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Translingual
Han character
苔 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 9 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 8 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿戈口 (TIR), four-corner 44603, composition ⿱艹台)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1022, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30778
- Dae Jaweon: page 1481, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3198, character 7
- Unihan data for U+82D4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 胎
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 台
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*l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ
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| 邰
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 鮐
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*l̥ʰɯː, *lɯ
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| 孡
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*l̥ʰɯː
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| 苔
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*l'ɯː
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| 抬
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*l'ɯː
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| 駘
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*l'ɯː, *l'ɯːʔ
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| 炱
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*l'ɯː
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| 菭
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*l'ɯː, *l'i
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| 跆
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*l'ɯː
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| 殆
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 怠
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 迨
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 紿
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 詒
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*l'ɯːʔ, *lɯ
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| 軩
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*l'ɯːʔ
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| 咍
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*hlɯː
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| 佁
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*lɯːʔ, *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯʔ
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| 枲
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*slɯʔ
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| 辝
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*ljɯ
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| 鈶
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*ljɯʔ
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| 笞
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*l̥ʰɯ
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| 齝
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*l̥ʰɯ, *hljɯ
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| 眙
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*l̥ʰɯs, *lɯ
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| 治
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*l'ɯ, *l'ɯs, *l'is
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| 始
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*hljɯʔ
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| 怡
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*lɯ
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| 貽
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*lɯ
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| 飴
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*lɯ
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| 瓵
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*lɯ
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| 珆
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*li
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'ɯː) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 台 (OC *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- ti5 - vernacular;
- tai5 - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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苔
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12264
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Phonetic
component
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台
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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臺
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'ɯː/
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| Notes
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同菭
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Definitions
苔
- moss; lichen; liverwort; hornwort
- Synonyms: 苔蘚／苔藓 (táixiǎn), 青苔 (qīngtái), 綠苔／绿苔
- edible green algae; sea lettuce; seaweed
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note: dai2 - vernacular (俗).
Definitions
苔
- tongue coating; fur
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
舌苔 (“tongue coating; fur on the tongue”)
Compounds
- 脷苔 (lei6 toi1)
- 舌苔 (shétāi)
Etymology 3
Definitions
苔
For pronunciation and definitions of 苔 – see 薹 (“sedge; an erect peduncle or shoot of a herbaceous plant, especially when it is tender and edible; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 薹). |
| Notes: |
Usage notes
Nonstandard.
References
Japanese
Kanji
苔
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- moss
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Noun
苔 • (koke)
- moss
- Synonym of 猿麻桛 (saruogase, “beard moss, Usena”)
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
苔 • (tae) (hangeul 태, revised tae, McCune–Reischauer t'ae, Yale thay)
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Vietnamese
Han character
苔: Hán Nôm readings: đài, đầy, dày, đày, dây, thai
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