U+378E, 㞎
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-378E

[U+378D]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+378F]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 44, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸日山 (SAU), composition )

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 300, character 24
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 967, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+378E

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声): semantic (body) + phonetic .

The choosing of (shī) radical is seemingly influenced by character (“faeces”).

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.
alternative forms

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Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, often childish) dung; faeces; excrement
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) to excrete; to take a dump
Synonyms edit
  • (dung): (shǐ)
Compounds edit

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. (dialectal Mandarin) Classifier for piles of excrement.