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Translingual
Han character
臆 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月卜廿心 (BYTP), four-corner 70236, composition ⿰月意(GJK) or ⿰⺼意(HTV))
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 996, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29951
- Dae Jaweon: page 1447, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2118, character 3
- Unihan data for U+81C6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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噫
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*qrɯːɡs, *qɯ
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譩
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*qɯ, *qɯʔ, *qɯl
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醷
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*qɯʔ, *qɯɡ
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意
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*qɯɡs
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鷾
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*qɯɡs
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憶
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*qɯɡ
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億
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*qɯɡ
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臆
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*qɯɡ
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繶
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*qɯɡ
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澺
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*qɯɡ
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薏
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*qɯɡ
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檍
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*qɯɡ
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癔
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*qɯɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qɯɡ) : semantic 肉 (“body”) + phonetic 意 (OC *qɯɡs).
Etymology 1
Compare Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), whence Thai อก (òk). Cognate with 意 (OC *qɯɡs, “mind”) and 憶 (OC *qɯɡ, “to remember”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- êg8 - Chaozhou;
- êg4 - Shantou.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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臆
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔik ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔ(r)ək/
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English
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bosom
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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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臆
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15158
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Phonetic component
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意
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Rime group
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職
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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憶
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Old Chinese
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/*qɯɡ/
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Definitions
臆
- chest; breast; bosom
- thought
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
- (Teochew)
Note:
- iêh4 - Chaozhou;
- ioh4 - Shantou.
Definitions
臆
- (Southern Min) to guess
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to purchase objects by quantity and not by weight
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
猜 (“to guess”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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猜, 猜測, 猜想
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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猜
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Taiwan
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猜
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Malaysia
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猜
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Singapore
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猜
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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猜
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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猜, 揣
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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猜, 諳
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Wuhan
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猜
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Guilin
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猜
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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猜
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Hefei
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猜
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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估, 猜
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Hong Kong
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估
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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估
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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估
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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估
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Taishan
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估
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Yangjiang
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猜, 批
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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估
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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估
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Gan
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Nanchang
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猜
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Hakka
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Meixian
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揣, 猜, 估
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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揣
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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揣
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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揣
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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揣
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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揣
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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臆
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Hong Kong
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估
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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猜
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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估
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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準, 猜
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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臆, 猜
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Quanzhou
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臆
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Jinjiang
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臆
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Shishi
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臆
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Zhangzhou
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臆, 猜
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Pinghe
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臆
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Zhao'an
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臆
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Taipei
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猜, 臆
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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臆
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Kaohsiung
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臆
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Yilan
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猜, 臆
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Changhua (Lukang)
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猜, 臆
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Taichung
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臆
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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臆
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Tainan
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臆
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Taitung
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臆
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Hsinchu
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臆
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Kinmen
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臆
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Penghu (Magong)
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臆
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Penang (Hokkien)
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猜, 阿甲
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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臆, 猜
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Manila (Hokkien)
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臆
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Chaozhou
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臆, 猜
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Shantou
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臆, 猜
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Singapore (Teochew)
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猜
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Haikou
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猜
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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猜
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Wu
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Suzhou
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猜
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Wenzhou
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猜
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Xiang
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Changsha
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估, 猜
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Shuangfeng
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估
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
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臆
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Kyūjitai [1]
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臆󠄂 臆+󠄂 ? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
臆
(Jōyō kanji)
- chest; breast; heart
- to repress one's mind; to be hesitant in one's thoughts
- timid; nervous; afraid
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 臆 (MC 'ik).
Pronunciation
Affix
臆 • (oku)
- chest
- guess; conjecture
- timid; nervous
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 臆 is mostly replaced by 憶, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1768 (paper), page 936 (digital)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 臆 (MC 'ik).
Recorded as Middle Korean ᅙᅳᆨ〮 (Yale: quk) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Recorded as Middle Korean 억〮 (ék) (Yale: ek) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
臆 (eumhun 가슴 억 (gaseum eok))
- hanja form? of 억 (“chest”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
臆: Hán Nôm readings: ức
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References
Zhuang
Noun
臆
- Sawndip form of aek (“chest; breast; thorax”)