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Translingual
Han character
潰 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 水中一金 (ELMC), four-corner 35186, composition ⿰氵貴)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 650, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18281
- Dae Jaweon: page 1061, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1741, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6F70
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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藬
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*l'uːl
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僓
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*l̥ʰuːlʔ, *ɡluːds
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頹
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*l'uːl
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穨
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*l'uːl
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蘈
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*l'uːl
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隤
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*l'uːl
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墤
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*l'uːl, *kʰruːds
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尵
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*l'uːl, *r'uːl
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蹪
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*l'uːl
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瀢
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*l'uːlʔ, *lulʔ
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鞼
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*kluːl, *ɡruls
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膭
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*kluːl, *ɡluːls
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憒
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*kluːds
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靧
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*ɡluːds
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潰
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*ɡluːls
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繢
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*ɡluːds
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嬇
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*ɡluːds, *kʰruːds
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殨
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*ɡluːds
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闠
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*ɡluːds
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簣
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*kʰruːds, *ɡruds
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嘳
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*kʰruːds, *kʰruds
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蕢
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*kʰruːds, *ɡruds
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聵
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*ŋɡruːds
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樻
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*kʰruds, *ɡruds
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䙡
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*kʰruds, *kʰluds
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匱
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*ɡruds
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臾
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*ɡruds, *lo
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饋
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*ɡruls
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櫃
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*ɡruds
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遺
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*lul, *luls
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壝
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*lul, *lulʔ
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瞶
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*luls, *kluls
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貴
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*kluds
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡluːls) : semantic 氵 + phonetic 貴 (OC *kluds).
Pronunciation
Note:
- khùi - vernacular (俗);
- hōe - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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潰
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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kuì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hwojH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁj-s/
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English
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break through an embankment (of water)
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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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潰
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4716
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Phonetic component
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貴
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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潰
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡluːls/
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Definitions
潰
- (of a dike or dam) to break; to burst; to overflow
- to break through an encirclement
- to be utterly defeated; to be routed
- to decompose; to be destroyed
- to fester; to ulcerate
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
潰
(Jōyō kanji)
- burst
- break
- break down
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 潰 (MC hwojH).
Pronunciation
Affix
潰 • (kai) ←くわい (kwai)?
- to crush; to smash
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 潰 is mostly replaced by 壊, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
潰 • (gwe) (hangeul 궤, revised gwe, McCune–Reischauer kwe, Yale kwey)
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Vietnamese
Han character
潰: Hán Nôm readings: hói, hòi, hội, khùy/khuỳ, khụy/khuỵ, khủy/khuỷ, khũy/khuỹ
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