U+889F, 袟
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-889F

[U+889E]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+88A0]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 145, +5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中竹手人 (LHQO), four-corner 35230, composition )

  1. book cover
  2. old variant of

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1114, character 29
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34204
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1580, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3083, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+889F

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“fabric slipcase for a book or painting; to arrange; to sort out; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Etymology 2 edit

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation edit


Definitions edit

  1. sword box

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. book cover
  2. satchel or bag

Readings edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

(jil) (hangeul , revised jil, McCune–Reischauer chil, Yale cil)

  1. 책갑: book cover