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Translingual
Han character
霍 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 一月人土 (MBOG), four-corner 10214, composition ⿱⻗隹)
Derived characters
- 嚯, 攉, 瀖, 㺢, 曤, 㰌, 㸌, 臛, 皬, 矐, 礭, 㱋, 鸖, 藿, 籗, 癨
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1375, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42321
- Dae Jaweon: page 1884, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4068, character 1
- Unihan data for U+970D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 靃
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*sqʰʷalʔ, *qʰʷaːɡ
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| 臛
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*qʰʷoːɡ
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| 籗
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*kʰʷaːɡ
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| 霍
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*qʰʷaːɡ
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| 藿
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*qʰʷaːɡ
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| 攉
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*qʰʷaːɡ
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| 矐
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*qʰʷaːɡ, *qʰaːɡ
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| 瀖
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*qʰʷaːɡ
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| 癨
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*qʰʷaːɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 雨 (“rain”) + 隹 (“bird”)
Etymology
Probably related to 曜 (OC *lewɢs, “to shine; daylight”); see there for more (STEDT).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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霍
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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5608
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Phonetic
component
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霍
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Rime
group
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鐸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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霍
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰʷaːɡ/
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Definitions
霍
- quickly; suddenly
- (Wuhan Mandarin) lightning
- a surname
- 霍去病 ― Huò Qùbìng ― Huo Qubing (Chinese military general in the Western Han dynasty)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
閃電 (“lightning”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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電, 霍閃
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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閃電
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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閃
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| Taiwan
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閃電
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| Harbin
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閃
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| Singapore
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閃電
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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閃
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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閃
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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閃, 忽閃
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| Wanrong
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霍閃
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| Wanrong (Ronghe)
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閃電
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| Xi'an
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閃電
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| Xining
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閃電
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| Xuzhou
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閃
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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火閃
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| Lanzhou
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閃
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| Ürümqi
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閃電
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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火閃, 閃, 閃電
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| Wuhan
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霍
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| Guiyang
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火閃, 閃
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| Liuzhou
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閃
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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閃, 閃電
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| Yangzhou
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閃
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| Nantong
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霍閃, 霍響
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| Hefei
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閃
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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閃電
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| Hong Kong
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閃電
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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天攝
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| Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)
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天攝
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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天霎
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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閃電
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| Taishan
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天霎, 閃電
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| Dongguan
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閃電
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| Yangjiang
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天霎
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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閃電
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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霍閃
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| Pengze
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掣霍
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| Lichuan
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劃閃焰
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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火蛇, 火蛇仔
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| Dabu (Xihe)
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𥍉爧
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| Dabu (Taoyuan)
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𥍉爧
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| Dabu (Gaobei)
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𥍉爧
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| Fengshun (Tangkeng)
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𥍉爧
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| Fengshun (Fengliang)
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火蛇
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| Fengshun (Pantian)
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𥍉爧
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| Huidong (Daling)
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火蛇
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| Zijin
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火蛇
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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火蛇子
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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𥍉電
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| Changting
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𥍉電
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| Wuping
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雷公刀子
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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火蛇子, 雷公刀子
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| Liancheng
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雷焰刀
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| Liancheng (Peitian)
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雷影, 雷火
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| Ninghua
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焰火索
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| Yudu
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閃
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| Ruijin
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閃光
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| Shicheng
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打焰
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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火閃
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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𥍉爧
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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𥍉爧
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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𥍉爧
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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𥍉爧
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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𥍉爧
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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𥍉爧
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| Hong Kong
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火蛇𥍉
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| Lipu (Shuangduitun)
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火蛇
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| Lipu (Dashigu)
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閃電
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| Guidong
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雷火閃
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| Sabah (Huiyang)
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火蛇𥍉
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| Kuala Lumpur (Huiyang)
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火蛇𥍉
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
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𥍉電
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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火蛇𥍉
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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月扇
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| Shexian
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日閃, 熱扇
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
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閃電
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| Xiuning
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打閃閃
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| Yixian
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閃展
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| Wuyuan
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火線
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| Chun'an (Qiandaohu)
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霍閃
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| Chun'an (Jiangjia)
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霍閃
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| Jiande (Meicheng)
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霍閃
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| Jiande (Shouchang)
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霍閃
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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閃
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| Xinzhou
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閃
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| Jiuxing Yumin
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Jiande
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霍線
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| Jinhua
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霍閃
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| Lanxi
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霍閃
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| Tunxi
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火線
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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焰刀
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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火焰刀
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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亮線
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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亮線
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| Fuqing
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㸎㸎
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| Yongtai
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亮線
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| Gutian
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亮線
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| Fu'an
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雷爍
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| Ningde
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雷爍
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| Shouning
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雷爍
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| Zhouning
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雷爍
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| Fuding
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雷爍
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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爍爁
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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爍爁
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| Quanzhou
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䟙掣, 䟙爁, 䟙媽, 䟙光, 相爁電
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| Jinjiang
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䟙爁
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| Yongchun
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雷婆
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| Zhangzhou
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爍爁
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| Taipei
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搉爍爁
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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爍爁
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| Kaohsiung
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閃電, 爍爁
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| Yilan
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閃電, 爍爁
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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爍爁
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| Taichung
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爍爁
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| Tainan
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閃電, 爍爁
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| Hsinchu
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爍爁
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| Kinmen
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爍爁
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| Penghu (Magong)
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爍爁
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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爍爁
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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爍爁
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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䟙爁, 䟙掣, 閃電
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| Chaozhou
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閃電
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| Shantou
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阿公睨目
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| Jieyang
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阿公睨目
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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閃電
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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雷公睨目
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| Wenchang
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焱爍
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| Haikou
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焱爍
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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雷公閃電
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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霍閃, 閃電
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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霍閃
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| Suzhou
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霍閃
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| Danyang
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霍閃
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| Hangzhou
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霍閃
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| Hangzhou (Fuyang)
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霍閃
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| Ningbo
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龍光閃, 龍山
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| Wenzhou
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爍龍, 爍電
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| Jinhua
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火閃
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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火閃
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| Yongkang
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霍閃
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| Pujiang
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霍閃
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| Dongyang
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火閃
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| Pan'an
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霍閃
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| Wuyi
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霍閃
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| Lanxi
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霍閃
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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閃, 閃子
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| Loudi
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霍閃, 上水
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| Shuangfeng
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霍閃
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| Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
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火閃, 閃
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
霍
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
霍 • (gwak) (hangeul 곽, revised gwak, McCune–Reischauer kwak, Yale kwak)
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Vietnamese
Han character
霍: Hán Nôm readings: hoắc, quắc
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