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Translingual
Han character
扆 (Kangxi radical 63, 戶+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹尸卜竹女 (HSYHV) or 戈尸卜竹女 (ISYHV), four-corner 30232, composition ⿸戶衣 or ⿸户衣)
- screen
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 416, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11742
- Dae Jaweon: page 761, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2263, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6246
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 哀
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*qɯːl
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| 依
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*qɯl
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| 衣
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*qɯl, *qɯls
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| 扆
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*qɯlʔ
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| 庡
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*qɯlʔ
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| 偯
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*qɯlʔ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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扆
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14838
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Phonetic
component
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衣
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Rime
group
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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扆
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Old
Chinese
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/*qɯlʔ/
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Definitions
扆
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
扆
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 扆 (MC 'j+jX).
Pronunciation
Noun
扆 • (i)
- in ancient China, a special windscreen placed behind the throne, made of red cloth embroidered with a pattern of axes and used during imperial audiences
- (by extension) the throne itself