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Translingual
Han character
茍 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿心口 (TPR) or 難廿心口 (XTPR), four-corner 44627, composition ⿱⻀句)
Usage notes
This character is not to be confused with 苟 (U+82DF
), which contains the grass radical (艹) instead.
Derived characters
- 𠣷, 𠑛
- 敬 (Exception: Only for Taiwan and Hong Kong character. Other regions contain 苟 instead)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1027, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30853
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3195, character 1
- Unihan data for U+830D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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亟
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*kʰɯɡs, *kɯɡ
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茍
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*kɯɡ
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殛
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*kɯɡ
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極
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*ɡɯɡ
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
May represent a sitting dog (see 敬 (“respect, reverence”), and also cf. 狗 (“dog”)).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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茍
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5735
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Phonetic component
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茍
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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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殛
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Old Chinese
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/*kɯɡ/
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Definitions
茍
- to be circumspect or cautious in one's behaviour
Etymology 2
Japanese
Kanji
茍
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings