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Translingual
Han character
嬉 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女土口口 (VGRR), four-corner 44465, composition ⿰女喜)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 271, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6736
- Dae Jaweon: page 539, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1079, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5B09
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 嘻
|
*qʰɯ
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| 嬉
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*qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯs
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| 禧
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*qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯʔ
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| 熹
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*qʰlɯ
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| 僖
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*qʰlɯ
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| 歖
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*qʰlɯ
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| 譆
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*qʰlɯ
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| 瞦
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*qʰlɯ
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| 喜
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*qʰlɯʔ
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| 憙
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*qʰlɯʔ, *qʰlɯs
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| 蟢
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*qʰlɯʔ
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| 糦
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*kʰljɯs
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| 饎
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*kʰljɯs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯs) : semantic 女 + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ). Also an ideogramic compound, as the right radical means "joy".
Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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嬉
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嬉
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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13409
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13421
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Phonetic
component
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喜
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喜
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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僖
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憙
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰlɯ/
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/*qʰlɯs/
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Particularly: “Wu Chinese”
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Definitions
嬉
- to enjoy
- to play; to amuse oneself
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
玩 (“to play; to play with”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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嬉, 戲
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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玩, 玩耍
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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玩兒
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| Taiwan
|
玩
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| Malaysia
|
玩
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| Singapore
|
玩
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
|
玩兒
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| Jinan
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玩兒
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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站, 耍1
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
|
耍1
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| Wanrong
|
翻倒
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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子奇
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| Xi'an
|
耍1
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
|
耍1
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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耍1
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| Wuhan
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玩
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| Guilin
|
耍1
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| Liuzhou
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玩
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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玩
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
|
玩
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
|
玩
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
|
玩
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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玩
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| Hefei
|
玩
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| Mandarin
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Nanping (Yanping)
|
耍1
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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玩, 嫽
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| Hong Kong
|
玩
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
嫽
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
玩
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
嫽
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
嫽
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| Macau
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玩
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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玩, 仙
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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去嫽
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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玩, 嫽
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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嫽
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| Foshan
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嫽
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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成人, 玩
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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玩
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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耍1, 玩
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
耍1
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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耍1
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
玩
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
玩
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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嫽
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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嫽
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| Taishan
|
嫽, 戀
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
嫽
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
嫽
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
耍1
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| Dongguan
|
嫽
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
嫽
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| Qingyuan
|
耍1
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| Fogang
|
嫽
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
|
嫽
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| Yangshan
|
耍1
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| Lianshan (Butian)
|
耍極
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
|
耍1
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| Shaoguan
|
玩
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
玩
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| Renhua
|
玩
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| Lechang
|
玩
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
|
耍1
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| Sihui
|
玩耍
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| Guangning
|
耍1
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| Deqing
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蕩
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| Huaiji
|
耍1
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
|
耍1
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| Yunfu
|
耍1, 搞
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| Xinxing
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轉
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| Luoding
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玩, 耍1
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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蕩
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| Yangjiang
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搞
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| Xinyi
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嫽, 蕩
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
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嫽
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| Lianjiang
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嫽
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| Nanning
|
耍1
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| Wuzhou
|
去嫽
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| Beihai
|
嘢
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
耍1
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
|
玩
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
|
耍1
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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玩, 嫽
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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玩
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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玩, 嫽
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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玩, 嫽
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| Móng Cái
|
耍1
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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暱, 玩
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| Lichuan
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猥
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| Pingxiang
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耍1
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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嫽, 搞
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| Xingning
