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U+9B4A, 魊
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9B4A

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 194, +8, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹戈戈口一 (HIIRM), four-corner 23215, composition )

  1. (mythology) a mythical creature which supposedly hurts humans by casting sand out of its mouth

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1462, character 30
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45860
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1996, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4433, character 14
  • Unihan data for U+9B4A

Chinese

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms mythical creature

Glyph origin

Pronunciation


Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (35)
Final () (135)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter hwik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦwɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦʷɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣiuek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦwik̚/
Li
Rong
/ɣiuək̚/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭwək̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯wək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wik6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5560
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡʷrɯɡ/

Definitions

  1. (mythology) a mythical creature which supposedly hurts humans by casting sand out of its mouth
    Synonyms: 射工, 射影 (shèyǐng), 短狐, 水弩
  2. Used in 鬼魊 (“cyclone; whirlwind”).

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: vực

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References