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Translingual
Han character
薊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓火弓 (TNFN), four-corner 44320, composition ⿱艹魝)
- Cirsium or Carduus (generic), thistles
- a surname
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1060, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32095
- Dae Jaweon: page 1524, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3304, character 11
- Unihan data for U+858A
Chinese
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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薊
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5855
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Phonetic
component
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薊
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Rime
group
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祭
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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計
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Old
Chinese
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/*keːds/
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Definitions
薊
- thistle
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
薊
(Hyōgai kanji)
- Cirsum; thistle.
Readings
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
薊 • (azami)
- thistle; various species of the tribe Cardueae
Derived terms
References
Korean
Hanja
薊 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)
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Vietnamese
Han character
薊: Hán Nôm readings: kế
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