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Translingual
Han character
鴈 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+4, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一人竹火 (MOHF), four-corner 71227, composition ⿸厂𠌵)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1484, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46734
- Dae Jaweon: page 2016, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4618, character 3
- Unihan data for U+9D08
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 雁
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*ŋraːns
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| 鳫
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*ŋraːns
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| 鴈
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*ŋraːns
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| 贗
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*ŋraːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋraːns) : phonetic 厂 (OC *hŋaːnʔ, *hŋaːns) + semantic 人 + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 鴈 – see 雁.
(This character is a variant form of 雁). |
Japanese
Kanji
鴈
(Hyōgai kanji)
- wild goose
Readings
Noun
鴈 • (gan)
- Alternative spelling of 雁
Korean
Hanja
鴈 • (an) (hangeul 안, revised an, McCune–Reischauer an, Yale an)
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