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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
貯 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月金十一弓 (BCJMN), four-corner 63821, composition ⿰貝宁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1206, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36698
- Dae Jaweon: page 1668, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3635, character 6
- Unihan data for U+8CAF
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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貯
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*taʔ
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詝
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*taʔ
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柠
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*tʰaʔ
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宁
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*da, *daʔ
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佇
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*daʔ
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竚
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*daʔ
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苧
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*daʔ
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紵
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*daʔ
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羜
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*daʔ
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眝
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*daʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *taʔ) : semantic 貝 (“shellfish”) + phonetic 宁 (OC *da, *daʔ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- diō - vernacular (“to put food in a container”);
- tṳ̄ - literary (“to store”).
Note:
- tóe/té - vernacular (“to put food in a container”);
- tú/tí/th* - literary (“to store”).
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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貯
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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17629
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Phonetic component
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宁
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*taʔ/
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Notes
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寧轉註字
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Definitions
貯
- to store up; to stockpile; to hoard
- Alternative form of 佇 (zhù, “to wait for”)
- (Min) to put (food) in a container; to ladle out
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
貯
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
- savings
Readings
Korean
Hanja
貯 (eumhun 쌓을 저 (ssa'eul jeo))
- hanja form? of 저 (“to stack up”)
Compounds