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Translingual
Han character
𧊜 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+6, 12 strokes, composition ⿰虫屰)
References
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 虫 (“insect, reptile”) + phonetic 屰 (OC *ŋraɡ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
𧊜
- Alternative form of 鱷/鳄 (è, “crocodile”)
𧊜:似蜥易,長一丈,水潛,吞人卽浮,出日南。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
𧊜:似蜥易,长一丈,水潜,吞人卽浮,出日南。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Shuowen Jiezi, circa 2nd century CE
- È: sì xīyì, cháng yī zhàng, shuǐ qián, tūn rén jí fú, chū rìnán.
- Crocodile ("𧊜"): looks like a lizard, one-zhang-long, hides in water, swallows any person who comes near or swims, from Rinan.