𨚵

𨚵 U+286B5, 𨚵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-286B5 ← 𨚴 [U+286B4] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𨚶 → [U+286B6]

Translingual

Han character

𨚵 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+6, 8 strokes, composition ⿹𢦏邑)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1271, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3765, character 5
• Unihan data for U+286B5

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𨚵

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː) + semantic 邑.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zài (Zai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zài
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zài
    • Wade–Giles: Tsai⁴
    • Yale: Dzài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzay
    • Palladius: Цзай (Czaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tsojH

Rime
Character	𨚵
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	作代切
Baxter	tsojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡səiH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡səjH/
Li Rong	/t͡sᴀiH/
Wang Li	/t͡sɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zoi3

Definitions

𨚵

1. name of ancient country in former Chenliu County (located in modern-day Henan Province)
2. a surname