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Translingual
Han character
翳 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 尸水尸一一 (SESMM), four-corner 77127, composition ⿱殹羽)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 959, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28796
- Dae Jaweon: page 1405, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3355, character 13
- Unihan data for U+7FF3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鷖
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*qiː
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| 翳
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*qiː, *qiːs
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| 嫛
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*qiː
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| 黳
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*qiː
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| 繄
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*qiː, *qiːs
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| 医
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*qiːs
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| 嫕
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*qiːs
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| 蘙
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*qiːs
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| 瞖
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*qiːs
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| 殹
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*qiːs
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| 贀
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*ɢʷis
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| 醫
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*qɯ
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| 毉
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*qɯ
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| 蠮
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*qiːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qiː, *qiːs) : phonetic 殹 (OC *qiːs) + semantic 羽.
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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翳
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翳
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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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15046
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15051
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Phonetic
component
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医
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医
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Rime
group
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脂
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脂
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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鷖
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翳
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Old
Chinese
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/*qiː/
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/*qiːs/
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Definitions
翳
- (literary) shade; screen
- nebula
- (literary) to hide; to conceal
- (literary) to shade; to screen
- (literary) feather cover of vehicle
- (Mainland China Hokkien) gloomy clouds
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
翳
(Hyōgai kanji)
- to hide; to conceal
- to shade
- shadow
- Synonym: 影
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 翳 (MC 'ejH).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Affix
翳 • (ei)
- shade; shadow (interchangeable with 影 (ei))
Noun
翳 • (ei)
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 翳 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 翳, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 3
Noun
翳 • (kasumi)
- dimness (of eyesight)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
翳 • (sashiba)
- a long-handled fan, usually made of silk, normally held by an attendant and used to hide the face of a the Emperor during certain official imperial ceremonies
Etymology 5
| For pronunciation and definitions of 翳 – see the following entry: は
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(The following entry is uncreated: は.)
References
Korean
Hanja
翳 (eum 예 (ye))
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Vietnamese
Han character
翳: Hán Nôm readings: ế
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References