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Translingual
Han character
繫 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 十水女戈火 (JEVIF), four-corner 57903, composition ⿱𣪠糸)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 940, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27940
- Dae Jaweon: page 1379, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3456, character 15
- Unihan data for U+7E6B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 繫
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*keːɡs, *ɡeːɡs
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| 檕
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*keːɡs, *kʰeː
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| 轚
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*keːɡs, *keːɡ
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| 蘻
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*keːɡs
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| 罊
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*kʰeːɡs, *kʰreːɡ
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| 蟿
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*kʰeːɡs, *kʰiɡs
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| 礊
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*kʰreːɡ, *kʰreːɡ, *qʰʷreːɡ
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| 擊
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*keːɡ
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| 墼
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*keːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *keːɡs, *ɡeːɡs) : phonetic 毄 () + semantic 糸 (“thread”)
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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繫
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kejH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.kˁe-s/
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| English
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tie (v.)
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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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繫
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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5620
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Phonetic
component
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毄
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Rime
group
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賜
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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計
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Old
Chinese
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/*keːɡs/
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Definitions
繫
- to tie, to fasten, to button up
- 繫鞋帶／系鞋带 ― jì xiédài ― to tie shoelaces
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
繫 (“to tie; to fasten”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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繫
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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xì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hejH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*m-kˁek-s/
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| English
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attach; suspend
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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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繫
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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5627
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Phonetic
component
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毄
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Rime
group
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賜
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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蒵
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡeːɡs/
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Definitions
繫
- to connect; to link
- to arrest; to imprison
- to be concerned about
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
繫
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 繋)
- attach
- connect
- unite
- fasten
Readings
Korean
Hanja
繫 (eumhun 맬 계 (mael gye))
- hanja form? of 경 (“bind, connect”)
Vietnamese
Chữ Hán
繫: Hán Nôm readings: hệ
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