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Translingual
Han character
币 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹中月 (HLB), composition ⿱丿巾 or ⿻亻冂)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 328, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8774
- Dae Jaweon: page 632, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 728, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5E01
Chinese
Etymology 1
Glyph origin
Simplified from 幣 (敝 → 丿)
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 币 – see 幣 (“money; coin; currency; silk; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of 幣). |
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Etymology 2
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 币 – see 印 (“stamp; seal; trace; mark; sign; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 印). |