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Translingual
Han character
徑 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹人一女一 (HOMVM), four-corner 21211, composition ⿰彳巠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 367, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10118
- Dae Jaweon: page 691, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 824, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5F91
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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葝
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*ɡeŋ, *ɡeŋ
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頸
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*keŋʔ, *ɡeŋ
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勁
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*kɯns, *keŋs
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鑋
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*kʰeŋ, *kʰeːŋs
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輕
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*kʰeŋ, *kʰeŋs
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涇
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*ɡeŋʔ, *keːŋ
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經
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*keːŋ, *keːŋs
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鵛
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*keːŋ
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巠
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*keːŋ
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剄
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*keːŋʔ
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烴
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*keːŋʔ
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徑
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*keːŋs
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逕
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*keːŋs
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桱
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*keːŋs
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蛵
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*qʰeːŋ
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陘
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*ɡeːŋ
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鋞
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*ɡeːŋ, *ɡeːŋʔ
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脛
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*ɡeːŋʔ, *ɡeːŋs
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踁
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*ɡeːŋs
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Pronunciation
Note: gaang3 - alternative pronunciation for "path", traditionally written as
逕.
Note:
- Sixian:
- kang - vernacular;
- kin - literary.
- Hailu:
- gangˇ - vernacular;
- ginˇ - literary.
- Meixian:
- gang4 - vernacular;
- gin4 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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徑
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jìng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ kengH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁeŋ-s/
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English
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small path
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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徑
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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6806
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Phonetic component
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巠
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Rime group
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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徑
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Old Chinese
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/*keːŋs/
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Definitions
徑
- path; road
- 麥理浩徑/麦理浩径 [Cantonese] ― mak6 lei5 hou6 ging3 ― MacLehose Trail
- way
- 門徑/门径 ― ménjìng ― way; method
- directly
- (geometry) diameter
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
徑
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 径)
- path
- diameter
- method
Readings
Korean
Hanja
徑 (eumhun 지름길 경 (jireumgil gyeong))
- hanja form? of 경 (“shortcut, path”)
Vietnamese
Han character
徑: Hán Nôm readings: kính, kinh
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References