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U+44A2, 䒢
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-44A2

[U+44A1]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+44A3]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 140, +4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹女中 (THVL), composition )

  1. sweet flag, calamus
  2. avert evil influences

References

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Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (grass) + phonetic (OC *ŋaːŋ, *ŋaŋʔ).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (31) (31)
Final () (101) (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter ngang ngjangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋɨɐŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋiɐŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋiɑŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋaŋ/ /ŋɨaŋX/
Li
Rong
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋiaŋX/
Wang
Li
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋĭaŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋɑŋ/ /ŋi̯aŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
áng yǎng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngong4 joeng5

Definitions

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  1. sweet flag, the calamus; its leaves are hung on the door lintels on the 5th of the 5th lunar month
  2. to avert evil influences