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Translingual
Han character
啃 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口卜一月 (RYMB), four-corner 61027, composition ⿰口肯)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 194, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3798
- Dae Jaweon: page 415, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 639, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5543
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 肯 (OC *kʰɯːŋʔ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
啃
- to gnaw; to nibble
- (figuratively) to delve into; to study or overcome
- 啃書本／啃书本 ― kěn shūběn ― to delve into books
- † (onomatopoeic) cough
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
啃
- (colloquial) to eat
Japanese
Kanji
啃
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
啃 • (sap) (hangeul 삽, revised sap, McCune–Reischauer sap)
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