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Translingual
Han character
螭 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜山月 (LIYUB), four-corner 50127, composition ⿰虫离)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1094, character 51
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33494
- Dae Jaweon: page 1559, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2880, character 21
- Unihan data for U+87AD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 謧
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*reːl, *rel
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| 璃
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*reːl, *rel
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| 離
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*reːls, *rel, *rels
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| 縭
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*rel
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| 离
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*rel, *r̥ʰel
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| 醨
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*rel
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| 樆
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*rel
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| 褵
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*rel
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| 漓
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*rel
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| 黐
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*rel, *r̥ʰel
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| 籬
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*rel
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| 灕
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*rel
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| 蘺
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*rel
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| 攡
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*rel
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| 魑
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*r̥ʰel
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| 螭
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*r̥ʰel
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| 摛
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*r̥ʰel
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *r̥ʰel) : semantic 虫 (“creature”) + phonetic 离 (OC *rel, *r̥ʰel).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *n-d-raj (“demon; evil spirit; ghost”).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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螭
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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chī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ trhje ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*r̥aj/ (E dialect: *r̥- > trh-)
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| English
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demon
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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螭
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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7796
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Phonetic
component
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离
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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摛
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Old
Chinese
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/*r̥ʰel/
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Definitions
螭
- (Chinese mythology) legendary hornless dragon (often used as a decorative motif in ancient times)
- Alternative form of 魑 (chī, “mountain demon”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
螭
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
螭 • (ri>i, chi) (hangeul 리>이, 치, revised ri>i, chi, McCune–Reischauer ri>i, ch'i, Yale li>i, chi)
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