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Translingual
Han character
龑 (Kangxi radical 212, 龍+4, 20 strokes, cangjie input 卜心一大 (YPMK), four-corner 08432, composition ⿱龍天)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1537, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48827
- Dae Jaweon: page 2077, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4804, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9F91
Chinese
Etymology
Liu Yan's original name was 劉巖/刘岩 (liú yán). He changed 巖/岩 (yán) to 龑, a character he invented. The character refers to a saying in the I Ching, 飛龍在天 ("the flying dragon in the sky").
Pronunciation
Definitions
龑
- The adopted personal name of Liu Yan (889–942).
References
Japanese
Kanji
龑
(Hyōgai kanji)
- high and bright
Readings
Usage notes
This kanji usage is extremely rare in Japanese. An example usage of this kanji is the use of the Chinese emperor name Liu Yan which can be read in Japanese as 劉龑 (Ryū Gen).
Vietnamese
Han character
龑: Hán Nôm readings: nghiễm
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