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Translingual
Han character
眸 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月山戈竹手 (BUIHQ), four-corner 63050, composition ⿰目牟)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 807, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23312
- Dae Jaweon: page 1222, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2489, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7738
Chinese
Glyph origin
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|
Old Chinese
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| 牟
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*mu
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| 眸
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*mu
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| 侔
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*mu
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| 蛑
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*mu
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| 麰
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*mu
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| 劺
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*mu
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| 恈
|
*mu
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| 鴾
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*mu
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mu) : semantic 目 + phonetic 牟 (OC *mu).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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眸
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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9268
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Phonetic
component
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牟
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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謀
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Old
Chinese
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/*mu/
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Definitions
眸
- (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)
- (by extension) eye
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
眸
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- the pupil of an eye
- the iris of an eye
- eye
Readings
Korean
Hanja
眸 • (mo) (hangeul 모, revised mo, McCune–Reischauer mo, Yale mo)
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