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Translingual
Han character
俄 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人竹手戈 (OHQI), four-corner 23250, composition ⿰亻我)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 104, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 665
- Dae Jaweon: page 220, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 162, character 14
- Unihan data for U+4FC4
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 俄
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s05857
Transcribed ancient scripts L08399 L08400
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
- Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
- Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
- Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
- Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
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Old Chinese
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莪
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*ŋaːl
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哦
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*ŋaːl
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娥
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*ŋaːl
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峨
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*ŋaːl
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峩
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*ŋaːl
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鵝
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*ŋaːl
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俄
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*ŋaːl
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蛾
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*ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ
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睋
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*ŋaːl
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涐
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*ŋaːl
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誐
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*ŋaːl
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硪
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*ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ
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我
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*ŋaːlʔ
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騀
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*ŋaːlʔ
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餓
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*ŋaːls
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義
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*ŋrals
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儀
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*ŋral
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轙
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*ŋral, *ŋralʔ
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檥
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*ŋral, *ŋralʔ
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蟻
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*ŋralʔ
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艤
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*ŋralʔ
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礒
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*ŋralʔ
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羛
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*ŋralʔ, *hŋral
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議
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*ŋrals
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犧
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*hŋral
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曦
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*hŋral
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羲
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*hŋral
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋaːl) : semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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俄
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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13035
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Phonetic component
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我
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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莪
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Old Chinese
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/*ŋaːl/
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Definitions
俄
- suddenly; (very) soon; presently
- 俄而 ― é'ér ― after a while; presently
- tilted
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
俄
- Short for 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 (Éluósī).: Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
- 俄語/俄语 ― Éyǔ ― Russian language
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
俄
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 俄 – see the following entry.
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【にわか】
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- sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, offhand
- suddenly serious (said of an illness; most often in the construction にわかになる (niwaka ni naru))
- temporary, makeshift, impermanent, ad hoc
- Short for 俄狂言 (niwaka kyōgen, “a farce; an impromptu comic interlude during a Noh play”).
- (by extension) any impromptu joke, witticism, or pun
- Short for 俄ファン (niwaka fan, “(Internet slang) bandwagon fan”).
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(This term, 俄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 俄 (MC nga).
Pronunciation
Affix
俄 • (ga)
- sudden, abrupt, unexpected
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
俄 (eum 아 (a))
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Vietnamese
Han character
俄: Hán Việt readings: nga (五何切)[1][2][3][4][5]
俄: Nôm readings: nga[1][2][3][6], ngoa[2]
- chữ Hán form of Nga, nga (“Russia, Russian”).
- chữ Hán form of nga (“sudden; in an instant”).
Compounds
References