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Translingual
Han character
莔 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿田金月 (TWCB), four-corner 44600, composition ⿱艹囧)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1034, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31048
- Dae Jaweon: page 1493, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3219, character 12
- Unihan data for U+8394
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 莔
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*mraːŋ, *qʰɯd
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| 明
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*mraŋ
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| 盟
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*mraŋ, *mraːŋs
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| 萌
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*mreːŋ
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| 奣
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*ʔmraːŋʔ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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莔
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莔
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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9187
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13429
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Phonetic
component
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明
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莔
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Rime
group
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陽
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物
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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盲
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Old
Chinese
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/*mraːŋ/
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/*qʰɯd/
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| Notes
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說文朙省聲，詩作蝱
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Definitions
莔
- Fritillaria verticillata, the bulb of which is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a medicinal herb to reduce phlegm
See also
Japanese
Kanji
莔
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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