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Translingual
Han character
褒 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜人木女 (YODV), four-corner 00732, composition ⿴衣保 or ⿳亠保𧘇)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1121, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34437
- Dae Jaweon: page 1588, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3101, character 9
- Unihan data for U+8912
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 襃
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*puː, *puː
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| 保
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*puːʔ
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| 堡
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*puːʔ
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| 褓
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*puːʔ
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| 堢
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*puːʔ
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| 緥
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*puːʔ
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| 葆
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*puːʔ
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| 賲
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*puːʔ
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| 宲
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*puːʔ
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| 椺
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*ɦmluːʔ, *ɢʷeːɡs, *ɢeːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *puː, *puː) : semantic 衣 + phonetic 保 (OC *puːʔ).
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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褒
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bāo
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ paw ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pˁu/
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| English
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praise (v.)
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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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褒
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褒
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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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316
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317
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Phonetic
component
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保
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保
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Rime
group
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幽
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幽
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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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襃
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襃
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Old
Chinese
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/*puː/
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/*puː/
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Definitions
褒
- to praise; to honor; to commend
- Antonym: 貶／贬 (biǎn)
- positive polarity
- Antonym: 貶／贬 (biǎn)
- † to have large 衣襟 (yījīn)
- † large; vast; wide
- (historical) A mountain valley in the east of Mian County, Shaanxi Province.
- (historical) An ancient state whose city is in the east of Mian County, Shaanxi Province.
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
褒
- † Alternative form of 裒 (póu, “to gather; to collect”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
褒
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 襃)
- praise, commend
- compliment, congratulate, give a pat on the back to
- speak well of, speak highly of, recommend
- acclaim, extol, applaud , sing the praises of
- honor, exalt, glorify
- admire, look up to, render homage to, express admiration for
Readings
Korean
Hanja
褒 • (po, bo, bu) (hangeul 포, 보, 부, revised po, bo, bu, McCune–Reischauer p'o, po, pu, Yale pho, po, pu)
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Vietnamese
Han character
褒: Hán Việt readings: bao[1][2]
褒: Nôm readings: bao[1][2]
- chữ Hán form of bao (“to praise; to honor; to commend”).
Compounds
References