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U+5543, 啃
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5543

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口卜一月 (RYMB), four-corner 61027, composition )

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

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic (mouth) + phonetic (OC *kʰɯːŋʔ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. to gnaw; to nibble
  2. (figuratively) to delve into; to study or overcome
    書本书本  ―  kěn shūběn  ―  to delve into books
  3. (onomatopoeic) cough

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (colloquial) to eat

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): しゅう (shū)

Korean

Hanja

(sap) (hangeul , revised sap, McCune–Reischauer sap)

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