See also:
U+53A1, 厡
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A1

[U+53A0]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+53A2]

Translingual edit

Glyph origin edit

Ideogram (指事) – a spring 泉 bursting from a cliff-side 厂.

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 27, +9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一竹日水 (MHAE), composition )

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2982
  • Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+53A1

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“meadow; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness; source; origin; beginning; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“source of a river; headwaters; headspring; fountainhead; source; origin; root; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. archi-, fundamental, primary, original

Readings edit

  • On (unclassified): げん (gen)