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Translingual
Han character
鑰 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+17, 25 strokes, cangjie input 金人一月 (COMB), four-corner 88127, composition ⿰釒龠)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1326, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41051
- Dae Jaweon: page 1828, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4273, character 12
- Unihan data for U+9470
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 讑
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*lowɢs
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| 籲
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*los
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| 爚
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*hljowɢ, *lowɢ
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| 禴
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*lowɢ
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| 蘥
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*lowɢ
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| 鑰
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*lowɢ
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| 瀹
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*lowɢ
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| 龠
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*lowɢ
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| 籥
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*lowɢ
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| 鸙
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*lowɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *lowɢ) : semantic 金 + phonetic 龠 (OC *lowɢ).
Pronunciation
Note:
- yào - vernacular (in 鑰匙);
- yuè - literary.
Note:
- io̍k/ia̍k - literary;
- io̍h - vernacular.
Note:
- iag4 - literary;
- ghuêh8 - vernacular.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鑰
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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16347
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Phonetic
component
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龠
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Rime
group
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藥
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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藥
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Old
Chinese
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/*lowɢ/
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Definitions
鑰
- Alternative form of 𨷲 (“bolt”)
- lock (device or mechanism)
- key (to a lock)
- 鑰匙／钥匙 ― yàoshi ― key
- (figurative) key (to something)
- (figurative) strategic place
- a surname
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鑰
(Hyōgai kanji)
- lock
Readings
Korean
Hanja
鑰 • (yak) (hangeul 약, revised yak, McCune–Reischauer yak, Yale yak)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鑰: Hán Nôm readings: dược, thược, thước
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