雩
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Translingual
Han character
雩 (radical 173, 雨+3, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月一一尸 (MBMMS), four-corner 10727, composition ⿱⻗亏)
References
- KangXi: page 1371, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42212
- Dae Jaweon: page 1878, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4057, character 4
- Unihan data for U+96E9
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 雩 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (于) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 侉 | *qaːls |
| 夸 | *kʰʷraː |
| 姱 | *kʰʷraː |
| 胯 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 跨 | *kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs |
| 誇 | *kʰʷraː |
| 垮 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 銙 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 骻 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 咵 | *kʰʷraːʔ |
| 釫 | *ɢʷraː, *qʷaː |
| 摦 | *ɡʷraːs |
| 鮬 | *pɢʷaː, *kʰʷaː |
| 嶀 | *qʰʷl'aː |
| 扝 | *kʰʷaː, *qʷaː |
| 刳 | *kʰʷaː |
| 郀 | *kʰʷaː |
| 挎 | *kʰʷaː |
| 袴 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 絝 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 褲 | *kʰʷaːs |
| 恗 | *qʰaː |
| 洿 | *ɡʷaːʔ, *qʷaː |
| 瓠 | *ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs |
| 鄠 | *ɢʷlaːʔ |
| 污 | *qʷaː, *qʷaːs |
| 杇 | *qʷaː |
| 圬 | *qʷaː |
| 鴮 | *qʷaː |
| 盓 | *qʷaː |
| 汙 | *qʷaːs, *ɢʷa |
| 樗 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 摴 | *qʰʷl'a |
| 荂 | *pqʰʷa, *qʰʷa |
| 雩 | *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla |
| 吁 | *qʰʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 盱 | *qʰʷa |
| 訏 | *qʰʷa |
| 扜 | *qʰʷa, *qʷa |
| 旴 | *qʰʷa |
| 冔 | *qʰʷaʔ |
| 紆 | *qʷa |
| 陓 | *qʷa |
| 迂 | *qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa |
| 虶 | *qʷa |
| 于 | *ɢʷa |
| 盂 | *ɢʷa |
| 竽 | *ɢʷa |
| 邘 | *ɢʷa |
| 玗 | *ɢʷa |
| 芋 | *ɢʷa, *ɢʷas |
| 杅 | *ɢʷa |
| 釪 | *ɢʷa |
| 骬 | *ɢʷa |
| 謣 | *ɢʷla |
| 宇 | *ɢʷaʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qʰʷla, *ɢʷla) : semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 于 (OC *ɢʷa).
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. | 雩 | |
|---|---|---|
| variant forms | 𩁹 𦏻 𦏴 | |
A 平聲／平声 (píngshēng) noun derived from 雨 (OC *ɢʷaʔ, “to rain”), possibly through back-formation (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Definitions
雩
- (historical) sacrifice with prayer and dance for rain
Compounds
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Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. | 雩 | |
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Preserved in many modern Wu dialects, as well as a few neighbouring Huizhou and Jianghuai Mandarin dialects, as 鱟 (Xiang, 2014).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Definitions
雩
- † rainbow
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 虹 (“rainbow”) [map] | ||
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| Variety | Location | Words edit |
| Classical Chinese | 虹, 螮蝀, 雩, 隮 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 彩虹, 虹 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 虹 |
| Taiwan | 彩虹 | |
| Harbin | 虹 | |
| Shenyang | 虹 | |
| Hailar | 彩虹 | |
| Ulanhot | 七彩虹 | |
| Tongliao | 彩虹 | |
| Chifeng | 虹 | |
| Bayanhot | 彩虹, 虹 | |
| Jinan | 虹 | |
| Muping | 虹 | |
| Luoyang | 虹 | |
| Wanrong | 虹 | |
| Xi'an | 虹 | |
| Zhengzhou | 虹 | |
| Xining | 虹 | |
| Xuzhou | 虹 | |
| Yinchuan | 虹 | |
| Lanzhou | 虹 | |
| Ürümqi | 虹 | |
| Wuhan | 虹 | |
| Huanggang | 虹 | |
| Chengdu | 虹 | |
| Guiyang | 虹 | |
| Guilin | 虹 | |
| Liuzhou | 虹, 彩虹 | |
| Kunming | 虹 | |
| Yangzhou | 虹 | |
| Nanjing | 虹 | |
| Hefei | 虹 | |
| Nantong | 鱟, 虹 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 虹 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 虹 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 虹, 天虹, 龍拱 |
| Hong Kong | 天虹, 彩虹 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 天弓 | |
