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Translingual
Han character
檬 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+14, 18 strokes, cangjie input 木廿月人 (DTBO), four-corner 44932, composition ⿰木蒙)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 558, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15710
- Dae Jaweon: page 947, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1299, character 9
- Unihan data for U+6AAC
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 蒙
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*moːŋ
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| 冡
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*moːŋ
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| 濛
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 艨
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*moːŋ, *moːŋs
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| 朦
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 矇
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*moːŋ
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| 饛
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*moːŋ
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| 檬
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*moːŋ
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| 鸏
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 幪
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*moːŋ
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| 蠓
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*moːŋ, *moːŋʔ
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| 靀
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*moːŋ
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| 曚
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*moːŋʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *moːŋ) : semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 蒙 (OC *moːŋ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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檬
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8976
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Phonetic
component
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冡
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Rime
group
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蒙
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Old
Chinese
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/*moːŋ/
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Definitions
檬
- † A type of locust-like tree.
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note:
- mong5/mou5 - literary;
- mong2 - vernacular.
Definitions
檬
- Used in 檸檬／柠檬 (níngméng, “lemon”).
Compounds
Etymology 3
From Vietnamese bún.
Pronunciation
Definitions
檬
- bún (Vietnamese rice vermicelli)
Derived terms
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “檬”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 155.
Japanese
Kanji
檬
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
檬 (eumhun 레몬 (lemon) 몽 (remon ( lemon ) mong))
- hanja form? of 몽 (“lemon”)
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
檬: Hán Nôm readings: muồng, môm, mông, muỗm
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References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999