See also: , , and 𫢙
U+50CD, 働
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50CD

[U+50CC]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+50CE]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 9, +11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人竹土尸 (OHGS), four-corner 24227, composition )

Further reading edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 116, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1079
  • Dae Jaweon: page 247, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 211, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+50CD

Chinese edit

trad. /
simp. *
nonstandard simp. 𫢙

Glyph origin edit

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese .

Etymology edit

Spelling pronunciation, as (dòng).

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. (uncommon, dated) Used in borrowings of Japanese words: labor; work
      ―  láodòng  ―  labor (勞動)

Usage notes edit

  • This character is pronounced similar to (dòng) based on the 有邊讀邊有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān) method.
  • In mainland China, this character is considered a variant traditional form of (dòng) that forms part of the compound word 劳动勞動 (láodòng).

References edit

Japanese edit

Glyph origin edit

A 国字 (kokuji, Japanese-coined character). Ideogrammic compound (會意会意): (person) + (movement).

Kanji edit

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. labor; work

Readings edit

Compounds edit