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Translingual
Han character
噸 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 口心山金 (RPUC), four-corner 61086, composition ⿰口頓)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 211, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4429
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 689, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5678
Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English ton. For Taiwanese Hokkien 噸／吨 (tòng), borrowed from Japanese トン (ton), also from English ton.
Pronunciation
Note:
- tan - colloquial;
- tun - literary.
Definitions
噸
- Classifier for metric ton.
- Classifier for ton; tonne.
- Classifier for registered ton.
Compounds
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “吨”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 57.
Japanese
Kanji
噸
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology
ateji, for English ton
Noun
噸 or 噸 • (ton)
- トン: ton
- 屯 (ton, “(metric) ton”)
Korean
Hanja
噸 • (ton) (hangeul 톤, McCune–Reischauer t'on)
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Vietnamese
Han character
噸: Hán Nôm readings: đốn
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