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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 49 +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 尸中口山 (SLRU), composition𦣝)

  1. (archaic) wide chin
  2. grow

References

  • KangXi: page 327, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8757
  • Dae Jaweon: page 631, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 986, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+5DF8

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*ljɯʔ, *lɯs
*ljɯʔ
*ljɯʔ
*zrɯʔ
*kʰɯʔ
*qʰlɯ
*qʰlɯ, *lɯ
*lɯ
*lɯ, *lɯs
*lɯ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *lɯ) : semantic 𦣞 (chin) + phonetic  (OC *ljɯʔ, *lɯs).

Pronunciation


Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (36)
Final () (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/jɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jɨ/
Li
Rong
/iə/
Wang
Li
/jĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 12016
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*lɯ/

References


Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. hiroi ago: broad chin (archaic)
  2. ōkii: big

Readings