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Translingual
Han character
咏 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口戈弓水 (RINE), composition ⿰口永)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 185, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3494
- Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 609, character 1
- Unihan data for U+548F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 永
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*ɢʷraŋʔ
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| 栐
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*ɢʷraŋʔ
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| 泳
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*ɢʷraŋs
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| 詠
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*ɢʷraŋs
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| 咏
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*ɢʷraŋs
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Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 咏 – see 詠 (“to sing; to hum; to chant; to describe in poetic language”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 詠). |
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Japanese
Kanji
咏
(Hyōgai kanji)
- recitation
- poem
- song
- composing
Readings
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 咏 – see the following entry: 詠
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(The following entry is uncreated: 詠.)
Korean
Hanja
咏 • (yeong) (hangeul 영, revised yeong, McCune–Reischauer yŏng)
- sing song or poem, hum, chant