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Translingual
Han character
鈕 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 金弓土 (CNG), four-corner 87115, composition ⿰釒丑)
- button, knob
- used as a surname
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1298, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40228
- Dae Jaweon: page 1801, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4180, character 14
- Unihan data for U+9215
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 峱
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*nuː
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| 紐
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*nuʔ
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| 扭
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*nuʔ, *tnuʔ
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| 狃
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*nuʔ, *nus
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| 鈕
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*nuʔ
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| 忸
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*nuʔ, *nuɡ
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| 杻
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*nuʔ, *n̥ʰuʔ
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| 莥
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*nuʔ
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| 羞
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*snu
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| 丑
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*n̥ʰuʔ
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| 沑
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*njuʔ, *nuɡ
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| 粈
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*njuʔ
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| 衄
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*nuɡ, *njuɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *nuʔ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 丑 (OC *n̥ʰuʔ).
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na ~ s-naːr (“nose”); see there for more discussion.
The Manchu surname is clipping of 鈕祜祿 / 钮祜禄 (Niǔhùlù), from Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “a wolf”).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鈕
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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1520
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Phonetic
component
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丑
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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狃
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Old
Chinese
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/*nuʔ/
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Definitions
鈕
- button (on clothes)
- button (something to be pressed)
若真空安全鈕浮起，請勿購買。 [MSC, trad.]
若真空安全钮浮起，请勿购买。 [MSC, simp.]- Ruò zhēnkōng ānquán niǔ fúqǐ, qǐng wù gòumǎi.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- a surname, particularly common among Manchus
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鈕
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 鈕 – see the following entry.
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| 【ボタン】
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- a button (clothing)
- a button (mechanical device)
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| (This term, 鈕, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鈕: Hán Nôm readings: nữu, nạo, nút
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