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Translingual
Han character
萩 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 13 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 12 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿竹木火 (THDF), four-corner 44989, composition ⿱艹秋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1042, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31333
- Dae Jaweon: page 1500, character 37
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3249, character 20
- Unihan data for U+8429
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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鍫
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*sʰew
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篍
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*sʰiw, *sʰiws, *sʰɯw
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愀
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*sʰiwʔ, *zɯwʔ
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湫
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*ʔsliwʔ, *ʔsɯw, *sʰɯw, *zɯwʔ
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揪
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*ʔsɯw
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揫
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*ʔsɯw
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啾
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*ʔsɯw
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鬏
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*ʔsɯw
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秋
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*sʰɯw
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鰍
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*sʰɯw
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楸
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*sʰɯw
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秌
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*sʰɯw
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鞦
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*sʰɯw
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鶖
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*sʰɯw
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萩
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*sʰɯw
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甃
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*ʔsrɯws
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醔
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*sʰrɯw
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愁
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*zrɯw
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僽
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*zrɯws
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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萩
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10544
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Phonetic component
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秋
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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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秋
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Old Chinese
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/*sʰɯw/
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Definitions
萩
- wormwood
- Synonym of 梓 (zǐ, “Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata)”)
- firewood
- shrubby bush clover (Lespedeza bicolor)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
萩
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
Readings
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 荻 (ogi).
Etymology
Noun
萩 or 萩 • (hagi)
- bush clover, general term for plants of genus Lespedeza. Culturally important as one of the seven flowers of autumn.
- Hypernym: 秋の七草
- Coordinate terms: 萩, 尾花, 葛, 撫子, 女郎花, 藤袴, 桔梗
- (especially) Synonym of 山萩 (yamahagi, “Lespedeza bicolor”)
- a 家紋 (“crest”) pattern of bush clover
- (card games) a suit in 花札 (hanafuda), representing the month of July
- Coordinate terms: 松, 梅, 桜, 藤, 菖蒲, 牡丹, 萩, 芒, 菊, 紅葉, 柳, 桐
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
Proper noun
萩 • (Hagi)
- Hagi (a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
- a female given name
Korean
Hanja
萩 (eum 추 (chu))
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Vietnamese
Han character
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