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Translingual
Han character
鴻 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+6, 17 strokes, cangjie input 水一竹火 (EMHF) or 難水一竹火 (XEMHF), four-corner 37127, composition ⿰江鳥 or ⿰氵䲨)
- species of wild swan
- vast
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1488, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46874
- Dae Jaweon: page 2019, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4632, character 8
- Unihan data for U+9D3B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 缸
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*kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ
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| 篢
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*kluːmʔ, *koːŋ
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| 贑
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*kluːmʔ
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| 涳
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*ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
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| 江
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*kroːŋ
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| 肛
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*kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ
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| 扛
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*kroːŋ
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| 杠
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*kroːŋ
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| 豇
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*kroːŋ
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| 茳
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*kroːŋ
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| 釭
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*kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ
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| 矼
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*kroːŋ
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| 玒
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*kroːŋ, *koːŋ
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| 虹
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*kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ
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| 腔
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*kʰroːŋ
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| 崆
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*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
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| 羫
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*kʰroːŋ
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| 控
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*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
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| 椌
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*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ
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| 悾
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*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
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| 跫
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*kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ
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| 啌
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*qʰroːŋ
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| 谾
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*qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ
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| 舡
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*qʰroːŋ
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| 缻
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*ɡroːŋ
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| 項
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*ɡroːŋʔ
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| 屸
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*ɡ·roːŋ
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| 功
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*koːŋ
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| 工
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*koːŋ
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| 疘
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*koːŋ
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| 魟
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*koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ
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| 攻
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*koːŋ, *kuːŋ
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| 愩
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*koːŋ
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| 碽
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*koːŋ
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| 貢
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*koːŋs
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| 羾
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*koːŋs
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| 空
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*kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs
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| 箜
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*kʰoːŋ
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| 硿
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*kʰoːŋ
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| 埪
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*kʰoːŋ
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| 鵼
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*kʰoːŋ
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| 倥
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*kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs
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| 鞚
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*kʰoːŋs
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| 叿
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*qʰoːŋ
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| 嗊
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*qʰoːŋʔ
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| 訌
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*ɡoːŋ
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| 紅
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*ɡoːŋ
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| 仜
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*ɡoːŋ
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| 葒
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*ɡoːŋ
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| 渱
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*ɡoːŋ
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| 鴻
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*ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ
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| 汞
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*ɡoːŋʔ
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| 澒
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*ɡoːŋʔ
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| 鞏
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*koŋʔ
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| 巩
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*koŋʔ
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| 銎
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*kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ
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| 恐
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*kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs
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| 蛩
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*ɡoŋ
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| 筇
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*ɡoŋ
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| 桏
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*ɡoŋ
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| 邛
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*ɡoŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ) : phonetic 江 (OC *kroːŋ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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鴻
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hóng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ huwng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁoŋ/
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| English
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kind of wild goose
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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鴻
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鴻
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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4061
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4062
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Phonetic
component
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工
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工
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Rime
group
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東
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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洪
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澒
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡoːŋ/
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/*ɡoːŋʔ/
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Definitions
鴻
- (literary) swan
- (literary) swan goose
- (literary, figuratively) letter; epistle; written message
- (literary) of great size; big; large; huge
- (literary) strong; powerful; energetic
Synonyms
- (swan): (literary) 鴻鵠／鸿鹄 (hónghú), (literary) 鵠／鹄 (hú), 天鵝／天鹅 (tiān'é)
Dialectal synonyms of
大雁 (“swan goose”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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鴻雁, 鴻
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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雁, 大雁, 鴻雁
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
|
大雁
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| Chengde
|
大雁
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| Chifeng
|
大雁
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
|
大雁
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| Heihe
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大雁, 雁
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| Qiqihar
|
大雁
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| Harbin
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大雁, 雁
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| Jiamusi
|
大雁
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| Baicheng
|
大雁
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| Changchun
|
大雁
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| Tonghua
|
大雁
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| Shenyang
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大雁, 雁
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| Jinzhou
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大雁, 雁
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
|
大雁
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| Tangshan
|
大雁
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| Cangzhou
|
大雁
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| Baoding
|
大雁
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| Shijiazhuang
|
大雁
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| Lijin
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大雁, 雁
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| Jinan
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大雁, 雁
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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大雁
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| Dandong
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大雁, 雁
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| Yantai
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大雁
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| Yantai (Muping)
