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Translingual
Han character
妪 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 女尸大 (VSK), composition ⿰女区)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 257, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1030, character 2
- Unihan data for U+59AA
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 嫗 (區 → 区). In current form, Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 区 ().
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 妪 – see 嫗 (“mother; woman; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 嫗). |
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