鉞
See also: 钺
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
鉞 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金戈女 (CIV), four-corner 83150, composition ⿰釒戉)
- broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1302, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40313
- Dae Jaweon: page 1803, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4184, character 9
- Unihan data for U+925E
Chinese edit
trad. | 鉞 | |
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simp. | 钺 | |
alternative forms | 戉 |
Glyph origin edit
Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɢʷad) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 戉 (OC *ɢʷad, “battle axe”).
Originally written 戉, see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
鉞
- (historical) a type of battle axe used in ancient China
- 王左杖黃鉞,右秉白旄以麾,曰:「逖矣,西土之人!」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Wáng zuǒ zhàng huáng yuè, yòu bǐng bái máo yǐ huī, yuē: “Tì yǐ, xītǔ zhī rén!” [Pinyin]
- In his left hand he carried a battle-axe yellow with gold, and in his right he held a white ensign, which he waved, saying, 'Far are ye come, ye men of the western regions!'
王左杖黄钺,右秉白旄以麾,曰:「逖矣,西土之人!」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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鉞
Readings edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term |
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鉞 |
まさかり Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
The final -kari may be the nominalized form of 刈る (karu, “cut”).
Noun edit
- a large axe
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term |
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鉞 |
えつ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 鉞 (MC hjwot).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (historical) an ancient Chinese bronze battle-axe
Korean edit
Hanja edit
鉞 • (wol) (hangeul 월, revised wol, McCune–Reischauer wŏl, Yale wel)
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