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Translingual
Han character
遞 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹卜山 (YHYU), four-corner 32301, composition ⿺辶虒)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1263, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39045
- Dae Jaweon: page 1757, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3872, character 8
- Unihan data for U+905E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 擨
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*laː
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| 搋
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*hr'eː, *hr'eː
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| 鷈
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*l̥ʰeː
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| 謕
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*l̥ʰeː, *l'eː, *sle
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| 嗁
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*l'eː
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| 蹏
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*l'eː
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| 鼶
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*l'eː, *sle
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| 遞
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*l'eːʔ, *l'eːs
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| 虒
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*sle
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| 榹
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*sle
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| 磃
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*sle
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| 傂
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*sle, *l'e, *l'eʔ
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| 螔
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*sle, *le
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| 禠
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*sle
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| 褫
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*l̥ʰɯʔ, *l̥ʰeʔ, *l'e, *l'eʔ
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| 篪
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*l'e
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| 歋
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*le
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'eːʔ, *l'eːs) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 虒 (OC *sle).
Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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遞
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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dì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dejX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*lˁeʔ/
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| English
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alternate
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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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遞
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遞
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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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11974
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11975
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Phonetic
component
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虒
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虒
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Rime
group
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支
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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弟
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第
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'eːʔ/
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/*l'eːs/
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Definitions
遞
- † to take turns; to do something in turns; to alternate; to substitute
其遞相為君臣乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其递相为君臣乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Qí dìxiāng wéi jūnchén hū?
- Or do they take it in turns to be now ruler and now servants?
四時遞來而卒歲兮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
四时递来而卒岁兮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Sìshí dì lái ér zú suì xī.
- The seasons come in turns, making up the year.
- to pass; to hand over; to deliver; to transmit
- 請把鹽遞給我。／请把盐递给我。 ― Qǐng bǎ yán dì gěi wǒ. ― Please pass me the salt.
唔該幫我遞張紙畀阿Sir啊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
唔该帮我递张纸畀阿Sir啊。 [Cantonese, simp.]- m4 goi1 bong1 ngo5 dai6 zoeng1 zi2 bei2 aa3 soe4 aa1.
- Pass this piece of paper to the teacher, please.
- (literary, or in compounds) in succession; in order; successively; progressively
- † posthouse; post carriage
- (Cantonese) to lift; to raise
遞起你嘅右手 [Cantonese, trad.]
递起你嘅右手 [Cantonese, simp.]- dai6 hei2 nei5 ge3 jau6 sau2
- raise your right hand
Synonyms
- (to deliver): 傳送／传送 (chuánsòng)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
遞
- † to surround; to twine; to twist around
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
遞
- † Alternative form of 逝 (shì, “to pass”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
遞
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 逓)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
遞 (eumhun 갈마들 체 (galmadeul che))
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Vietnamese
Han character
遞: Hán Nôm readings: đệ, đự, đư, đưa
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