U+50C4, 僄
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50C4

[U+50C3]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+50C5]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 9, +11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人一田火 (OMWF), four-corner 21291, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 115, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1047
  • Dae Jaweon: page 246, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 210, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+50C4

Chinese

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Historical forms of the character

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
trad.
simp. #

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (2) (2)
Final () (91) (91)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter phjiew phjiewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰiᴇu/ /pʰiᴇuH/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰiɛu/ /pʰiɛuH/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰjæu/ /pʰjæuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰiaw/ /pʰiawH/
Li
Rong
/pʰiɛu/ /pʰiɛuH/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭɛu/ /pʰĭɛuH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pʰi̯ɛu/ /pʰi̯ɛuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
piāo piào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
piu1 piu3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 9759 9774
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*pʰew/ /*pʰews/

Definitions

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  1. to contempt
  2. nimble; agile
  3. vigorous and agile, brisk
  4. rash
  5. extremely, frivolous

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. light
  2. airy

Readings

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Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (pyo))

  1. light
  2. airy

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: xỉu

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