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𬂲

𬂲

See also: 椏 and 桠

Translingual

Traditional 椏
Shinjitai
(extended) 		𬂲
Simplified 桠

Han character

𬂲 (radical 75 木+7, 11 strokes, composition ⿰木亜)

References

Japanese

Kanji

𬂲

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 椏)

  1. crotch of a tree

Readings

Etymology

Simplified from 椏 (亞 → 亜) in Japanese shinjitai; compare 唖. This is the unofficial Japanese simplified form.

Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : semantic 木 ‎(“tree”) + phonetic 亜 in its current form. A part of a tree.

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