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Translingual
Han character
靛 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手月十一人 (QBJMO), four-corner 53281, composition ⿰青定)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1382, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42577
- Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4049, character 2
- Unihan data for U+975B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 綻
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*rdeːns
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| 淀
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*deːns
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| 靛
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*deːns
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| 症
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*tjɯŋs
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| 竀
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*rtʰeːŋ, *tʰeŋ
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| 征
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*tjeŋ
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| 怔
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*tjeŋ
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| 正
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 鉦
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*tjeŋ
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| 鴊
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*tjeŋ, *tjeŋs
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| 眐
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*tjeŋ
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| 佂
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*tjeŋ
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| 整
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*tjeŋʔ
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| 政
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*tjeŋs
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| 証
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*tjeŋs
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| 定
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*teːŋs, *deːŋs
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| 顁
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*teːŋs
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| 錠
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*teːŋs, *deːŋʔ, *deːŋs
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| 掟
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*deːŋs
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Pronunciation
Note:
- tiān - literary;
- tiāⁿ - vernacular.
Note:
- doin7 - vernacular;
- diang6/diêng6 - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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靛
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17165
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Phonetic
component
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正
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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電
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Old
Chinese
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/*deːns/
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Definitions
靛
- indigo (dye)
- indigo (colour)
彩虹七色是紅橙黃綠藍靛紫。 [MSC, trad.]
彩虹七色是红橙黄绿蓝靛紫。 [MSC, simp.]- Cǎihóng qī sè shì hóng chéng huáng lǜ lán diàn zǐ.
- The seven colours of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
靛
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
靛 • (jeon) (hangeul 전, revised jeon, McCune–Reischauer chŏn, Yale cen)
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