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Translingual
Stroke order
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In the historical Chinese dictionary Longkan Shoujian (龍龕手鑑), this character is written in the form of ⿰亻夲.
Han character
体 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人木一 (ODM), four-corner 25230, composition ⿰亻本)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 98, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 509
- Dae Jaweon: page 208, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 130, character 1
- Unihan data for U+4F53
Chinese
Etymology 1
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 亻 (“person”) + 本 (“basis”).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 体 – see 體 (“body; part of the body; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 體). |
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Etymology 2
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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本
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*pɯːnʔ
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笨
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*pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ
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苯
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*pɯːnʔ
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翉
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*pʰɯːnʔ
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体
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*bɯːnʔ
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鉢
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*poːd
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缽
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*poːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *bɯːnʔ) : semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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体
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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477
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Phonetic component
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本
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Rime group
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文
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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獖
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Old Chinese
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/*bɯːnʔ/
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Notes
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晉書作笨
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Definitions
体
- Alternative form of 笨 (bèn, “coarse appearance; inferior”)
- Used in 体夫 (“pallbearer”).
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
体
- ‡ name of prison
Japanese
Kanji
体
(Second grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 體)
Readings
Usage notes
This character was originally an alternative form of 笨 (bèn) as used in Chinese. This usage now appears to be obsolete, at least in Japanese, where 体 and 笨 are distinct characters and are not interchangeable. See the Chinese 体 and Japanese 笨 entries for further details.
Compounds
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
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體 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 體 (MC thejX).
Pronunciation
Counter
体 • (-tai)
- counter for humanoid objects
2017 March 25, “リンク・スパイダー [Link Spider]”, in STARTER DECK, Konami:
- 通常モンスター1体
①:1ターンに1度、自分メインフェイズに発動できる。手札からレベル4以下の通常モンスター1体をこのカードのリンク先に特殊召喚する。- Tsūjō Monsutā ittaī
Chi: Ittān ni ichi-do, jibun Mein Feizu ni hatsudō dekiru. tefuda kara Reberu yon ika no Tsūjō Monsutā ittai o kono kādo no rinku-saki ni Tokushu Shōkan suru. - 1 or more Normal Monsters
1: Once per turn, can be activated during your Main Phase. Special Summons 1 Normal Monster of Level 4 or lower from your hand to where this card is linked to.
Noun
体 • (tai)
- the body (e.g., of a human or animal)
- (particularly) the torso excluding the limbs: the trunk, abdomen
- a substance, matter
- a form, shape
- (algebra) field (commutative ring with invertible nonzero elements)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
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體 (kyūjitai) 態
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From Middle Chinese 體 (MC thejX).
Pronunciation
Noun
体 • (tei)
- an outward appearance, look, aspect
- そういうていで ― sō iu tei de ― assuming that it is so
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
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體 (kyūjitai)
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For pronunciation and definitions of 体 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 体, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 體 (MC thejX).
Hanja
体 (eumhun 몸 체 (mom che))
- Alternative form of 體 (“hanja form? of 체 (“body”)”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 体 (MC bwonX).
Hanja
体 (eumhun 용렬할 분 (yongnyeolhal bun))
- Alternative form of 笨 (“hanja form? of 분 (“mediocre; rough”)”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Okinawan
Kanji
体
(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Alternative spelling
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體 (kyūjitai)
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Cognate with Japanese 体 (karada).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
体 (karata)
- body
- 体洗いん
- karata arain
- to wash body / to wash oneself
See also
References
Vietnamese
Etymology 1
Han character
体: Hán Nôm readings: thể
- body
Etymology 2
Han character
体: Hán Nôm readings: thấy
- Alternative form of 𫌠/𧡊 (to see)
References