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Translingual
Han character
羧 (Kangxi radical 123, 羊+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿手戈金水 (TQICE), four-corner 83547, composition ⿰羊夋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 952, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28501
- Dae Jaweon: page 1396, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3135, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7FA7
Chinese
Glyph origin
For the organic compound, Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 羊 (“oxgyen, from 氧”) + 夋 (“acid, from 酸”).
Etymology 1
Blend of 氧 (yǎng, “oxygen”) + 酸 (suān, “acid”) and borrowed from English carboxyl.
Pronunciation
Definitions
羧
- (organic chemistry) carboxyl
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
羧
- woollens; wool fabric