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嫽
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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嫽
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| Huiyang
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嫽
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| Huidong (Daling)
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嫽
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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嫽
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
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嫽
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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嫽
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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嫽
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
嫽
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
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嫽
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
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嫽
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
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嫽
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| Wengyuan
|
嫽
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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嫽
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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嫽
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| Liannan
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嫽
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
嫽
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| Jiexi
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搣
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| Luhe
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搞
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
嫽
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| Changting
|
嫽
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| Wuping
|
嫽
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
嫽
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| Liancheng
|
嫽
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| Ninghua
|
嬉
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| Yudu
|
嫽, 搞
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| Shicheng
|
嬉
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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嫽
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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嫽
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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嫽
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| Dayu
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搞, 嫽
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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尞, 搞
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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尞, 搞
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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尞, 搞
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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尞, 搞
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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尞, 爽
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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尞, 搞
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| Hong Kong
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嫽, 搞
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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嫽, 搞
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| Luchuan
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嫽
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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嫽
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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搞
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
嬉
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
耍1
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
嬉
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| Songxi
|
嬉
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| Zhenghe
|
嬉
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| Jianyang
|
嬉
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| Wuyishan
|
嬉
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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客佻
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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客佻
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| Lianjiang
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客佻
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| Fuqing
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客佻
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| Pingtan
|
客佻
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| Yongtai
|
客佻
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| Minqing
|
客佻
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| Gutian
|
客佻
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| Pingnan
|
他佻
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| Luoyuan
|
客佻
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| Fu'an
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宅佻
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| Ningde
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客佻
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| Xiapu
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客佻
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| Zherong
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宅佻
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| Shouning
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宅佻
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| Zhouning
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宅佻
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| Fuding
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宅佻
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| Matsu
|
客佻
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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客佻
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| Sitiawan (Gutian)
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客佻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
耍2, 𨑨迌, 奕
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
𨑨迌
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| Quanzhou
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𨑨, 𨑨迌
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| Jinjiang
|
𨑨迌
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| Nan'an
|
𨑨迌
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| Shishi
|
𨑨迌, 𨑨
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| Hui'an
|
𨑨迌
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| Anxi
|
𨑨迌
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| Yongchun
|
𨑨迌
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| Dehua
|
𨑨迌
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| Zhangzhou
|
耍2, 𨑨迌, 奕
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
|
𨑨迌
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Hua'an
|
𨑨迌
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| Nanjing
|
𨑨迌
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| Pinghe
|
𨑨迌
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| Zhangpu
|
𨑨迌
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| Yunxiao
|
𨑨迌
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| Zhao'an
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Dongshan
|
𨑨迌
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| Taipei
|
耍2, 𨑨迌, 奕
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| Kaohsiung
|
耍2, 𨑨迌, 奕
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| Kinmen
|
𨑨迌
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
𨑨迌, 奕
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
奕, 𨑨, 𨑨迌
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| Longyan
|
𨑨迌
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| Zhangping
|
𨑨迌
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| Datian
|
嬉
|
| Chaozhou
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Raoping
|
耍2
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| Shantou
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
𨑨迌
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| Jieyang
|
耍2, 𨑨迌, 羅坐
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| Lufeng
|
𨑨迌
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| Haifeng
|
𨑨迌
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
𨑨迌
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
𨑨迌
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
耍2, 𨑨迌
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
|
耍2
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| Leizhou
|
弄
|
| Wenchang
|
弄
|
| Haikou
|
弄
|
| Qionghai
|
弄
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
弄
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
搭聊
|
| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
搭聊
|
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
搭聊
|
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
搭聊
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| Xianyou
|
搭聊
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
搭聊
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
搭聊
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
嬉
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
嬉
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
嬉
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
白相
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
白相
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| Suzhou
|
白相
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| Wuxi
|
白相
|
| Hangzhou
|
耍子
|
| Shaoxing
|
嬉 intransitive, 搞 transitive
|
| Ningbo
|
嬲和, 嬉 dated, 嬉戲 dated, 白相 rare
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| Wenzhou
|
嬉, 玩, 狡調
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| Lishui
|
嬉
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| Jinhua
|
嬉
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
玩
|
| Shuangfeng
|
耍1
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| Quanzhou
|
耍1
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Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
嬉
- Used in personal names.
References
- “嬉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “嬉”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 252.
Japanese
Kanji
嬉
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- happy; glad
Readings
Korean
Hanja
嬉 (eum 희 (hui))
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Vietnamese
Han character
嬉: Hán Nôm readings: hi
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