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Translingual
Han character
寻 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸一木戈 (SMDI), four-corner 1734, composition ⿱𫜹寸)
Derived characters
- 𰂃, 㖊, 𫭯, 挦, 浔, 𰕁, 𫞅, 桪, 𬊈, 𬍤, 𫊻, 鲟
- 𬩽, 𫴭, 𫴳, 𫴱, 𫴲, 𫴵, 𰍦, 𪧾, 彟, 𫴷, 荨
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 293, character 33
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 504, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5BFB
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 尋 (elimination of 工 and 口)
Current form 又 (“hand”) + 寸 (“hand”).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 寻 – see 尋 (“to seek; to search; to look for; arm span; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 尋). |
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