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Translingual
Han character
薷 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 廿一月月 (TMBB), four-corner 44227, composition ⿱艹需)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1063, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32202
- Dae Jaweon: page 1527, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3312, character 2
- Unihan data for U+85B7
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 需 (OC *sno) + semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
薷
- Elsholtzia
Japanese
Kanji
薷
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
薷: Hán Việt readings: nhu
薷: Nôm readings: nho
- Nôm form of nho (“grape”).
- chữ Hán form of nhu (“Elsholtzia”).
References