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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 38 +19, 22 strokes, cangjie input 女一一心 (VMMP), four-corner 41411, composition)

References


Chinese

trad.
simp.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*sreːlʔ, *sreːlʔ, *srelʔ, *srels
*sreːl, *srel
*sreːlʔ, *srelʔ
*sreːls, *srels
*reːl
*reːl, *rel
*reːlʔ
*reːlʔ, *reːls, *srel
*reːls
*reːls, *rel
*reːls
*rel
*rel, *reːɡ
*rel
*rel, *srelʔ
*rel
*relʔ
*r̥ʰel
*srel, *srelʔ, *sra
*srel, *srels
*srelʔ

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (37)
Final () (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/liᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/liɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ljɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liə̆/
Li
Rong
/lie/
Wang
Li
/lǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 7921
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*rel/
Notes

Definitions

  1. (archaic variant of ) pure black horse
  2. pair of horses
  3. one's family name
  4. clan, people

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (archaic variant of ) beautiful, fine
  2. spouse, couple, pair

References


Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings