U+86DF, 蛟
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-86DF

[U+86DE]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+86E0]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 142, +6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜金大 (LIYCK), four-corner 50148, composition )

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1081, character 37
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33009
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1550, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2851, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+86DF

Chinese edit

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *kreːw): semantic (creature) + phonetic (OC *kreːw).

Etymology edit

Possibly connected with Burmese ခြူး (hkru:, a type of beast) and Tibetan ཀླུ (klu, serpent, naga) (Schuessler, 2007). However, Schuessler (2007) notices phonological differences between Old Chinese and Written Tibetan.

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (28)
Final () (90)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter kaew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠau/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚau/
Shao
Rongfen
/kau/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kaɨw/
Li
Rong
/kau/
Wang
Li
/kau/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kau/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gaau1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 6299
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kreːw/

Definitions edit

  1. (~龍) (Chinese mythology) mythical flood dragon
  2. aquatic reptile, including the soft-shelled turtle and the alligator
  3. Alternative form of (jiāo, shark)

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. A Water Spirit, generally portrayed as a dragon.

Readings edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

(gyo) (hangeul , revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

: Hán Nôm readings: giao

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