夔
See also: 夒
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
夔 (Kangxi radical 35, 夊+18, 21 strokes, cangjie input 廿金竹水 (TCHE), four-corner 44407, composition ⿱丷夒)
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 245, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5746
- Dae Jaweon: page 487, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 872, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5914
Chinese edit
trad. | 夔 | |
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simp. # | 夔 | |
alternative forms | 𡖂 虁 |
Glyph origin edit
Historical forms of the character 夔 | |
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Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Oracle bone script | Small seal script |
Etymology edit
From a Kam-Tai source (Mei, 1980; Schuessler, 2007); compare Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”), Sui kui² (“water buffalo”). Schuessler also considered 犩 (Later Han Chinese ŋuɨ) to be the same etymon.
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
夔
- (Chinese mythology) the Kui, a one-legged creature
- Kui, Emperor Shun's Music Minister and the legendary inventor of music and dance
- a surname
Usage notes edit
- Often erroneously defined as "walrus". See Kui (Chinese mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Compounds edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
夔
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Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
夔 (eum 기 (gi))
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Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
夔: Hán Việt readings: quỳ[1][2][3]