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Translingual
Han character
媸 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女山一戈 (VUMI), four-corner 47436, composition ⿰女蚩)
- an ugly woman
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 268, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6579
- Dae Jaweon: page 535, character 33
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1074, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5AB8
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 之
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*tjɯ
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| 芝
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*tjɯ
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| 志
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*tjɯs
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| 痣
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*tjɯs
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| 娡
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*tjɯs
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| 誌
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*tjɯs
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| 蚩
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*tʰjɯ
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| 妛
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*tʰjɯ
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| 嗤
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*tʰjɯ
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| 媸
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*tʰjɯ
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| 旹
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*djɯ
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| 滍
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*diʔ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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媸
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17197
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Phonetic
component
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之
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蚩
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Old
Chinese
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/*tʰjɯ/
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Definitions
媸
- (Classical) an ugly woman
- (Classical or Hakka) ugly
Compounds
Synonyms
(ugly):
Dialectal synonyms of
醜 (“ugly”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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醜, 媸
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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醜陋
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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難看, 寒磣, 磣
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| Taiwan
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難看, 醜
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| Singapore
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難看, 醜
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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難看, 醜
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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難看, 醜, 不心疼
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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難看, 醜
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| Wuhan
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醜, 不好看
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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難看, 醜
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| Hefei
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難看, 醜, 相壞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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難睇, 醜, 醜怪, 樣衰, 醜樣, 肉酸, 核突
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| Hong Kong
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難睇, 醜, 醜怪, 樣衰, 醜樣, 肉酸, 核突
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| Dongguan
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難睞
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| Yangjiang
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惡看, 醜鬼
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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不客氣, 難看
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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難看, 難睞, 醜, 像鬼
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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媸, 醜
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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媸, 醜
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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媸, 醜
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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媸, 醜
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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媸, 醜
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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䆀
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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難看, 醜
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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驚人, 毛格式, 生得呆
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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驚儂, 驚, 伓好看, 生得呆
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹看, 㾀勢
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| Quanzhou
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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| Jinjiang
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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| Zhangzhou
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䆀看, 㾀勢
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| Taipei
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歹看, 䆀, 䆀材, 㾀, 䆀猴, 㾀勢
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| Kaohsiung
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歹看
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹看, 䆀
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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| Chaozhou
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孬睇, 野樣, 䆀
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| Shantou
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野樣
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| Jieyang
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野樣
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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歹睇
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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難看, 怕
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| Shanghai (Songjiang)
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怕
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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怕
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| Suzhou
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難看, 怕
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| Kunshan
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難看
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| Jiaxing
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難看
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| Hangzhou
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難看
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| Ningbo
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難看
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| Wenzhou
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難覷, 否好覷, 醜
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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醜, 不好看, 不打彩
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| Shuangfeng
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醜, 不好看
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Antonyms
- (classical Chinese) 妍 (yán)
Japanese
Kanji
媸
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
媸: Hán Nôm readings: sầy, xuy, si
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References