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Translingual
Han character
瑪 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一土尸手火 (MGSQF), four-corner 11127, composition ⿰𤣩馬)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 739, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21156
- Dae Jaweon: page 1149, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1130, character 9
- Unihan data for U+746A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 馬
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*mraːʔ
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| 碼
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*mraːʔ
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| 罵
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*mraːʔ, *mraːs
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| 鷌
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*mraːʔ
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| 鰢
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*mraːʔ
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| 瑪
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*mraːʔ
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| 榪
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*mraːs
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| 傌
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*mraːs
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| 禡
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*mraːs
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| 媽
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*maːʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mraːʔ): semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 馬 (OC *mraːʔ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- bé/bée - vernacular;
- má - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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瑪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8720
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Phonetic
component
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馬
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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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馬
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Old
Chinese
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/*mraːʔ/
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| Notes
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古作馬
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Definitions
瑪
- Used in 瑪瑙／玛瑙 (mǎnǎo).
- a surname
- Used in transcription.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
瑪
(Hyōgai kanji)
- agate
- onyx
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
瑪 • (ma) (hangeul 마, revised ma, McCune–Reischauer ma, Yale ma)
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Vietnamese
Han character
瑪: Hán Nôm readings: mã, mẽ
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Compounds