U+5558, 啘
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5558

[U+5557]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5559]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 30, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口十弓山 (RJNU), composition )

  1. (archaic version of ) belch
  2. vomit
  3. (Dialect) exclamatory particle

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 196, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3826
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 646, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+5558

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. to retch; to dry heave
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. (Wu) emphasizing particle

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

  • On (unclassified): えん (en); せつ (setsu); えつ (etsu)