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梟
梟
See also: 枭
Translingual
Han character
梟 (radical 75 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹日卜木 (HAYD), four-corner 27904)
References
- KangXi: page 529, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14861
- Dae Jaweon: page 918, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1217, character 11
- Unihan data for U+689F
Chinese
| trad. | 梟 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 枭 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (梟) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 梟 | *keːw |
| 蟂 | *keːw |
| 鄡 | *kʰeːw |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ
- Wade-Giles: hsiao1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiau
- IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: hiu1
- Yale: hīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hiu1
- IPA (key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 梟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 古堯切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/keu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/keu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/keu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kɛw/ |
| Li Rong |
/keu/ |
| Wang Li |
/kieu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiāo |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 梟 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13675 |
| Phonetic component |
梟 |
| Rime group |
宵 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
驍 |
| Old Chinese |
/*keːw/ |
Definitions
梟
- owl
- brave, fierce
- leader, ringleader
- to decapitate and hang the head
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
梟
Readings
Etymology

フクロウ Strix uralensis
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 梟 |
|
ふくろう Hyōgaiji |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
-
(Tokyo) ふくろう [f
ùkúꜜròò] (Nakadaka - [2]) -
(Tokyo) ふくろう [f
ùkúróꜜò] (Nakadaka - [3]) - IPA(key): [ɸɯ̥ᵝkɯᵝɺ̠o̞ː]
Noun
梟 (hiragana ふくろう, katakana フクロウ, romaji fukurō, historical hiragana ふくろふ)
Korean
Hanja
梟 • (hyo) (hangeul 효, revised hyo, McCune-Reischauer hyo, Yale hyo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
梟 (kiêu)
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