盍
See also: 盇
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
盍 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈月廿 (GIBT), four-corner 40107, composition ⿱去皿)
Derived characters edit
- 𪝙, 嗑, 𡏖, 𡻊, 𢄍, 㥺, 搕, 溘, 𤠡, 榼, 𣩄, 熆, 䐦, 瞌, 磕, 𥛐, 𧛾, 𦔏, 䗘, 𧪞(𬤒), 𫎽, 𨍰(𫐔), 醘, 鎑(𰾩), 𩇠, 𱌻, 𮫥, 𩌍, 饁(馌), 鰪, 𥃕, 豔(𧰟)
- 𨜴, 𢾩, 𣣹, 𥂇, 𫇤, 䫦, 𭾖, 𬾾, 蓋, 篕, 𩮨, 𪔮, 㔩, 㕎, 廅, 𢩘, 𤸱, 𠥕, 闔(阖), 圔, 𣝒
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 794, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22980
- Dae Jaweon: page 1209, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2559, character 4
- Unihan data for U+76CD
Chinese edit
simp. and trad. |
盍 | |
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alternative forms | 盇 |
Glyph origin edit
Historical forms of the character 盍 | ||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Original form of 蓋. Pictogram (象形) , a container and its lid.
Etymology edit
From the fusion of 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
盍
- (Classical) why; how
- (Classical) why not
- Used in 盍簪.
- Used in 盍旦.
- Original form of 蓋/盖 (gài, “to cover”).
- a surname
Compounds edit
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
盍
Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
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Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
盍: Hán Nôm readings: hạp, khạp
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