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Translingual
Han character
繆 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 女火尸一竹 (VFSMH), four-corner 27922, composition ⿰糹翏)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 937, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27855
- Dae Jaweon: page 1376, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3449, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7E46
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 醪
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*ruːw
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| 嫪
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*ruːw, *rɯːws
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| 嘐
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*ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
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| 賿
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*rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
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| 顟
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*rrɯːw
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| 膠
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*krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
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| 轇
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*krɯːw
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| 摎
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*krɯːw, *rɯw
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| 髎
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*riw, *rɯːw
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| 熮
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*riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
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| 廖
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*rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
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| 憀
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*rɯːw, *rɯw
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| 豂
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*rɯːw
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| 漻
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*rɯːw
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| 翏
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*ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
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| 寥
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*rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
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| 蓼
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*rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
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| 鄝
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*rɯːwʔ
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| 鷚
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*mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
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| 繆
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*mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
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| 勠
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*rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
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| 疁
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*rɯw
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| 飂
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*rɯw, *rɯws
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| 鏐
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*rɯw, *rɯw
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| 僇
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*rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
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| 瘳
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*r̥ʰɯw
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| 璆
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*ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
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| 謬
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*mrɯws
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| 蟉
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*ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
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| 樛
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*krɯw
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| 磟
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*ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
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| 戮
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*rɯwɢ
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| 剹
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*rɯwɢ
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| 穋
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*rɯwɢ
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Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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繆
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繆
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| Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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| No.
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8372
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8390
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Phonetic
component
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翏
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翏
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Rime
group
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幽
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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謀
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繆
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Old
Chinese
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/*mlɯw/
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/*mɡrɯw/
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Definitions
繆
- ten bundles of hemp
- a type of silk
- Used in 綢繆／绸缪 (chóumóu).
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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繆
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| Reading #
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3/4
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| No.
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8391
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Phonetic
component
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翏
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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謬
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Old
Chinese
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/*mrɯws/
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Definitions
繆
- to deceive; to feign
- (obsolete) different
- (alt. form 謬／谬) error; mistake
- (alt. form 謬／谬) erroneous; mistaken
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
繆
- a surname
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
繆
- to interlock
- thin
- Alternative form of 糾／纠
- Alternative form of 摎
Compounds
Pronunciation 5
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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繆
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| Reading #
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4/4
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| No.
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8399
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Phonetic
component
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翏
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Rime
group
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覺
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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目
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Old
Chinese
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/*mlɯwɢ/
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Definitions
繆
- Alternative form of 穆 (mù, “reverent; solemn”)
- Alternative form of 穆 (mù, “right side position of ancestral tablets in ancestral shrines”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 6
Definitions
繆
- Alternative form of 繚／缭 (liáo, “to wind around; to entwine”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 7
Definitions
繆
- Only used in 繆繆／缪缪.
Pronunciation 8
Definitions
繆
- Only used in 蜩繆／蜩缪.
Pronunciation 9
Definitions
繆
- (alt. form 戮, 勠) to join forces
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
繆
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- error
- wrap around
Readings
Korean
Hanja
繆 • (mu, yu) (hangeul 무, 유, revised mu, yu, McCune–Reischauer mu, yu, Yale mu, yu)
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