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Translingual
Han character
龕 (Kangxi radical 212, 龍+6, 22 strokes, cangjie input 人口卜月心 (ORYBP), four-corner 80211, composition ⿱合龍)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1537, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48839
- Dae Jaweon: page 2078, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4805, character 16
- Unihan data for U+9F95
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 龕
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*kʰuːm
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| 媕
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*quːm, *qromʔ, *qɯːm, *qramʔ, *qɯːb
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| 頜
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*ɡuːmʔ, *kuːb
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| 答
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*tkuːb
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| 畣
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*tkuːb
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| 荅
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*tkuːb
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| 嗒
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*tuːb, *tʰoːb
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| 褡
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*tuːb, *toːb
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| 撘
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*tuːb
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| 搭
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*tuːb, *tʰoːb
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| 榙
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*tkuːb, *ɡuːb
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| 佮
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*tkʰuːb, *kuːb, *quːb, *quːb
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| 蛤
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*kuːb
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| 鴿
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*kuːb
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| 合
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*kuːb, *ɡuːb
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| 郃
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*kuːb, *ɡuːb
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| 匌
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*kuːb, *kʰuːb
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| 鉿
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*kuːb
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| 閤
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*kuːb
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| 鞈
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*kuːb, *kruːb
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| 韐
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*kuːb, *kruːb
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| 鮯
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*kuːb
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| 哈
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*ŋɡuːb
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| 姶
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*quːb, *quːb
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| 欱
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*qʰuːb, *qʰruːb
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| 盒
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*ɡuːb
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| 耠
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*ɡuːb
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| 詥
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*ɡuːb
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| 塔
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*tʰuːb
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| 鞳
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*tʰoːb
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| 劄
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*rtuːb
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| 跲
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*kruːb, *kob, *ɡob
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| 袷
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*kruːb, *ŋkob
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| 餄
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*kruːb
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| 恰
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*kʰruːb
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| 帢
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*kʰruːb
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| 洽
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*ɡruːb
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| 祫
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*ɡruːb
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| 珨
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*ɡruːb
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| 烚
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*ɡruːb
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| 歙
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*qʰjob, *qʰrub
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| 湁
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*tkʰub
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| 拾
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*ɡjub
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| 給
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*krub
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| 翕
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*qʰrub
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| 噏
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*qʰrub
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| 潝
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*qʰrub
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| 熻
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*qʰrub
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| 嬆
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*qʰrub
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| 翖
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*qʰrub
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| 闟
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*qʰrub
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Shuowen: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰuːm) : phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb) + semantic 龍.
Duan Yucai consider it a corrupted form of 𪚕: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰuːm) : phonetic 今 (OC *krɯm) + semantic 龍.
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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龕
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4940
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Phonetic
component
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合
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Rime
group
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侵
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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龕
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰuːm/
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Definitions
龕
- shrine; niche
- Alternative form of 戡 (“to overcome; to suppress”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
龕
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 龕 (MC khom), later corrupted with voicing.
Pronunciation
Noun
龕 • (gan)
- alcove for an image
References
Korean
Hanja
龕 • (gam) (hangeul 감, revised gam, McCune–Reischauer kam, Yale kam)
- niche, shrine
