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Translingual
Han character
鎘 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+10, 18 strokes, cangjie input 金一口月 (CMRB), four-corner 81127, composition ⿰釒鬲)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1317, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40710
- Dae Jaweon: page 1817, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4239, character 8
- Unihan data for U+9398
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 隔
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*kreːɡ
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| 膈
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*kreːɡ
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| 搹
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*kreːɡ
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| 鬲
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*kreːɡ, *ɡ·reːɡ
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| 槅
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*kreːɡ
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| 嗝
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*kreːɡ
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| 虉
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*ŋɡreːɡ, *ŋɡeːɡ
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| 翮
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*ɡreːɡ
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| 滆
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*ɡreːɡ
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| 蒚
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*ɡreːɡ, *ɡ·reːɡ
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| 鎘
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*ɡ·reːɡ
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Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 鎘 – see 鬲 (“a kind of cooking utensil”).
(This character is a variant form of 鬲). |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
鎘
- (chemistry) cadmium
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鎘
(Hyōgai kanji)
- cadmium
Readings
Korean
Hanja
鎘 • (ryeok) (hangeul 력, revised ryeok, McCune–Reischauer ryŏk, Yale lyek)
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