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㸸 U+3E38, 㸸 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3E38 ← 㸷 [U+3E37] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㸹 → [U+3E39]

Translingual

Han character

㸸 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹手竹一口 (HQHMR), composition ⿰牜后)

1. calf
2. bull, bullock, ox (castrated)
3. (a variant) domesticated animals

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 700, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1809, character 7
• Unihan data for U+3E38

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㸸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǒu, ǒu, kǒu (hou³, ou³, kou³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˇ, ㄡˇ, ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hou³
    • Yale: hǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoou
    • Palladius: хоу (xou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: ou³
    • Yale: ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: oou
    • Palladius: оу (ou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³
    • Yale: kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koou
    • Palladius: коу (kou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau³
    • Yale: haau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: xuwX, 'uwX, khuwX

Rime
Character	㸸	㸸	㸸
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	影 (34)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	侯 (137)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	I
Fanqie	呼后切	烏后切	苦后切
Baxter	xuwX	'uwX	khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/həuX/	/ʔəuX/	/kʰəuX/
Pan Wuyun	/həuX/	/ʔəuX/	/kʰəuX/
Shao Rongfen	/xəuX/	/ʔəuX/	/kʰəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/həwX/	/ʔəwX/	/kʰəwX/
Li Rong	/xuX/	/ʔuX/	/kʰuX/
Wang Li	/xəuX/	/əuX/	/kʰəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/xə̯uX/	/ʔə̯uX/	/kʰə̯uX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hǒu	ǒu	kǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hau2	au2	hau2

Definitions

㸸

1. ^† calf
2. ^† castrated bull