銖
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See also: 铢
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Translingual
Han character
銖 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹十木 (CHJD), four-corner 85190, composition ⿰釒朱)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1305, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40383
- Dae Jaweon: page 1807, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4197, character 6
- Unihan data for U+9296
Chinese
| trad. | 銖 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 铢 | |
Glyph origin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
銖
- (historical) zhu (an ancient Chinese unit of weight notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 liang/tael, chiefly used for denominating small coins)
- Thai baht (currency unit)
- a surname
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
銖
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
銖 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su, Yale swu)
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