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Translingual
Han character
贄 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+11, 18 strokes, cangjie input 土戈月山金 (GIBUC), four-corner 45806, composition ⿱執貝)
- gift (presented to a senior at one’s first visit)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1211, character 46
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36907
- Dae Jaweon: page 1678, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3656, character 7
- Unihan data for U+8D04
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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騺
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*tibs
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摯
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*tjibs
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贄
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*tjibs
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鷙
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*tjibs
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墊
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*tiːms, *diːb
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慹
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*tjeb, *ndiːb, *sdib, *tjib
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謺
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*tjeb
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褺
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*diːb
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蓻
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*stib
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縶
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*tib
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漐
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*tʰib
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蟄
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*dib
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執
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*tjib
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瓡
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*tjib
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *tjibs) : phonetic 執 (OC *tjib) + semantic 貝 (“valuable”)
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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贄
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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17277
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Phonetic component
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執
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Rime group
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位
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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至
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Old Chinese
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/*tjibs/
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Definitions
贄
- gift (present typically carried by the visitor for ceremonious occasions)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
贄
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
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Etymology
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Noun
贄 • (nie) ←にへ (nife)?
- an offering to the gods
- a gift
- a sacrifice
Korean
Hanja
贄 • (ji) (hangeul 지, revised ji, McCune–Reischauer chi, Yale ci)
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Vietnamese
Han character
贄: Hán Nôm readings: chí
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