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Translingual
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Han character
鸡 (Kangxi radical 196, 鸟+2, 7 strokes, cangjie input 水心卜一 (EPYM), composition ⿰又鸟)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1505, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4615, character 3
- Unihan data for U+9E21
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 鷄 (奚 → 又 and 鳥 → 鸟)
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 鸡 – see 雞 (“chicken; fowl; 10th of the Chinese zodiac animals; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 雞). |
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