牞

牞 U+725E, 牞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-725E ← 牝 [U+725D] CJK Unified Ideographs 牟 → [U+725F]

Translingual

Han character

牞 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹手大尸 (HQKS), four-corner 2452₇, composition ⿰牜力)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 697, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19926
• Dae Jaweon: page 1109, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1800, character 6
• Unihan data for U+725E

Chinese

simp. and trad.		牞

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiū (jiu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau¹ / kau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiou
    • Wade–Giles: chiu¹
    • Yale: jyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiou
    • Palladius: цзю (czju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gau¹ / kau¹
    • Yale: gāu / kāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau¹ / kau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo¹ / keo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯⁵⁵/, /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

牞

1. vigorous bull

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lè (le⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lè
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴
    • Yale: lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leh
    • Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹/

Definitions

牞

1. name of an ancient state

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 牞 – see 犁 (“plough; to plough; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 犁).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

牞

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): きゅう (kyū); く (ku)