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U+38C7, 㣇
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-38C7

[U+38C6]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+38C8]
㣇 U+2F896, 㣇
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F896
弢
[U+2F895]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 𣊸
[U+2F897]

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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  • The top component can either be or .

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 58, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女弓一月 (VNMB) or 尸一竹竹月 (SMHHB), composition ⿸⿱丿丿)

Derived characters

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References

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Pictogram (象形) – a pig-like creature () with fur. In the seal script (Shuowen), it shows the head of a pig () on top, as well as the fur and hooves of the creature on the bottom.

There are two other possible origins (Chi, 2010):

  • Corruption of (OC *rdeːʔ, *deʔ).
  • Related to 𢁛, a corruption of (OC *sʰrol, *srul) used as a rebus character for (OC *sreːds, *sreːd).

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (36) (7)
Final () (15) (39)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter yijH dejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiɪH/ /deiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiH/ /deiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/jɪH/ /dɛiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiH/ /dɛjH/
Li
Rong
/iH/ /deiH/
Wang
Li
/jiH/ /dieiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/iH/ /dʱieiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ji6 dai6

Definitions

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  1. long-haired animal
  2. pig
    Synonym:  / (zhū)
  3. leopard cat
    Synonym: 狸子 (lízi)

References

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