| Foshan | 鑊耳龍 | |
| Shunde | 拱篷 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 虹拱 | |
| Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) | 龍孔 | |
| Doumen | 龍孔 | |
| Taishan | 鑊耳 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 鑊耳龍 | |
| Dongguan | 虹 | |
| Shaoguan | 虹 | |
| Yunfu | 龍 | |
| Yangjiang | 破篷 | |
| Xinyi | 湴更 | |
| Lianjiang | 虹 | |
| Nanning | 虹 | |
| Wuzhou | 彩虹 | |
| Yulin | 龐虹 | |
| Hepu | 天虹 | |
| Danzhou | 天虹 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 彩虹, 彩龍 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 彩虹 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 虹 |
| Lichuan | 天虹, 天吊 | |
| Pingxiang | 虹 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天弓 |
| Xingning | 天弓 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 天弓 | |
| Qujiang | 天弓 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 龍 | |
| Luchuan | 天公降水 | |
| Changting | 虹 | |
| Pingyu | 天弓 | |
| Wuping | 天弓 | |
| Liancheng | 虹 | |
| Ninghua | 虹 | |
| Yudu | 虹 | |
| Ruijin | 虹 | |
| Shicheng | 虹 | |
| Shangyou | 虹 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天弓, 虹 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 天弓 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 虹 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 天弓 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 虹 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 虹 | |
| Hong Kong | 天弓 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 天弓 | |
| Senai | 天弓, 彩虹 | |
| Singkawang | 天弓 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 日頭紅虹, 虹 |
| Yixian | 虹 | |
| Qimen | 虹 | |
| Wuyuan | 虹 | |
| Fuliang | 虹 | |
| Dexing | 彩虹 | |
| Xianyu (formerly Zhanda) | 虹 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 虹 |
| Pingyao | 虹 | |
| Xinzhou | 虹 | |
| Baochang | 虹 | |
| Jining | 虹 | |
| Hohhot | 虹 | |
| Baotou | 虹 | |
| Dongsheng | 虹 | |
| Linhe | 虹 | |
| Haibowan | 虹 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 虹 |
| Dikou | 虹 | |
| Zhenqian | 虹 | |
| Shibei | 虹, 攔溪仔 dated | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 虹 |
| Fuqing | 虹 | |
| Shouning | 虹 | |
| Matsu | 虹 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 虹 |
| Quanzhou | 虹 | |
| Yongchun | 虹 | |
| Zhangzhou | 虹 | |
| Hua'an | 虹 | |
| Dongshan | 虹 | |
| Taipei | 虹 | |
| Kaohsiung | 虹 | |
| Tainan | 虹 | |
| Taichung | 虹 | |
| Wuqi | 虹 | |
| Hsinchu | 虹 | |
| Taitung | 虹 | |
| Lukang | 虹 | |
| Sanxia | 虹 | |
| Yilan | 虹 | |
| Kinmen | 虹 | |
| Magong | 虹 | |
| Penang | 虹 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 天虹 | |
| Pingnan | 虹 | |
| Chaozhou | 虹 | |
| Shantou | 虹 | |
| Haifeng | 虹 | |
| Johor Bahru | 虹 | |
| Wenchang | 虹 | |
| Haikou | 虹 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 虹 |
| Xianyou | 虹 | |
| Pinghua | Nanning | 虹 |
| Guilin | 虹 | |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 交龍 |
| Fuding | 交龍 | |
| Luoyuan | 交龍 | |
| Sanming | 交龍 | |
| Shunchang | 交龍 | |
| Hua'an | 交龍 | |
| Guixi | 交龍 | |
| Cangnan | 交龍 | |
| Jingning | 交龍 | |
| Lishui | 交龍 | |
| Longyou | 交龍 | |
| Chaozhou | 交龍 | |
| Fengshun | 交龍 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 虹, 彩虹, 鱟 dated |
| Suzhou | 鱟, 彩虹, 虹 | |
| Wuxi | 彩虹, 虹, 鱟 | |
| Hangzhou | 鱟, 彩虹 | |
| Wenzhou | 鱟 | |
| Chongming | 鱟 | |
| Danyang | 虹 | |
| Jinhua | 鱟, 彩虹 | |
| Tangxi | 熯 | |
| Ningbo | 鱟, 虹 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 虹 |
| Shuangfeng | 虹 | |
| Loudi | 虹 | |
| Quanzhou | 彩虹 | |
Etymology 3
| simp. and trad. | 雩 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
Definitions
雩
- Only used in 雩婁／雩娄.
Japanese
Kanji
雩
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- offer sacrifice for rain
Readings
- Go-on: きょ (kyo); こ (ko)
- Kan-on: う (u); く (ku)
- Kun: あまごい (amagoi, 雩)
Korean
Hanja
雩 (eum 우 (u))
- a shamanistic service to pray for rain
Vietnamese
Han character
雩: Hán Nôm readings: vu
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References
- Nom Foundation