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Translingual
Han character
薹 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿土口土 (TGRG), four-corner 44104, composition ⿱艹臺)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1063, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32204
- Dae Jaweon: page 1527, character 33
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3310, character 4
- Unihan data for U+85B9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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懛
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*tɯː
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儓
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*tʰɯːs, *dɯː
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臺
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*dɯː
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擡
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*dɯː
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薹
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*dɯː
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嬯
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*dɯː
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檯
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*dɯː
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籉
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*dɯː
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *dɯː) : semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 臺 (OC *dɯː).
Pronunciation
Note:
- dai5 - vernacular;
- tai5 - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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薹
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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12308
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Phonetic component
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臺
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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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/*dɯː/
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Definitions
薹
- (~草) sedge (Carex)
- (~子) an erect peduncle or shoot of a herbaceous plant, especially when it is tender and edible
- 菜薹 ― càitái ― flowering shoot of a brassica
- 蒜薹 ― suàntái ― garlic scape
- 蔞蒿薹子/蒌蒿薹子 ― lóuhāotáizǐ ― spring shoot of Artemisia selengensis
- 抽薹 ― chōutái ― to bolt
- Used in 蕓薹/芸薹 (yúntái).
Usage notes
Note that 薹 is not simplified to 苔 in Mainland China.
Synonyms
- (peduncle or flowering stem): 莛 (tíng)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
薹
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
薹: Hán Nôm readings: đài
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