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See also:
U+8C89, 貉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C89

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 153, +6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月竹竹水口 (BHHER), four-corner 27264, composition )

  1. badger
  2. raccoon dog (tanuki)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1201, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36549
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1663, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3911, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+8C89

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script

Etymology 1

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (33)
Final () (103)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter hak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦak̚/
Li
Rong
/ɣɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/ɣɑk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hok6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 3889
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡlaːɡ/

Definitions

  1. tanuki (raccoon dog)

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (4)
Final () (113)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter maek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mˠæk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/mᵚak̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/mak̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/maɨjk̚/
Li
Rong
/mɐk̚/
Wang
Li
/mɐk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mɐk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mak6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ maek ›
Old
Chinese
/*mˁrak/
English a Northern tribe

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 3893
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*mɡraːɡ/

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ()

References

Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanjikyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. badger
  2. raccoon dog (tanuki)

Readings

Etymology

Kanji in this term
むじな
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
むじなH
Synonym of 穴熊 (anaguma): a badger
(regional) Synonym of (tanuki): a raccoon dog
(mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans
Alternative spelling
ムジナ
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: hạc, lạc, mạch, hào, mạ

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