U+4BCA, 䯊
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4BCA

[U+4BC9]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+4BCB]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 188, +5, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月月一弓口 (BBMNR), composition )

References

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Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (bone) + phonetic (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

Pronunciation

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Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter kha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰa/
Li
Rong
/kʰɑ/
Wang
Li
/kʰɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ho1

Definitions

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  1. pelvis
  2. bone stuck in the throat
  3. kneecap, patella
  4. the five lowest pieces of bone of the spinal column

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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  • Go-on: (ku)
  • Kan-on: (ko)
  • Kun: かわら (kawara)

Definitions

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Kanji in this term
かわら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
かわら6
[noun] (archaic, rare) a bone, particularly a covering bone such as a skull or kneecap
(This term, , is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)