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Translingual
Han character
曖 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 日月月水 (ABBE), four-corner 62047, composition ⿰日愛)
- obscure, dim, ambiguous, vague
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 500, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14206
- Dae Jaweon: page 871, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1538, character 17
- Unihan data for U+66D6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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愛
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*qɯːds
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曖
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*qɯːds, *qaːds
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僾
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*qɯːds, *qɯlʔ
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靉
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*qɯːds, *qɯlʔ
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薆
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*qɯːds
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璦
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*qɯːds
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瞹
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*qaːds
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qɯːds, *qaːds) : semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 愛 (OC *qɯːds).
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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曖
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曖
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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2
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8
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Phonetic component
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愛
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愛
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Rime group
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隊
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祭
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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愛
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藹
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Old Chinese
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/*qɯːds/
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/*qaːds/
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Definitions
曖
- (literary, of daylight) dim; hazy
- † obscure; hidden
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
曖
(Jōyō kanji)
- dark, not clear
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 曖 (MC 'ajH|'ojH).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
曖 (eumhun 희미할 애 (huimihal ae))
- hanja form? of 애 (“dim”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
曖: Hán Nôm readings: áy
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