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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 38 +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女尸一竹 (VSMH), four-corner 47422, composition)

  1. to long for (unrequited passion)

References

  • KangXi: page 270, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6669
  • Dae Jaweon: page 538, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1078, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+5AEA

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*ruːw
*ruːw, *rɯːws
*ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
賿 *rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
*rrɯːw
*krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
*krɯːw
*krɯːw, *rɯw
*riw, *rɯːw
*riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
*rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
*rɯːw, *rɯw
*rɯːw
*rɯːw
*ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
*rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
*rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
*rɯːwʔ
*mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
*mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
*rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
*rɯw
*rɯw, *rɯws
*rɯw, *rɯw
*rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
*r̥ʰɯw
*ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
*mrɯws
*ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
*krɯw
*ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
*rɯwɢ
*rɯwɢ
*rɯwɢ

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (37) (37)
Final () (89) (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/law/ /lawH/
Li
Rong
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Wang
Li
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lɑu/ /lɑuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
láo lào
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 8344 8346
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ruːw/ /*rɯːws/

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Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings