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Translingual
Han character
颻 (Kangxi radical 182, 風+10, 19 strokes, cangjie input 月山竹弓戈 (BUHNI), four-corner 27710, composition ⿰䍃風)
- sway
- floating in air, drifting with the wind
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1413, character 50
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43917
- Dae Jaweon: page 1936, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4490, character 7
- Unihan data for U+98BB
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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搖
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*lews, *lew
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遙
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*lew
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瑤
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*lew
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徭
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*lew
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鰩
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*lew
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媱
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*lew
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傜
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*lew
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颻
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*lew
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窰
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*luː
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愮
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*lew
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鷂
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*lew, *lews
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榣
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*lew
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嗂
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*lew
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猺
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*lew
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謠
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*lew
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鎐
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*ʔsloːwɢ
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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颻
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14711
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Phonetic component
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謠
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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遙
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Old Chinese
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/*lew/
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Definitions
颻
- floating in the air; drifting with the wind
- sway
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
颻
(Hyōgai kanji)
- floating in air
- drifting with wind
Readings
Korean
Hanja
颻 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo)
- wind
- gale