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Translingual
Han character
菡 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿山弓水 (TUNE), four-corner 44772, composition ⿱艹函)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1038, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31193
- Dae Jaweon: page 1496, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3242, character 7
- Unihan data for U+83E1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蜬
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*kuːm, *ɡuːm
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| 函
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*ɡuːm, *ɡruːm
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| 涵
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*ɡuːm, *ɡuːmʔ
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| 顄
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*ɡuːm, *ɡuːmʔ
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| 圅
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*ɡuːm
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| 菡
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*ɡuːmʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡuːmʔ) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 函 (OC *ɡuːm, *ɡruːm).
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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菡
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4866
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Phonetic
component
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函
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Rime
group
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侵
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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頷
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡuːmʔ/
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Definitions
菡
- Only used in 菡萏 (hàndàn, “lotus flower”).
References
Korean
Hanja
菡 • (ham) (hangeul 함, revised ham, McCune–Reischauer ham, Yale ham)
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Vietnamese
Han character
菡: Hán Nôm readings: hạm, hăm, hằm
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