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煮
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*tjaʔ
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渚
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*tjaʔ
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煑
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*tjaʔ
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陼
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*tjaʔ
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翥
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*tjas
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署
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*djas
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薯
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*djas
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曙
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*djas
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書
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*hlja
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暑
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*hjaʔ
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鐯
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*taɡ
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擆
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*taɡ
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櫡
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*taɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ljaʔ) : semantic 糹/纟 + phonetic 者 (OC *tjaːʔ).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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緒
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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xù
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Middle Chinese
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‹ zjoX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s-m-taʔ/
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English
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arrange in order
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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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緒
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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16982
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Phonetic component
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者
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*ljaʔ/
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Definitions
緒
- † thread; thread end
- beginning
- 緒言/绪言 ― xùyán ― preface
- 緒論/绪论 ― xùlùn ― introduction
- mental state
- 情緒/情绪 ― qíngxù ― mood
- clue
- 端緒/端绪 ― duānxù ― thread
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
緒
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 緖)
Readings
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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緖 (kyūjitai)
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
緒 • (sho)
- beginning
- mental or emotional state
Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
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緖 (kyūjitai)
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
緒 • (cho)
- Alternative form of 緒 (sho)
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
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緖 (kyūjitai)
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
緒 • (o)
- string; cord; thong
- (specifically) string of a geta or sandal
Etymology 4
Alternative spelling
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緖 (kyūjitai)
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For pronunciation and definitions of 緒 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 緒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
緒 • (seo) (hangeul 서, revised seo, McCune–Reischauer sŏ, Yale se)
- Alternative form of 緖
Vietnamese
Han character
緒: Hán Nôm readings: tự
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