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老雁
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| Qingdao
|
雁
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| Zhucheng
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大雁
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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大雁, 雁
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| Lingbao
|
雁
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| Jining
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大雁, 雁
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| Wanrong
|
雁
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| Linfen
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大雁, 雁
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| Shangqiu
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大雁
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| Yuanyang
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大雁, 雁
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| Zhengzhou
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雁
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| Xinyang
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大雁
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| Baihe
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大雁
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| Xi'an
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大雁
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| Baoji
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大雁
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| Tianshui
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大雁
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| Xining
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咕嚕雁, 雁兒
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| Xuzhou
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大雁
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| Fuyang
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大雁, 雁
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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大雁, 雁
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| Lanzhou
|
雁
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| Dunhuang
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咕嚕雁
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| Hami
|
雁
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| Ürümqi
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大雁, 雁
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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大雁, 雁鵝
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| Nanchong
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雁
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| Dazhou
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雁鵝
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| Hanyuan
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雁鵝
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| Xichang
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雁鵝, 雁
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| Zigong
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雁鵝
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| Chongqing
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雁鵝
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| Wuhan
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大雁, 雁
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| Yichang
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大雁, 雁
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| Xiangyang
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大雁, 雁
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| Tianmen
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大雁, 雁
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| Guiyang
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雁鵝, 大雁
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| Zunyi
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雁鵝, 大雁
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| Bijie
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雁鵝
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| Liping
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大雁
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| Zhaotong
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雁鵝
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| Dali
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大雁
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| Kunming
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大雁, 雁
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| Mengzi
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大雁
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| Guilin
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大雁, 雁鵝
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| Liuzhou
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大雁
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| Jishou
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大雁
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| Changde
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雁鵝
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| Hanzhong
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大雁, 雁
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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大雁
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
|
大雁
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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雁子, 大雁子, 大雁
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| Yangzhou
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大雁
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| Lianyungang
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大雁
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| Lianshui
|
雁
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| Nantong
|
雁
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| Anqing
|
雁
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| Wuhu
|
雁
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| Hefei
|
大雁
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| Hong'an
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雁鵝, 雁
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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雁
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| Dongguan
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雁鵝, 雁
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| Beihai
|
雁
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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大雁
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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大雁
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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雁
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| Móng Cái
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雁鵝
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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雁鵝
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| Lichuan
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雁
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| Pingxiang
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雁鵝
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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雁鵝
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| Yudu
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雁鵝
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
雁
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
雁
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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雁
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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雁
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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雁
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
雁
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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雁
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| Shexian
|
雁
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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大雁, 雁
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| Yangyuan
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大雁, 雁
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| Datong
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大雁, 雁
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| Xinzhou
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雁兒
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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雁
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| Changzhi
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大雁, 雁
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| Linhe
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大雁
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| Jining
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大雁
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| Hohhot
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大雁, 雁
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| Erenhot
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大雁
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| Pingshan
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大雁, 雁
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| Zhangjiakou
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大雁
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| Handan
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大雁, 雁
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| Linzhou
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大雁
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| Suide
|
雁
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
|
雁
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| Southern Min
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Shantou
|
雁鵝
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| Leizhou
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雁鳥, 鵠鶴
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| Haikou
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雁鳥, 雁
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
雁
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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大雁, 雁鵝
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| Danyang
|
雁
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| Hangzhou
|
雁鵝
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| Ningbo
|
雁鵝
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| Zhoushan
|
雁鵝
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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雁子, 雁鵝
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| Loudi
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雁, 雁阿
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- 信
- 信件 (xìnjiàn)
- 信函 (xìnhán)
- 信札 (xìnzhá)
- 八行 (bāháng) (literary)
- 八行書／八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
- 函件 (hánjiàn)
- 手書／手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
- 手簡／手简 (shǒujiǎn) (literary)
- 書／书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
- 書信／书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
- 書函／书函 (shūhán)
- 書札／书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
- 書牘／书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
- 書簡／书简 (shūjiǎn) (literary)
- 筆札／笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
- 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
- (of great size): 大 (dà)
- (strong): 強／强 (qiáng)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
鴻
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- a large bird
- a wild goose
- large/great
- powerful
- prosperous
Readings
Pronunciation
Noun
鴻 or 鴻 • (hishikui) ←ひしくひ (fisikufi) or ヒシクヒ (fisikufi)?
- Alternative spelling of 菱食 (“taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)”)
Korean
Hanja
鴻 • (hong) (hangeul 홍, revised hong, McCune–Reischauer hong, Yale hong)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鴻: Hán Nôm readings: hồng
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