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Translingual
Han character
葆 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿人口木 (TORD), four-corner 44294, composition ⿱艹保)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1043, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31381
- Dae Jaweon: page 1504, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3250, character 9
- Unihan data for U+8446
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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襃
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*puː, *puː
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保
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*puːʔ
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堡
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*puːʔ
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褓
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*puːʔ
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堢
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*puːʔ
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緥
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*puːʔ
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葆
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*puːʔ
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賲
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*puːʔ
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宲
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*puːʔ
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椺
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*ɦmluːʔ, *ɢʷeːɡs, *ɢeːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *puːʔ) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 保 (OC *puːʔ).
Pronunciation 1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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葆
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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323
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Phonetic component
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保
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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寶
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Old Chinese
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/*puːʔ/
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Definitions
葆
- (literary) Alternative form of 保 (bǎo, “to keep; to preserve”)
- 永葆青春 ― yǒngbǎo qīngchūn ― to keep alive the fervor of youth
- (literary) luxuriant growth; luxuriant
- (literary) ornament made of feather
- (literary) to hide; to conceal
- (literary) Alternative form of 保 (bǎo), in various other senses.
- (literary) Alternative form of 寶/宝 (bǎo, “treasure; cherish”)
- (literary) Alternative form of 堡 (“castle”)
- (literary) Alternative form of 褓 (bǎo, “swaddling clothes”)
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
葆
- (literary) Alternative form of 褒 (“tall; lofty”)
- (literary) Alternative form of 包 (“to wrap; to bind up”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
葆
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
葆 • (bo) (hangeul 보, revised bo, McCune–Reischauer po, Yale po)
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Vietnamese
Han character
葆: Hán Nôm readings: bảo
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