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Translingual
Han character
筑 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹一竹弓 (HMHN) or 竹一弓十 (HMNJ), four-corner 88117, composition ⿱𥫗巩)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 883, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26002
- Dae Jaweon: page 1312, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2963, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7B51
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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竺
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*tuːɡ, *tuːɡ, *tuɡ
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篤
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*tuːɡ
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竹
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*tuɡ
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筑
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*tuɡ, *duɡ
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築
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*tuɡ
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茿
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*tuɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *tuɡ, *duɡ) : phonetic 竹 (OC *tuɡ, “bamboo”) + 𢀜 (“to hold”).
Also simplified from 築 (elimination of 木).
Etymology 1
- “Guiyang”
- Short for 貴筑/贵筑, the former name of Guiyang.
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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筑
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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17590
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Phonetic component
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竹
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Rime group
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覺
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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竹
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Old Chinese
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/*tuɡ/
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Definitions
筑
- (music) an ancient zither-like instrument
至易水之上,既祖,取道,高漸離擊筑,荊軻和而歌,為變徵之聲,士皆垂淚涕泣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
至易水之上,既祖,取道,高渐离击筑,荆轲和而歌,为变徵之声,士皆垂泪涕泣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Zhì Yì Shuǐ zhīshàng, jì zǔ, qǔ dào, Gāo Jiànlí jí zhú, Jīng Kē hè ér gē, wèi biànzhǐ zhī shēng, shì jiē chuílèi tìqì. [Pinyin (Taiwanese Mandarin)]
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- Alternative name for 貴陽/贵阳 (Guìyáng, “Guiyang”).
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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筑
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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17593
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Phonetic component
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竹
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Rime group
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覺
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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逐
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Old Chinese
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/*duɡ/
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Notes
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漢縣
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Definitions
筑
- Name of a river.
Etymology 3
References
Japanese
Kanji
筑
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- an ancient zither-like instrument
Readings
Etymology
Noun
筑 • (chiku)
- (music) an ancient zither-like instrument
Korean
Hanja
筑 (eum 축 (chuk))
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Vietnamese
Han character
筑: Hán Nôm readings: trúc
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