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Translingual
Han character
𥨍 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+12, 17 strokes, composition ⿱穴復)
References
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 穴 + phonetic 復 (OC *buɡs, *buɡ) – cave.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puːk ~ buːk (“cave”). Cognate with 腹 (OC *puɡ, “belly”). See there for more.
Pronunciation
Definitions
𥨍
- cave
古公亶父、陶復陶穴、未有家室。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
古公亶父、陶复陶穴、未有家室。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gǔ gōng Dǎnfù, táo fù táo xué, wèi yǒu jiāshì.
- The ancient duke Dan-fu, made for them kiln-like huts and caves, ere they had yet any houses.