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Translingual
Han character
忏 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 心竹十 (PHJ), four-corner 92040, composition ⿰忄千)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 376, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10315
- Dae Jaweon: page 702, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2272, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5FCF
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 心 (“heart”) + phonetic 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn).
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 忏 – see 懺 (“to repent; to confess on account of repentance”).
(This character is the simplified form of 懺). |
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
忏
- † anger