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Translingual
Han character
薙 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿人大土 (TOKG), four-corner 44414, composition ⿱艹雉)
- to weed
- to shave
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1061, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32121
- Dae Jaweon: page 1525, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3302, character 7
- Unihan data for U+8599
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 彘
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*l'eds
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| 璏
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*l'eds, *ɢʷleds, *ɢʷled
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| 薙
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*l̥ʰiːs, *ljiʔ, *l'iʔ
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| 知
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*ʔl'e
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| 蜘
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*te
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| 智
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*ʔl'es
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| 鼅
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*te
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| 潪
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*teɡs, *deɡ
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| 踟
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*de
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| 雉
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*l'iʔ
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| 矢
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*hliʔ
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| 痴
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*l̥ʰɯ
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 薙 – see 剃 (“to shave”).
(This character is a variant form of 剃). |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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薙
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薙
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薙
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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邪 (17)
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澄 (11)
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透 (6)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (17)
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脂 (17)
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齊 (39)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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IV
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| Fanqie
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徐姊切
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直几切
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他計切
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| Baxter
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zijX
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drijX
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thejH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/zˠiɪX/
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/ɖˠiɪX/
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/tʰeiH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/zᵚiX/
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/ɖᵚiX/
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/tʰeiH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ziɪX/
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/ȡiɪX/
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/tʰɛiH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/zjiX/
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/ɖjiX/
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/tʰɛjH/
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Li
Rong
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/zjiX/
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/ȡjiX/
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/tʰeiH/
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Wang
Li
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/ziX/
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/ȡiX/
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/tʰieiH/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/ziX/
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/ȡʱiX/
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/tʰieiH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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sì
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zhì
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tì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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zi6
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zi6
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tai3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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薙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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tì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ thejH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*l̥ˁij-s/
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| English
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clear weeds
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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薙
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薙
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薙
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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11494
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11501
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11503
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Phonetic
component
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矢
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矢
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矢
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Rime
group
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脂
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脂
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脂
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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替
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兕
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雉
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Old
Chinese
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/*l̥ʰiːs/
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/*ljiʔ/
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/*l'iʔ/
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| Notes
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通作夷
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Definitions
薙
- (archaic) to weed; to cut grass
- (obsolete) to cut down; to delete
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
薙
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
薙 (eum 치 (chi))
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Vietnamese
Han character
薙: Hán Nôm readings: thế
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References