兕
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Translingual
Han character
兕 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 尸尸山山 (SSUU) or 尸山竹山 (SUHU), four-corner 77217, composition ⿱凹儿)
References
- KangXi: page 125, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1369
- Dae Jaweon: page 265, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 270, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5155
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 兕 | |
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alternative forms | 𧣶 𠒅 咒 𠙃 𠒊 𧣶 𠒅 咒 𠙃 𠒊 𠒃 𧤄 𤉡 𧰽 𧱃 雉 |
Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pronunciation
Definitions
兕
- a kind of bovine-like animal; traditionally often thought of as a female rhinoceros (Bencao Gangmu), modern research suggests it probably originally referred to wild water buffalo (Schuessler 2007).
- 丙子卜:王獲。允獲兕一。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Oracle bone from the reign of Wu Ding, thirteenth century B.C.E., quoted and translated in Working for His Majesty: Research Notes on Labor Mobilization in Late Shang China (ca. 1200–1045 B.C.) by David N. Keightley
- Bǐngzǐ bǔ: wáng huò. Yǔn huò sì yī. [Pinyin]
- Crack-making on bingzi [day]: "His Majesty will catch [game]." [Verification:] He really did catch wild buffalo, one.
丙子卜:王获。允获兕一。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 虎兕出於柙,龜玉毀於櫝中,是誰之過與? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Hǔ sì chū yú xiá, guī yù huǐ yú dúzhōng, shì shéi zhī guò yǔ? [Pinyin]
- When a tiger or rhinoceros[sic] escapes from his cage; when a tortoise or piece of jade is injured in its repository - whose is the fault?
虎兕出于柙,龟玉毁于椟中,是谁之过与? [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- On (unclassified): し (shi); じ (ji)
Korean
Hanja
兕 (eum 시 (si))
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Vietnamese
Han character
兕: Hán Nôm readings: tỉ
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