U+55FB, 嗻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55FB

[U+55FA]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+55FC]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 30, +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口戈廿火 (RITF), composition )

  1. to screen
  2. loquacious

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4151
  • Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 678, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+55FB

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Etymology 1 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. talkative

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. Only used in 唓嗻𪠳嗻 (chēzhē).

Etymology 3 edit

simp. and trad.

From Manchu ᠵᡝ (je).

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. (historical) yes (when responding to the emperor or a Manchu official in the Qing dynasty)

Usage notes edit

In historical dramas or movies, this term is commonly mistaken as (zhā). However the equivelant sound in Manchu ᠵᠠ (ja) actually means “cheap” or “easy”.

Etymology 4 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“only; just; simply; merely; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

References edit

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

(cha) (hangeul , revised cha, McCune–Reischauer ch'a)

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Vietnamese edit

: Hán Việt readings: già, giá

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