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Translingual
Han character
壩 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+21, 24 strokes, cangjie input 土一月月 (GMBB), four-corner 41127, composition ⿰土霸)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 242, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5630
- Dae Jaweon: page 482, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 502, character 25
- Unihan data for U+58E9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 壩
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*praːɡs
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| 霸
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*praːɡs
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| 灞
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*praːɡs
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| 欛
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*praːɡs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *praːɡs) : semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 霸 (OC *praːɡs).
Pronunciation
Note:
- pà - literary;
- pèr/pè - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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壩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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180
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Phonetic
component
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霸
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Rime
group
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暮
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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霸
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Old
Chinese
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/*praːɡs/
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Definitions
壩
- dam; embankment; dike
- Alternative form of 垻／坝 (“plain; beach”)
- beach (sandy, on a river, lake or coast, used chiefly in place names)
Synonyms
- (dam): 壩子／坝子 (bàzi)
- (beach): 沙灘／沙滩 (shātān)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
壩
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
壩 • (pae) (hangeul 패, revised pa, McCune–Reischauer p'ae)
Vietnamese
Han character
壩: Hán Nôm readings: bá
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References