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Translingual
Han character
舐 (Kangxi radical 135, 舌+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹口竹女心 (HRHVP), four-corner 22640, composition ⿰舌氏)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1007, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30283
- Dae Jaweon: page 1464, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2943, character 7
- Unihan data for U+8210
Chinese
| trad.
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舐
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| simp. #
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舐
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| alternative forms
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舓
𦧇
奶 Cantonese vernacular
𦧺／𫇘 Cantonese vernacular
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 氏
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*skeŋ, *kje, *ɡjeʔ
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| 衹
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*kje, *ɡe
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| 紙
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*kjeʔ
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| 帋
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*kjeʔ
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| 扺
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*kjeʔ
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| 坁
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*kjeʔ
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| 汦
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*kjeʔ, *tjil
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| 忯
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*ɡje, *ɡe
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| 眂
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*ɡje, *ɡils
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| 舐
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*ɦljeʔ
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| 芪
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*ɡe
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| 祇
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*ɡe
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| 疧
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*ɡe
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| 軝
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*ɡe
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| 蚔
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*ɡe
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɦljeʔ) : semantic 舌 + phonetic 氏 (OC *skeŋ, *kje, *ɡjeʔ).
The glyphs recorded in Shuowen are 舓 (shì) (with phonetic 易 (OC *leːɡs, *leɡ)) and 𦧇 (with phonetic 也 (OC *laːlʔ)).
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak (“to lick; tongue”). The Cantonese vernacular reading laai2 preserves the Old Chinese initial *l-.
Pronunciation
Note:
- saai5, saai2, saai3 (rare), si5 (rare), si6 (rare) - literary;
- laai2 - vernacular.
Note:
- Meixian:
- sai1 - vernacular;
- si4 - literary.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen, Sanxia)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Note:
- chī/chǐ/chīⁿ/chǐⁿ - vernacular;
- sī/sǐ - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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舐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ zyeX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.leʔ/
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| English
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lick
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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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舐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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11524
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Phonetic
component
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氏
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Rime
group
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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舓
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɦljeʔ/
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| Notes
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俗舓字見莊子
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Definitions
舐
- to lick; to lap; to stroke with the tongue
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
舔 (“to lick”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
舐
- (Cantonese) Alternative form of 舔 (“to lick”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
舐
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
舐 (eum 지 (ji))
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Vietnamese
Han character
舐: Hán Việt readings: thỉ, thị, để
舐: Nôm readings: liếm, thỉ
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References