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Translingual
Han character
鼣 (Kangxi radical 208, 鼠+4, 17 strokes, cangjie input 竹女戈大 (HVIK), four-corner 23713, composition ⿰鼠犬)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1527, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48403
- Dae Jaweon: page 2064, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4772, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9F23
Chinese
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 鼠 (“mouse; rat”) + 犬 (“dog”).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
鼣
- † a large rodent whose call sounds like a dog barking