笏
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
笏 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹心竹竹 (HPHH), four-corner 88227, composition ⿱𥫗勿)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 878, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25882
- Dae Jaweon: page 1307, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2951, character 10
- Unihan data for U+7B0F
Chinese edit
trad. | 笏 | |
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simp. # | 笏 |
Glyph origin edit
Historical forms of the character 笏 | |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
笏
- (historical) tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
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笏
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
笏
Readings edit
Etymology edit
From 尺 (shaku, “shaku”, length unit), so named because of its length. The original name こつ (kotsu) is avoided for being homophonous with 骨 (kotsu, “bone”).
Noun edit
- shaku; a decorative tablet held in hand when dressed in sokutai
Korean edit
Hanja edit
笏 • (hol) (hangeul 홀, revised hol, McCune–Reischauer hol, Yale hol)
- a tablet held by officials at court (used to take notes, or for ceremonial purposes)