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Translingual
Han character
魘 (Kangxi radical 194, 鬼+14, 24 strokes, cangjie input 一大竹戈 (MKHI), four-corner 71213, composition ⿸厭鬼)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1463, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45941
- Dae Jaweon: page 1997, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4438, character 6
- Unihan data for U+9B58
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 猒
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*qem, *qems
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| 懕
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*qem
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| 饜
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*qem, *qems
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| 嬮
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*qem, *qems, *qeb
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| 厭
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*qemʔ, *qems, *qeb
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| 黶
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*qemʔ
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| 檿
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*qemʔ
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| 魘
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*qemʔ, *qeb
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| 厴
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*qemʔ
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| 擪
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*qemʔ, *qeb
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| 壓
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*qreːb
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| 靨
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*qeb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qemʔ, *qeb) : phonetic 厭 (OC *qemʔ, *qems, *qeb) + semantic 鬼 (“devil”).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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魘
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魘
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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14423
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14433
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Phonetic
component
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猒
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猒
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Rime
group
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談
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盍
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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黶
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魘
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Old
Chinese
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/*qemʔ/
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/*qeb/
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Definitions
魘
- ⁜ a nightmare; bad dream
- Used in 夢魘／梦魇 (mèngyǎn, “a nightmare; bad dream”).
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
魘
(Hyōgai kanji)
- To have a nightmare
- To make a noise during a nightmare
Readings
Korean
Hanja
魘 • (yeom) (hangeul 염, revised yeom, McCune–Reischauer yŏm, Yale yem)
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Vietnamese
Han character
魘: Hán Nôm readings: yểm
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