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Translingual
Han character
醣 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一田戈中口 (MWILR), four-corner 10667, composition ⿰酉唐)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1286, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39987
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3594, character 2
- Unihan data for U+91A3
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 酉 (“oxygenated functional group”) + phonetic 唐. 酉 is a common component in other organic compounds with oxygen, such as 醇 (chún, “alcohol”), 醛 (quán, “aldehyde”) and 酮 (tóng, “ketone”).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 醣 – see 糖 (“saccharide; carbohydrate”).
(This character is a variant traditional form of 糖). |
Compounds