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Translingual
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Han character
书 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+3, 4 strokes, cangjie input 戈木尸 (IDS), four-corner 5302, composition ⿺⿻⿱乛𠃌丨丶)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 84, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 52, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4E66
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 書 from cursive script with phonetic corrupted, now resembles a simpler hand holding a brush.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 书 – see 書 (“book; codex; letter; document; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 書). |
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