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Translingual
Han character
橈 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 木土土山 (DGGU), four-corner 44911, composition ⿰木堯)
- bent or twisted piece of wood
- radius (bone of the forearm)
- paddle, oar
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 552, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15521
- Dae Jaweon: page 941, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1286, character 8
- Unihan data for U+6A48
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 撓
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*hŋaːw, *rŋaːw, *rnaːwʔ
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| 鐃
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*rŋaːw
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| 譊
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*rŋaːw
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| 橈
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*rŋaːws, *ŋjew
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| 磽
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*ŋ̊ʰreːw, *ŋreːws, *ŋ̊ʰeːwʔ
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| 墝
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*ŋ̊ʰreːw
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| 穘
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*hŋreːw
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| 顤
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*hŋreːw, *ŋeːws
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| 燒
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*hŋjew, *hŋjaws
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| 饒
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*ŋjew, *ŋjaws
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| 蟯
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*ŋjew, *ʔŋew
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| 蕘
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*ŋjew
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| 襓
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*ŋjew
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| 繞
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*ŋjewʔ, *ŋjaws
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| 遶
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*ŋjewʔ
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| 嬈
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*njewʔ, *neːwʔ, *hŋeːws
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| 趬
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*ŋ̊ʰew, *ŋ̊ʰews
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| 蹺
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*ŋ̊ʰew
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| 翹
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*ɡew, *ɡews
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| 澆
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*ŋkeːw, *ŋeːws
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| 驍
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*ŋkeːw
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| 僥
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*kŋeːwʔ, *ŋeːw
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| 堯
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*ŋeːw
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| 垚
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*ŋeːw
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| 嶢
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*ŋeːw
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| 獟
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*ŋeːws
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| 膮
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*hŋeːw, *hŋeːwʔ
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| 嘵
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*hŋeːw
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| 憢
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*hŋeːw
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| 曉
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*hŋeːwʔ
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| 皢
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*hŋeːwʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rŋaːws, *ŋjew) : semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw).
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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橈
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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náo
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nræwH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁrew-s/
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| English
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bent wood
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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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橈
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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14660
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Phonetic
component
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垚
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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橈
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Old
Chinese
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/*rŋaːws/
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Definitions
橈
- bent
- to distort; to misinterpret; to twist
- to treat unjustly; to wrong
- to disturb; to disrupt
- to weaken; to cripple
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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橈
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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ráo
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nyew ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ew/ (< uvular?)
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| English
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oar
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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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橈
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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14669
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Phonetic
component
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垚
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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饒
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋjew/
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Definitions
橈
- paddle; oar
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
橈
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𣓤)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
橈 (eum 요 (yo))
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Vietnamese
Han character
橈: Hán Nôm readings: nạo, nhiêu
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