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Translingual
Han character
倭 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人竹木女 (OHDV), four-corner 22244, composition ⿰亻委)
Derived characters
References
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 倭
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s05700
Transcribed ancient scripts L34578
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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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矮
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*qraːlʔ
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躷
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*qraːlʔ
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捼
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*noːl, *nuːl, *njul
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倭
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*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol
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涹
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*qoːl
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踒
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*qoːl
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餧
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*nuːlʔ, *qrols
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諉
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*nols, *qrolʔ
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痿
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*njol, *qrol
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萎
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*qrol, *qrols
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逶
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*qrol
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覣
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*qrol
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蜲
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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委
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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緌
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*njul
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol) : semantic 人 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Various theories suggest that 倭 was influenced by Old Japanese 我 (wa, “I, me”) or referring to the practice of bowing among the ancient Japanese.
Pronunciation
Note:
- e - vernacular;
- oe - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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倭
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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12888
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Phonetic component
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委
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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倭
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Old Chinese
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/*qoːl/
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Notes
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見漢書
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Definitions
倭
- (historical, now derogatory) Japan; Yamato
- (in some animal names) dwarf; pygmy
- 倭蛙 ― wōwā ― Nanorana pleskei
- 倭河馬/倭河马 ― wōhémǎ ― pygmy hippopotamus
- 倭黑猩猩 ― wōhēixīngxīng ― bonobo; pygmy chimpanzee
Synonyms
- 11區/11区 (shíyī-qū) (Internet slang)
- 日本 (Rìběn)
- 日本國/日本国 (Rìběnguó) (official)
- 東洋/东洋 (Dōngyáng) (archaic)
- 東瀛/东瀛 (Dōngyíng) (literary, poetic)
- 鄉下/乡下 (hoeng1 haa6-2) (Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous)
- 霓虹 (níhóng) (Internet slang)
Compounds
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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倭
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Reading #
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3/3
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No.
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12902
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Phonetic component
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委
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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逶
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Old Chinese
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/*qrol/
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Definitions
倭
- Used in 倭遲/倭迟, alternative form of 逶迤 (wēiyí, “winding; meandering”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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倭
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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12891
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Phonetic component
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委
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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婐
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Old Chinese
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/*qoːlʔ/
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Definitions
倭
- Only used in 倭墮髻/倭堕髻 (wǒduòjì, “a hairstyle for women that was popular during the Han Dynasty in which the hair was gathered up in a lopsided bun”).
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
倭
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- Yamato
- the country of Japan
Readings
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 倭 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 倭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'wa). Various theories suggest that 倭 was influenced by Old Japanese 我 (wa, “I, me”) or referring to the practice of bowing among the ancient Japanese.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
倭 • (Wa)
- ancient Japan
Usage notes
During the Nara period, Japanese scholars believed that 倭 was derogatory as a name for their own country, because the Chinese word depicted a man bending down. Around 757 CE, Japan replaced 倭 with 和 (Wa), which had the same pronunciation in Old Japanese, but instead meant "harmonious".
References
Korean
Etymology 1
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 와 (wa) based on Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'wa).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
倭 (eumhun 왜나라 왜 (waenara wae))
- hanja form? of 왜 (“ancient Japan, Yamato”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 倭 (MC 'jwe).
Hanja
倭 (eumhun 유순할 위 (yusunhal wi))
- (literary Chinese) hanja form? of 위 (“docile, obedient”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
倭: Hán Nôm readings: uy, oải, nụy/nuỵ, oa
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