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Translingual
Han character
揮 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手月十十 (QBJJ), four-corner 57056, composition ⿰扌軍)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 444, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12394
- Dae Jaweon: page 795, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1925, character 4
- Unihan data for U+63EE
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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揮
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*qʰul
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輝
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*qʰul
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翬
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*qʰul
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暉
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*qʰul
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煇
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*qʰul, *ɡuːn, *ɡuːnʔ
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楎
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*qʰul, *ɡuːn
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瀈
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*qʰul
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韗
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*qʰons, *ɢuns
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褌
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*kuːn
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鶤
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*kuːn, *ɢuns
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緷
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*kuːnʔ, *ɡuːnʔ, *ɢuns
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睴
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*kuːns, *ɡuːnʔ
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璭
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*kuːns
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瘒
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*ŋɡuːn
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顐
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*ŋɡuːn, *ŋɡuːns, *ɡuːn
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諢
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*ŋɡuːns
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餫
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*ɡuːn, *ɢuns
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渾
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*ɡuːn, *ɡuːnʔ
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琿
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*ɡuːn
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鼲
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*ɡuːn
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堚
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*ɡuːn
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鯶
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*ɡuːnʔ
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軍
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*kun
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皸
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*kun, *kuns
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齳
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*ŋɡunʔ
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喗
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*ŋɡunʔ
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葷
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*qʰun
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惲
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*qunʔ
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賱
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*qunʔ
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運
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*ɢuns
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暈
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*ɢuns
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鄆
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*ɢuns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qʰul) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 軍 (OC *kun).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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揮
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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huī
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Middle Chinese
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‹ xjwɨj ›
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Old Chinese
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/*qʷʰər/
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English
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wave, brandish
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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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揮
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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7303
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Phonetic component
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軍
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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揮
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰul/
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Definitions
揮
- to wield; to wave; to brandish
- to direct; to command
- to wipe away
- to disperse; to scatter
- to squander
- † Alternative form of 徽 (huī, “emblem”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English fight.
Pronunciation
Definitions
揮 (Hong Kong Cantonese)
- to fight
- (by extension) to compare; to compete
- 冇得揮/冇得挥 [Cantonese] ― mou5 dak1 fai1 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
Japanese
Kanji
揮
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- Brandish
Readings
Korean
Hanja
揮 • (hwi) (hangeul 휘, revised hwi, McCune–Reischauer hwi, Yale hwi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
揮: Hán Nôm readings: huy, huơi, hoay, hươi, loay
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