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Translingual
Han character
鉑 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金竹日 (CHA), four-corner 86100, composition ⿰釒白)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1301, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40299
- Dae Jaweon: page 1803, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4187, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9251
Chinese
Etymology
- “thin sheet of metal”
- Variant of 薄 (MC bak).
Pronunciation
Definitions
鉑
- Alternative form of 箔 (bó, “thin sheet of metal”)
- (chemistry) platinum (metal)
Synonyms
- 白金 (báijīn) (informal)
- 鉑金／铂金 (bójīn)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鉑
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
鉑 (eumhun 금백 백 (geumbaek baek)) (백금)
- hanja form? of 금 (“gold leaf, platinum”)
Vietnamese
Han character
鉑: Hán Nôm readings: bạc, bạch
- silver
Compounds
Usage notes
- Chữ Nôm. The modern Vietnamese word for silver is bạc.
- This character only means silver in Vietnamese chữ Nôm. In Chinese, this character means platinum. 銀 means silver in Chinese and Japanese.
References