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Translingual
Han character
睦 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月山土金土 (BUGCG), four-corner 64014, composition ⿰目坴)
- friendly, amiable, peaceful
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 811, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23460
- Dae Jaweon: page 1226, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2494, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7766
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 睦
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*mluɡ
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| 坴
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*m·ruɡ
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| 陸
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*m·ruɡ
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| 稑
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*ruɡ
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| 鵱
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*ruɡ
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| 鯥
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*ruɡ
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| 淕
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*ruɡ
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| 踛
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*ruɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mluɡ) : semantic 目 (“eyes”) + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ).
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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睦
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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mù
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ mjuwk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mr/
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| English
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concord
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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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睦
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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8531
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Phonetic
component
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坴
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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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目
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Old
Chinese
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/*mluɡ/
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| Notes
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古文從囧圥聲
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Definitions
睦
- harmonious
Compounds
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “睦”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 161.
Japanese
Kanji
睦
(Jōyō kanji)
- harmony
Readings
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 睦 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 睦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
Proper noun
睦 • (Mutsuki)
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja
睦 (eumhun 화목할 목 (hwamokhal mok))
- hanja form? of 목 (“friendly, amiable, peaceful”)
Vietnamese
Han character
睦: Hán Việt readings: mục[1][2][3][4][5]
睦: Nôm readings: mục[1][2]
- chữ Hán form of mục (“harmony”).
- chữ Hán form of Mục (“a surname”).
References