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Translingual
Han character
虮 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+2, 8 strokes, cangjie input 中戈竹弓 (LIHN), four-corner 57110, composition ⿰虫几)
- nit egg of a louse
See also
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1076, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32809
- Dae Jaweon: page 1545, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2833, character 9
- Unihan data for U+866E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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肌
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*kril
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飢
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*kril
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机
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*kril, *krilʔ
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虮
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*kril
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几
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*krilʔ
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麂
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*krilʔ
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 虮 – see 蟣 (“egg of a louse; nit ; foam above wine ; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蟣). |
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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虮
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5759
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Phonetic component
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几
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Rime group
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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飢
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Old Chinese
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/*kril/
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Notes
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爾雅作肌
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Definitions
虮
- Only used in 密虮.