U+6C5E, 汞
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C5E

[U+6C5D]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6C5F]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 85, +3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一水 (ME), four-corner 10232, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 606, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17139
  • Dae Jaweon: page 999, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1550, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+6C5E

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms 𭱊
𰾁
Chemical element
Hg
Previous: (jīn) (Au)
Next: () (Tl)

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ɡoːŋʔ) : phonetic (OC *koːŋ) + semantic (water)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (33)
Final () (1)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter huwngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦuŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦuŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣuŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦəwŋX/
Li
Rong
/ɣuŋX/
Wang
Li
/ɣuŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɣuŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hung6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 4063
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɡoːŋʔ/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. (chemistry) mercury (Hg)
  2. a surname: Gong

Synonyms

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Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. mercury, quicksilver (the metal)

Readings

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  • Go-on: (gu)
  • Kan-on: こう ()
  • Kun: みずがね (mizugane, )みづがね (midugane, , historical)

Etymology 1

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(mizugane): mercury.
Kanji in this term
みずがね
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
水銀みずかね
[noun] mercury
Alternative spelling
𫒎
水銀みずがね
[noun] (chemistry, obsolete) mercury; quicksilver
Alternative spelling
𫒎
(This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

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The term mizugane, regardless of kanji spelling, is largely obsolete in modern Japanese.

The usage of this kanji is rare and literary, and it is not used in isolation in modern Japanese. Use 水銀 instead for the standalone word for mercury.

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
kan'on

From Middle Chinese (ɦuŋX, mercury, quicksilver).

The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう) (

  1. (chemistry) mercury, quicksilver
Usage notes
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The reading is used in chemical compounds that include (e.g. corrosive sublimate).

Derived terms
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References

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Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (hong))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: hống

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