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Translingual
Han character
缽 (Kangxi radical 121, 缶+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人山木一 (OUDM), four-corner 84749, composition ⿰缶本)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 945, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28136
- Dae Jaweon: page 1385, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2936, character 6
- Unihan data for U+7F3D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 本
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*pɯːnʔ
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| 笨
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*pɯːnʔ, *bɯːnʔ
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| 苯
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*pɯːnʔ
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| 翉
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*pʰɯːnʔ
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| 体
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*bɯːnʔ
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| 鉢
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*poːd
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| 缽
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*poːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *poːd) : semantic 缶 (“pot”) + phonetic 本 (OC *pɯːnʔ). Originally written as 鉢 (OC *poːd) or 盋 (OC *poːd).
Etymology
Short for 缽多羅／钵多罗 (bōduōluó), from Sanskrit पात्र (pātra, “(drinking) vessel; bowl; cup; plate; etc.”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- poah - vernacular (bowl, basin, pot);
- poat - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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缽
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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480
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Phonetic
component
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本
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Rime
group
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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撥
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Old
Chinese
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/*poːd/
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| Notes
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鉢晚起字
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Definitions
缽
- (Buddhism) monk's alms bowl
- bowl; basin; pot (often made of earthenware or metal)
Synonyms
- (bowl): (regional) 缽頭／钵头 (bōtóu)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
缽
(Hyōgai kanji)
- earthenware basin
- alms bowl
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
缽: Hán Nôm readings: bát
- bowl