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U+542C, 听
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-542C

[U+542B]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+542D]
See also: and

Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified
Stroke order

Han character

(radical 30 +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口竹一中 (RHML), four-corner 62021, composition)

References

  • KangXi: page 178, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3352
  • Dae Jaweon: page 396, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 591, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+542C

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character, , is the simplified form of .)
Notes:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

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Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. laughter (from 笑う)
  2. pound sterling, pound

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
わらう
Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Derivation of the verb 笑う (warau, to laugh; to smile).

Noun

(hiragana わらう, romaji warau)

  1. to laugh; to smile

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぽんど
Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

From English pound. This kanji is an ateji. See .

Alternative forms

Noun

(katakana ポンド, romaji pondo)

  1. pound (lb)
  2. pound sterling (£)