酹

Translingual

Han character

酹 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一田月木戈 (MWBDI), four-corner 1264₃, composition ⿰酉寽)

1. to pour out a libation
2. to sprinkle

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1283, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39872
• Dae Jaweon: page 1783, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3584, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9179

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology

Attested somewhat late, in Eastern Han period (25-220 CE). According to Schuessler (2007), from Tai; compare Thai รด (rót, “to water, to pour, to spill; to sprinkle (as in certain ceremonies)”) and กรวด (grùuat, “to pour ceremonial water.”)

Pronunciation

Definitions

酹

1. to pour out a libation (usually alcohol) on the ground

   • 上自酹祭宗廟。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     上自酹祭宗庙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 200 CE,《前漢紀》Annals of the Former Han, by 荀悅 Xun Yue

     Shàng zì lèi jì zōngmiào.

     The Emperor himself poured out libations to make offerings in the ancestral temple.

   • 1082 October 15, 蘇軾 (Su Shi), 念奴嬌·赤壁懷古 (Nian Nu Jiao: Reminiscence of Red Cliffs):

     人間如夢，一尊還酹江月。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     人间如梦，一尊还酹江月。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Rénjiān rú mèng, yī zūn huán lèi jiāng yuè.

     Life is like a dream. Allow me to libate a drink of alcohol to the river, the moon and its reflection.

Compounds

References

• “酹”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): らい (rai); るい (rui); らつ (ratsu); らち (rachi)
• Kun: そそぐ (sosogu)

Korean

Hanja

酹 • (roe>noe) (hangeul 뢰>뇌, revised roe>noe, McCune–Reischauer roe>noe, Yale loy>noy)

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