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Translingual
Han character
匣 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸田中 (SWL), four-corner 71715, composition ⿷匚甲)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2610
- Dae Jaweon: page 345, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 84, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5323
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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笚
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*ʔl'aːb, *ɡraːb
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閘
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*klaːb, *sɡreːb, *qraːb
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鉀
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*klaːb, *kraːb
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甲
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*kraːb
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胛
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*kraːb
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岬
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*kraːb
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押
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*kraːb, *qraːb
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玾
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*kraːb
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呷
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*qʰraːb
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匣
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*ɡraːb
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狎
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*ɡraːb
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柙
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*ɡraːb
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翈
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*ɡraːb
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炠
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*ɡraːb
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鴨
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*qraːb
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庘
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*qraːb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡraːb) : semantic 匚 + phonetic 甲 (OC *kraːb).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- a̍h - vernacular (“small box”);
- a̍p - vernacular;
- ha̍p - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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匣
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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xiá
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hæp ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁrp/
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English
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box
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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匣
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5938
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Phonetic component
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甲
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Rime group
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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狎
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡraːb/
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Definitions
匣
- small box, case
Compounds
See also
Etymology 2
Checked-tone variant of 也.
Pronunciation
Adverb
匣
- (Suzhounese) also; even
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
也 (“also, too”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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亦
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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也
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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也
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Taiwan
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也
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Malaysia
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也
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Singapore
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也
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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也
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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也
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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也
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Wuhan
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也
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Guilin
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也
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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也
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Hefei
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也
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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都, 亦
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Hong Kong
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都, 亦, 亦都
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Macau
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都, 亦 formal
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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都, 也
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Taishan
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亦
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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亦, 都, 亦都
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Yangjiang
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也
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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都
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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都, 亦都
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Gan
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Nanchang
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也
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Hakka
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Meixian
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也
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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也
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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乜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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乜, 也
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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乜
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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乜
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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乜
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嘛
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Kuching (Hepo)
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呠
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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也
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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也
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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也
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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也
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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也, 嘛
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Quanzhou
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也, 嘛
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Zhangzhou
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也, 嘛
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Taipei
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也, 嘛
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Penang (Hokkien)
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呠
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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也, 呠, 嘛
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Manila (Hokkien)
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也, 嘛, 閣
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Chaozhou
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也
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Shantou
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也
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Jieyang
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也
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Singapore (Teochew)
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呠, 也, 嘛
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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也
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Wenchang
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也
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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都
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Wu
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Shanghai
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也
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Suzhou
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亦
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Wenzhou
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也
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Xiang
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Changsha
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也
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Shuangfeng
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也
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References
Japanese
Kanji
匣
(Hyōgai kanji)
- box
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Rare alternative spelling.
For pronunciation and definitions of 匣 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 匣, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
匣 (eum 갑 (gap))
- small box, case
- coffer
Vietnamese
Han character
匣: Hán Nôm readings: hạp, hộp, háp, tráp
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