乹

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乹 U+4E79, 乹
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E79
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Translingual

Han character

乹 (Kangxi radical 5, 乙+8, 9 strokes, cangjie input 十十山 (JJU) or 難十十山 (XJJU), four-corner 42410, composition ⿰龺乚)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 84, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 194
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 56, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+4E79

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 乹 – see 乾 (“dry; moistureless; waterless; arid; to dry; to exhaust; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 乾).

Japanese

Kanji

乹

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. drought
  2. to dry; to desiccate
  3. to drink up
  4. heaven
  5. emperor

Readings

  • On (unclassified): かん (kan)、けん (ken)
  • Kun: かわく (kawaku, 乹く)
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