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Translingual
Han character
衄 (Kangxi radical 143, 血+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹廿弓土 (HTNG), four-corner 27115, composition ⿰血丑)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1107, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33973
- Dae Jaweon: page 1569, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3051, character 8
- Unihan data for U+8844
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 峱
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*nuː
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| 紐
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*nuʔ
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| 扭
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*nuʔ, *tnuʔ
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| 狃
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*nuʔ, *nus
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| 鈕
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*nuʔ
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| 忸
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*nuʔ, *nuɡ
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| 杻
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*nuʔ, *n̥ʰuʔ
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| 莥
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*nuʔ
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| 羞
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*snu
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| 丑
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*n̥ʰuʔ
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| 沑
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*njuʔ, *nuɡ
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| 粈
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*njuʔ
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| 衄
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*nuɡ, *njuɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *nuɡ, *njuɡ) : semantic 血 (“blood”) + phonetic 丑 (OC *n̥ʰuʔ).
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na ~ s-naːr (“nose”); see there for more discussion.
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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衄
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衄
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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1532
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1534
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Phonetic
component
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丑
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丑
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Rime
group
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覺
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覺
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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肭
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肉
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Old
Chinese
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/*nuɡ/
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/*njuɡ/
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Definitions
衄
- † to have a nosebleed
- † (by extension) to bleed (from any body part)
- † to be defeated
- † to shrink; to cower
- † to insult; to humiliate; to shame
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
衄
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
衄 • (nyuk>yuk) (hangeul 뉵>육, revised nyuk>yuk, McCune–Reischauer nyuk>yuk, Yale nyuk>yuk)
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Vietnamese
Han character
衄: Hán Nôm readings: nục, nốc
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