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Translingual
Han character
琥 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一土卜心弓 (MGYPN) or 一土卜心山 (MGYPU), four-corner 11117, composition ⿰𤣩虎)
- jewel in shape of tiger
- amber
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 734, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21061
- Dae Jaweon: page 1146, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1121, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7425
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 唬
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*qʰraːs, *kʷraːɡ
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| 戲
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*qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː
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| 巇
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*qʰra
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| 隵
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*qʰra
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| 嚱
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*qʰras
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| 盧
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*b·raː
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| 鑪
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*raː
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| 壚
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*raː
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| 籚
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*raː
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| 蘆
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*raː, *ra
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| 顱
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*b·raː
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| 髗
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*b·raː
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| 鱸
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*raː
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| 攎
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*raː
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| 櫨
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*raː
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| 轤
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*raː
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| 黸
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*raː
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| 獹
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*raː
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| 鸕
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*raː
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| 艫
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*raː
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| 纑
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*raː
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| 瀘
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*raː
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| 瓐
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*raː
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| 爐
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*raː
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| 嚧
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*raː
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| 矑
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*b·raː
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| 罏
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*raː
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| 蠦
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*raː
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| 虜
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*raːʔ
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| 擄
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*raːʔ
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| 艣
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*raːʔ
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| 鐪
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*raːʔ
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| 虖
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*qʰaː, *qʰʷa, *qʰaː, *qʰʷa
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| 虍
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*qʰaː
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| 雐
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*qʰʷlaː
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| 虎
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*qʰlaːʔ
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| 琥
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*qʰlaːʔ
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| 萀
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*qʰlaːʔ
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| 臚
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*b·ra
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| 廬
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*ra
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| 驢
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*b·ra
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| 藘
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*ra
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| 爈
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*ra, *ras
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| 櫖
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*ra, *ras
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| 儢
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*raʔ
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| 慮
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*ras
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| 勴
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*ras
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| 鑢
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*ras
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| 濾
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*ras
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| 攄
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*r̥ʰa
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| 處
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*kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas
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| 豦
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*kas, *ɡa
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| 據
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*kas
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| 鐻
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*kas, *ɡa, *ɡaʔ
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| 澽
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*kas, *ɡas
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| 虛
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*kʰa, *qʰa
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| 墟
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*kʰa
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| 懅
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*ɡa
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| 蘧
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*ɡa, *ɡʷa
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| 籧
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*ɡa
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| 醵
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*ɡa, *ɡas, *ɡaɡ
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| 璩
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*ɡa
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| 虡
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*ɡaʔ
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| 遽
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*ɡas
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| 勮
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*ɡas
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| 噓
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*qʰa, *qʰas
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| 驉
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*qʰa
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| 歔
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*qʰa
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| 魖
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*qʰa
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| 膚
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*pla
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| 虧
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*kʰʷral
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| 噱
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*ɡaɡ
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| 臄
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*ɡaɡ
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| 劇
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*ɡaɡ
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| 諕
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*qʰʷraːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlaːʔ) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 虎 (OC *qʰlaːʔ).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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琥
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5231
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Phonetic
component
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虍
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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虎
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰlaːʔ/
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Definitions
琥
- Only used in 琥珀 (hǔpò, “amber”).
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
琥
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- jewelled tiger.
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
琥 • (ho) (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune–Reischauer ho, Yale ho)
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Vietnamese
Han character
琥: Hán Nôm readings: hổ
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