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Translingual
Han character
槐 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木竹山戈 (DHUI), four-corner 46913, composition ⿰木鬼)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 546, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15323
- Dae Jaweon: page 934, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1252, character 1
- Unihan data for U+69D0
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 謉
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*tkuːlʔ, *krul
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| 瑰
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*kuːl, *ɡuːl
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| 傀
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*kuːl, *kʰuːlʔ
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| 藱
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*kuːl
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| 魁
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*kʰuːl
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| 磈
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*kʰuːlʔ, *qulʔ
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| 塊
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*kʰuːls, *kʰruːds
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| 嵬
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*ŋɡuːl, *ŋɡuːlʔ
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| 隗
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*ŋɡuːlʔ
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| 槐
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*ɡuːl, *ɡruːl
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| 瘣
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*ɡuːlʔ
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| 廆
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*ɡuːlʔ
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| 溾
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*ɡuːlʔ, *qruːl
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| 螝
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*ɡuːls, *krul
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| 褢
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*ɡruːl
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| 騩
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*krul, *kruls, *kul
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| 愧
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*kruls
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| 媿
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*kruls
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| 聭
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*kruls
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| 餽
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*ɡruls
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| 鬼
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*kulʔ
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| 魏
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*ŋɡuls
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| 巍
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*ŋul
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| 犩
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*ŋul, *ŋuls
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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槐
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槐
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huái
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huái
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hwɛj ›
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‹ hwoj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁ<r>uj/
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/*ˁuj/
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| English
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Sophora
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Sophora
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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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槐
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槐
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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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4670
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4677
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Phonetic
component
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鬼
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鬼
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Rime
group
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微
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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回
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懷
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡuːl/
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/*ɡruːl/
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Definitions
槐
- Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum); Japanese pagoda tree; locust tree
- † (alt. form 褱) Dipsacus asper
- (Chinese mythology) Huai of Xia (eighth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
- a surname
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
槐
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Etymology
Noun
槐 or 槐 • (enju)
- pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)
- Synonym: 槐樹 (kaiju)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
槐 (eum 괴 (goe))
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Vietnamese
Han character
槐: Hán Nôm readings: hòe/hoè, hoe
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