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Translingual
Han character
孢 (Kangxi radical 39, 子+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 弓木心口山 (NDPRU), four-corner 17412, composition ⿰子包)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 279, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6964
- Dae Jaweon: page 547, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1014, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5B62
Chinese
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔ-bu ~ *pu (“to be born; birth; bud; bloom”). See 阜 (OC *buʔ, “big mound”) for more (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Definitions
孢
- Only used in 孢子 (bāozǐ, “spore”); also used as its short form.
- ‡ to be pregnant
Compounds