氼
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Translingual
Han character
氼 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 水人 (EO) or X水人 (XEO), composition ⿱水𠆢)
References
- KangXi: page 603, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17099
- Dae Jaweon: page 997, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1547, character 2
- Unihan data for U+6C3C
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 氼 | |
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alternative forms | 沕 昧 味 沒/没 |
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 水 (“water”) + 人 (“man”).
Etymology 1
Attested in Lingwai Daida (1178) among local characters used in Guangxi: 「氼,音魅,言沒人在水下也。」
Related to Min Nan 沬 (bī), Min Dong 沬 (mê), Hakka 沕 (mi4), Xiang 沕 ([mei˨˩]) (note that they all have tone 陽去).
Pronunciation
Definitions
氼
- (chiefly Cantonese) to dive, to submerge
Compounds
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 氼 – see 溺 (“to drown; to submerge; to indulge; to be addicted; etc.”). (This character, 氼, is an ancient form of 溺.) |