若榴

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Chinese

to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
pomegranate
trad. (若榴)
simp. #(若榴)
alternative forms 楉榴

Etymology

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Schuessler (2014) reconstructs 100 CE pronunciation ńa-liu < *na-ru and compares to Sogdian n'r'kh *naraka.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3 1/1
Initial () (38) (37)
Final () (107) (136)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter nyak ljuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵɨɐk̚/ /lɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɐk̚/ /liu/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑiɑk̚/ /liəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵɨak̚/ /luw/
Li
Rong
/ȵiak̚/ /liu/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭak̚/ /lĭəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ak̚/ /li̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ruò liú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
joek6 lau4

Noun

若榴

  1. (literary) Alternative name for 石榴 (shíliú, “pomegranate”).

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゃく > ざく
Grade: 6
る > ろ
Hyōgai
irregular

Noun

(ざく)() or 若榴(ザクロ) (zakuro

  1. Alternative spelling of 石榴