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Translingual
Han character
蛟 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜金大 (LIYCK), four-corner 50148, composition ⿰虫交)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1081, character 37
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33009
- Dae Jaweon: page 1550, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2851, character 11
- Unihan data for U+86DF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 烄
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*keːws, *kreːwʔ
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| 礮
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*pʰreːws
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| 交
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*kreːw
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| 郊
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*kreːw
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| 茭
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ
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| 蛟
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*kreːw
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| 鮫
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*kreːw
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| 鵁
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*kreːw
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| 咬
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*kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw
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| 鉸
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *kreːws
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| 佼
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ
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| 詨
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*kreːw, *qʰreːws, *ɡreːws
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| 絞
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*kreːwʔ
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| 狡
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*kreːwʔ
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| 姣
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*kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw
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| 筊
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*kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw
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| 校
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*kreːws, *ɡreːws
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| 珓
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*kreːws
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| 跤
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*kʰreːw
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| 頝
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*kʰreːw
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| 骹
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*kʰraːw
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| 齩
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*ŋɡreːwʔ
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| 洨
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*ɡreːw
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| 胶
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*ɡreːw
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| 效
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*ɡreːws
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| 効
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*ɡreːws
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| 傚
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*ɡreːws
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| 皎
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*keːwʔ
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| 恔
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*keːwʔ
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| 晈
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*keːwʔ
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| 窔
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*qeːws
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| 駮
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*pqreːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːw) : semantic 虫 (“creature”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw).
Etymology
Possibly connected with Burmese ခြူး (hkru:, “a type of beast”) and Tibetan ཀླུ (klu, “serpent, naga”) (Schuessler, 2007). However, Schuessler (2007) notices phonological differences between Old Chinese and Written Tibetan.
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蛟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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6299
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Phonetic
component
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交
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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交
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Old
Chinese
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/*kreːw/
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Definitions
蛟
- (～龍) (Chinese mythology) mythical flood dragon
- † aquatic reptile, including the soft-shelled turtle and the alligator
- † Alternative form of 鮫／鲛 (jiāo, “shark”)
Japanese
Kanji
蛟
(Hyōgai kanji)
- A Water Spirit, generally portrayed as a dragon.
Readings
Korean
Hanja
蛟 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
蛟: Hán Nôm readings: giao
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