萼
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See also: 蕚
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Translingual
Han character
萼 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿口口尸 (TRRS), four-corner 44207, composition ⿱艹咢)
- the stem and calyx of a flower
- a younger brother
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1043, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31361
- Dae Jaweon: page 1503, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3249, character 4
- Unihan data for U+843C
Chinese
| trad. | 萼 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 萼 | |
| alternative forms | 蕚／萼 鄂 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 斥 | *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ |
| 訴 | *sŋaːɡs |
| 泝 | *sŋaːɡs |
| 愬 | *sŋaːɡs, *sŋreːɡ |
| 遡 | *sŋaːɡs |
| 塑 | *sŋaːɡs |
| 溯 | *sŋaːɡs |
| 遻 | *ŋaːɡs |
| 柝 | *tŋ̊ʰaːɡ |
| 鶚 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 諤 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 齶 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 鍔 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 遌 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 崿 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 偔 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 堮 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 湂 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 鱷 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 噩 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 咢 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 鑩 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 鄂 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 鰐 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 萼 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 愕 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 顎 | *ŋaːɡ |
| 朔 | *sŋraːɡ |
| 槊 | *sraːwɢ |
| 蒴 | *sraːwɢ |
| 坼 | *tŋ̊ʰraːɡ |
| 拆 | *tŋ̊ʰraːɡ |
| 逆 | *ŋraɡ |
| 屰 | *ŋraɡ |
| 縌 | *ŋraɡ |
| 蝷 | *reːɡ |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nga̍k
- Eastern Min (BUC): ngáuk
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄜˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: è
- Wade–Giles: o4
- Yale: è
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eh
- Palladius: э (e)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ngok6
- Yale: ngohk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngok9
- Guangdong Romanization: ngog6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nga̍k
- Hakka Romanization System: ngag
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngag6
- Sinological IPA: /ŋak̚⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngáuk
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɑuʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: ngak
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːɡ/
Definitions
萼
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
萼
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 萼 |
| がく Hyōgai |
| on'yomi |
From Middle Chinese 萼 (MC ngak).
Pronunciation
Noun
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 萼 |
| うてな Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
Extension of 台 (utena, “tower, stand”), to a part of a flower.
Pronunciation
Noun
References
Korean
Hanja
萼 • (ak) (hangeul 악, revised ak, McCune–Reischauer ak, Yale ak)
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