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Translingual
Han character
貂 (Kangxi radical 153, 豸+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月竹尸竹口 (BHSHR), four-corner 27262, composition ⿰豸召)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1200, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36528
- Dae Jaweon: page 1662, character 27
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3910, character 8
- Unihan data for U+8C82
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 刀
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*taːw
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| 忉
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*taːw
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| 魛
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*taːw
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| 舠
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*taːw
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| 朷
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*taːw, *moːɡ
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| 叨
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*tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw
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| 倒
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*taːwʔ, *taːws
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| 到
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*taːws
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| 菿
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*taːws, *rtaːwɢ
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| 鞀
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*deːw
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| 鳭
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*rteːw, *teːw
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| 灱
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*hreːw
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| 菬
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*sdew, *tjewʔ
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| 超
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*tʰew
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| 怊
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*tʰew, *tʰjew
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| 欩
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*tʰew
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| 召
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*dews, *djews
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| 昭
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*tjew
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| 招
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*tjew
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| 鉊
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*tjew
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| 沼
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*tjewʔ
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| 照
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*tjews
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| 詔
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*tjews
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| 炤
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*tjews
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| 弨
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*tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ
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| 眧
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*tʰjewʔ
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| 韶
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*djew
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| 佋
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*djew, *djewʔ
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| 軺
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*djew, *lew
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| 玿
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*djew
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| 柖
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*djew
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| 紹
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*djewʔ
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| 袑
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*djewʔ
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| 綤
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*djewʔ
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| 邵
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*djews
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| 劭
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*djews
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| 卲
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*djews
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| 刁
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*teːw
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| 芀
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*teːw, *deːw
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| 貂
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*teːw
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| 蛁
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*teːw
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| 迢
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*deːw
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| 苕
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*deːw
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| 髫
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*deːw
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| 岧
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*deːw
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *teːw) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 召 (OC *dews, *djews)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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貂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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2155
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Phonetic
component
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刀
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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貂
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Old
Chinese
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/*teːw/
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Definitions
貂
- marten
- a surname
Compounds
Japanese
Wikispecies
Kanji
貂
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
貂 or 貂 • (ten)
- Japanese marten, Martes melampus
Alternative forms
References
Korean
Hanja
貂 • (cho) (hangeul 초, revised cho, McCune–Reischauer ch'o, Yale cho)
- (담비 초, dambi-): marten, sable
Vietnamese
Han character
貂: Hán Nôm readings: điêu
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