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Translingual
Han character
瑁 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一土日月山 (MGABU), four-corner 16160, composition ⿰𤣩冒)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 736, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21096
- Dae Jaweon: page 1147, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1126, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7441
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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媢
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*mɯɡs, *muːʔ, *muːɡs, *muːɡ
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冃
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*muːɡs
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冒
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*muːɡs, *mɯːɡ
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帽
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*muːɡs
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瑁
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*muːɡs, *mɯːɡs, *muːɡ
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賵
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*m̥ʰuŋs
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艒
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*mɯːɡ, *muːɡ, *muːɡ
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萺
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*muːɡ, *muɡ
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勗
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*hmoɡ
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勖
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*hmoɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *muːɡs, *mɯːɡs, *muːɡ) : semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 冒 (OC *muːɡs, *mɯːɡ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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瑁
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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8918
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Phonetic component
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冃
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Rime group
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奧
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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冃
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Old Chinese
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/*muːɡs/
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Definitions
瑁
- jade used by Son of Heaven to be pieced together with feudal lords' ceremonical jade gui (圭)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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瑁
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瑁
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Reading #
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2/3
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3/3
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No.
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8920
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8925
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Phonetic component
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冃
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冃
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Rime group
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代
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覺
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Rime subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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妹
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瑁
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Old Chinese
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/*mɯːɡs/
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/*muːɡ/
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Notes
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見淮南子玳瑁
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見子虛賦,漢書作毒冒
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Definitions
瑁
- Only used in 玳瑁 (dàimào, dàimèi).
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
瑁
(Hyōgai kanji)
- jade used by emperor of China
Readings
Korean
Hanja
瑁 • (mo, mae) (hangeul 모, 매, revised mo, mae, McCune–Reischauer mo, mae, Yale mo, may)
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Vietnamese
Chữ Hán
瑁: Hán Việt readings: mội (莫佩切)[1], mạo (莫報切)[2], mại[3], mồi[4]
瑁: Nôm readings: mồi[3][1][2][4][5], mùi[2], mao[6]
- chữ Hán form of mội (“only used in 玳瑁 (đại mội)”).
- chữ Hán form of mạo (“imperial jade used in ancient China”).
- Nôm form of mồi (“tortoise shell”).
Compounds
References