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Translingual
Han character
樟 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 木卜廿十 (DYTJ), four-corner 40946, composition ⿰木章)
- camphor tree
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 550, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15451
- Dae Jaweon: page 939, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1284, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6A1F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 章
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*kjaŋ
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| 樟
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*kjaŋ
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| 彰
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*kjaŋ
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| 漳
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*kjaŋ
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| 鄣
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*kjaŋ
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| 璋
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*kjaŋ
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| 嫜
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*kjaŋ
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| 獐
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*kjaŋ
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| 慞
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*kjaŋ
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| 墇
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*kjaŋ, *kjaŋs
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| 障
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*kjaŋ, *kjaŋs
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| 麞
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*kjaŋ
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| 蔁
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*kjaŋ
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| 暲
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*kjaŋ
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| 嶂
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*kjaŋs
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| 瘴
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*kjaŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kjaŋ) : semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 章 (OC *kjaŋ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Note:
- chiuⁿ/chioⁿ - vernacular;
- chiong/chiang - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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樟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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16818
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Phonetic
component
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章
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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章
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Old
Chinese
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/*kjaŋ/
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| Notes
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見戰國策
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Definitions
樟
- camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
樟樹 (“camphor tree”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
樟
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
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Readings
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 樟 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 樟, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 樟 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 樟, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
樟 (eumhun 녹나무 장 (nongnamu jang))
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Vietnamese
Han character
樟: Hán Nôm readings: chương
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References