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Translingual
Han character
羥 (Kangxi radical 123, 羊+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿手一女一 (TQMVM), four-corner 81511, composition ⿰羊巠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 952, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28499
- Dae Jaweon: page 1396, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3132, character 16
- Unihan data for U+7FA5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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羥
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*kʰreːn, *kʰreːŋ
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俓
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*ŋɡeːn, *ŋɡreːŋ, *keːŋs
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牼
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*kʰreːŋ, *ɡreːŋ
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硁
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誙
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*kʰreːŋ
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娙
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*ŋɡreːŋ, *ɡeːŋ
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莖
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*ɡreːŋ, *qreːŋ
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痙
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*ɡeŋʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰreːn, *kʰreːŋ) : semantic 羊 (“sheep, goat”) + phonetic 巠 (OC *keːŋ) ― a kind of sheep or goat.
For the sense “hydroxy” in organic chemistry, the glyph is a blend of 氫 (“hydrogen”) and 氧 (“oxygen”), using the phonetic components of both characters (巠 and 羊).
Etymology 1
The pronunciation is a blend of 氫/氢 (qīng, “hydrogen”) and 氧 (yǎng, “oxygen”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
羥
- (~基) (organic chemistry) hydroxy group; hydroxyl radical
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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羥
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羥
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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6777
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6783
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Phonetic component
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坙
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坙
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Rime group
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元
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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慳
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鏗
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰreːn/
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/*kʰreːŋ/
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Definitions
羥
- † a kind of caprid (sheep, goat)