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Translingual
Han character
窿 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 十金弓中一 (JCNLM), four-corner 30214, composition ⿱穴隆)
- mineshaft
- cavity, hole
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 868, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25660
- Dae Jaweon: page 1297, character 37
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2741, character 14
- Unihan data for U+7ABF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 贛
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*kluːmʔ, *kluːms, *kromʔ, *kloːms
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| 灨
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*kluːmʔ, *kluːms
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| 竷
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*kʰluːms
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| 戇
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*kr'oːms, *qʰloːms
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| 洚
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*kruːŋs, *ɡruːŋ, *ɡloːŋ, *ɡluːŋ
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| 降
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*kruːŋs, *ɡruːŋ
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| 絳
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*kruːŋs
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| 栙
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*ɡruːŋ
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| 夅
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*ɡruːŋ
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| 跭
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*ɡruːŋ
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| 隆
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*ɡ·ruːŋ
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| 癃
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*ɡ·ruːŋ
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| 窿
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*ɡ·ruːŋ
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| 霳
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*ɡ·ruːŋ
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Etymology
STEDT derives it from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kru:ŋ (“cage”). For more see 籠 (OC *roːŋ, *roːŋʔ, *roŋ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- lung4 - literary;
- lung4-1 - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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窿
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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6288
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Phonetic
component
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夅
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Rime
group
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終
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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隆
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡ·ruːŋ/
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Definitions
窿
- Used in 窟窿 (kūlong).
- (Cantonese) hole (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- alt. forms: 竉／𰩅 (lǒng)
- 掘窿 [Cantonese] ― gwat6 lung4-1 ― to dig a hole
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
孔 (“hole”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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孔, 洞, 穴
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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孔, 洞, 孔洞, 空洞, 空穴, 窿
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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窟窿
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| Singapore
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洞
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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窟窿
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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窟窿
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| Wanrong
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窟窿
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| Xi'an
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窟窿子, 窟窿
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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窟窿, 洞洞, 洞
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| Wuhan
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窟窿, 窟眼, 洞洞, 洞
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| Liuzhou
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窿
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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窟窿
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| Yangzhou
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洞, 窟窿
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| Hefei
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窟窿, 洞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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窿, 咕窿
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| Hong Kong
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窿, 咕窿
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| Taishan
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孔
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| Yangjiang
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窿
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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窿
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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窿
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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洞
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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窿仔, 窿空仔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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空
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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空
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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空
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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空
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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空
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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空
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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窟窿, 窟子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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川
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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空空
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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空, 空口
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| Quanzhou
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空
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| Zhangzhou
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空口
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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空
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| Taipei
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空
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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空
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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空
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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空
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| Chaozhou
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空
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| Jieyang
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空, 洞
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| Haifeng
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空
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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空
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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空
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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窿
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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洞
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| Wenzhou
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洞, 窟, 窟窿
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| Jinhua
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窟窿
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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洞, 洞子
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| Shuangfeng
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眼貢, 洞
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
窿
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
窿 • (ryung>yung) (hangeul 륭>융, revised ryung>yung, McCune–Reischauer ryung>yung, Yale lyung>yung)
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Vietnamese
Han character
窿 (lung, lọn)
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