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Translingual
Han character
磁 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一口廿女戈 (MRTVI), four-corner 18632, composition ⿰石兹)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 834, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24364
- Dae Jaweon: page 1251, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2445, character 6
- Unihan data for U+78C1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 糍
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*zi
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| 茲
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*ʔsɯ, *zɯ
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| 滋
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*ʔsɯ
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| 孳
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*ʔsɯ, *zɯs
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| 嵫
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*ʔsɯ
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| 嗞
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*ʔsɯ
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| 鎡
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*ʔsɯ
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| 鰦
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*ʔsɯ
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| 鶿
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*ʔsɯ, *zɯ
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| 稵
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*ʔsɯ, *ʔsɯw
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| 螆
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*sʰɯs
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| 慈
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*zɯ
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| 鷀
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*zɯ
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| 磁
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*zɯ
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| 礠
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*zlɯ
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| 濨
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*zlɯ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zɯ) : semantic 石 (“rock; stone”) + phonetic 兹 (OC *ʔsɯ, *zɯ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- chû/chîr - literary;
- hûi - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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磁
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17849
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Phonetic
component
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兹
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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慈
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Old
Chinese
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/*zɯ/
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| Notes
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同礠見山海經
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Definitions
磁
- † magnet
- magnetism
- Alternative form of 瓷 (cí, “porcelain”)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
磁石 (“magnet”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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磁鐵, 磁石
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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吸鐵石
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| Taiwan
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磁鐵
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| Harbin
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吸鐵石
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| Wuchang (Yingchengzi)
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吸鐵石
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Xianxian (Xiaoying)
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吸鐵石
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| Jinan
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吸鐵石, 磁鐵
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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吸鐵石
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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吸鐵石
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| Wanrong
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吸鐵石
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| Xi'an
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吸鐵石
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| Xining
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吸鐵石, 吸鐵, 磁鐵
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| Xuzhou
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吸鐵石
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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吸鐵石
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| Lanzhou
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磁鐵, 吸鐵石
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| Ürümqi
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吸鐵石
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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吸鐵石, 吸鐵, 磁鐵石, 磁鐵
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| Wuhan
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吸鐵石
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| Guiyang
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吸鐵石
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| Guilin
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吸鐵石
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| Liuzhou
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遇鐵石, 戲鐵石, 繫鐵石
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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磁石
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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吸鐵
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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磁石
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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吸鐵石
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| Yangzhou
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吸鐵石
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| Hefei
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吸鐵石
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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攝石, 磁石, 攝鐵
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| Hong Kong
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攝石, 磁石, 攝鐵
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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攝石
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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磁石, 攝石
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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嗋石
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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攝石
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| Macau
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攝石
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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攝鐵
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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攝石
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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磁鐵
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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攝石
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| Foshan
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磁石
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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攝石
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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攝石
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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攝鐵
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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磁石
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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攝石
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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攝石
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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磁石
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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攝石
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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磁石
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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磁石
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| Taishan
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吸石
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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嗋石
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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嗋石, 磁石
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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磁石
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| Dongguan
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磁石
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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磁鐵
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| Yangjiang
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磁鐵石
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| Nanning
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攝石
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| Wuzhou
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攝石
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| Yulin
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攝石
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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攝石
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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攝石
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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吸鐵石
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| Pengze
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吸鐵石
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| Yanshan (Hekou)
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吸鐵石
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| Lichuan
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吸鐵石
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| Pingxiang
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磁鐵
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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磁石, 磁鐵, 嗋鐵
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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吸鐵石, 嗋石
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| Yudu
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磁鐵
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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嗋石
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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吸石, 嗋石
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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嗋鋼, 吸鋼
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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嗋石, 吸石, 吸鋼
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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嗋石, 嗋鋼
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嗋石, 吸石
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| Hong Kong
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磁嗋
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| Luchuan
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嗋石
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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嗋石
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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吸鐵石, 磁鐵
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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吸鐵石
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| Xinzhou
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吸鐵
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| Liangcheng
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磁鐵, 吸鐵
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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吸鐵, 吸鐵石
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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吸鐵, 吸鐵石
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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吸石, 吸鐵
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| Fuqing
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磁, 磁鐵, 磁石
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| Gutian
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吸石
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| Pingnan
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磁
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| Fu'an
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磁鐵
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| Shouning
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磁石
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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吸鐵, 吸石
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| Quanzhou
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吸鐵, 吸石
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| Zhangzhou
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吸鐵, 吸石, 翕鐵
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| Taipei
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吸鐵, 吸石
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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吸鐵
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| Kaohsiung
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ji-siá-kuh, 吸石仔
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| Yilan
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翕鐵, 吸石
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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吸石
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| Taichung
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吸石仔, 吸鐵
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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吸石
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| Tainan
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吸鐵, 吸石
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| Taitung
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吸石
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| Hsinchu
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吸鐵, 吸石
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| Kinmen
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吸石
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| Penghu (Magong)
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吸石
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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黏鐵
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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吸石
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| Chaozhou
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協石
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| Shantou
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協石, 磁石
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| Jieyang
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協鐵, 協石
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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攝石
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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協鐵
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| Leizhou
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吸石
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| Haikou
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磁鐵
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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攝石
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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吸鐵石
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| Shehua
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Guixi (Zhangping)
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吸鐵
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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吸鐵石
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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吸鐵石
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| Suzhou
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吸鐵石
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| Danyang
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吸鐵石
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| Hangzhou
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吸鐵石
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| Hangzhou (Fuyang)
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吸鐵石
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| Ningbo
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吸鐵石
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| Wenzhou
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吸鐵石
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| Jinhua
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吸鐵石, 磁鐵
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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吃鐵石
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| Yiwu
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磁鐵, 吸鐵石 rare
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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吸鐵石, 磁鐵石
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| Shuangfeng
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吸鐵石, 磁鐵石
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| Hengyang
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磁
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| Quanzhou
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磁石
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
磁
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- magnet
Readings
Korean
Hanja
磁 • (ja) (hangeul 자, revised ja, McCune–Reischauer cha, Yale ca)
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Vietnamese
Han character
磁: Hán Nôm readings: từ
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