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Translingual
Han character
虼 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 中戈人弓 (LION), four-corner 58117, composition ⿰虫乞)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1077, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32840
- Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2835, character 6
- Unihan data for U+867C
Chinese
Etymology 1
From a syllable with entering tone (Iwata (2009: 132)).
Sagart (1999:99) argues this originates from Old Chinese *k-.
Pronunciation
Definitions
虼
- Used in 虼蚤 (gèzao, “flea”).
- Used in 虼螂 (gèláng, “dung beetle”).
- Used in 虼蚪.
Compounds
Etymology 2
Might have derived from 狗 (gǒu) (Iwata (2009: 132)). See 狗蚤.
Pronunciation
Noun
虼
- (Coastal Min) Used in 虼蚻 (“cockroach”).
- (Coastal Min) Used in 虼蚤 (“flea”).
Compounds
- (Coastal Min) 虼蚤
- (Coastal Min) 虼蚻