鋘

See also: 𬭌 and 𨦚

鋘 U+92D8, 鋘 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-92D8 ← 鋗 [U+92D7] CJK Unified Ideographs 鋙 → [U+92D9]

鋘 U+2F9E9, 鋘 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F9E9 ← 鋗 [U+2F9E8] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 鉼 → [U+2F9EA]

Translingual

Han character

鋘 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金口一大 (CRMK) or 金口女大 (CRVK), four-corner 8618₄ or 8613₄, composition ⿰金吴(G) or ⿰金吳(HTJK))

(U+2F9E9) 鋘 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, four-corner 8618₄ or 8613₄, composition ⿰金⿱口夨)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1307, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40464
• Dae Jaweon: page 1809, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4207, character 9
• Unihan data for U+92D8

• Unihan data for U+2F9E9

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (吳) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
吳	*ŋʷaː
蜈	*ŋʷaː
鋘	*ŋʷaː, *ŋʷraː
麌	*ŋʷaː, *ŋʷaʔ
祦	*ŋaː
誤	*ŋʷaːs
悞	*ŋʷaːs
娛	*ŋʷaːs, *ŋʷa
虞	*ŋʷa
澞	*ŋʷa
鸆	*ŋʷa
俁	*ŋʷaʔ
噳	*ŋʷaʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋʷaː, *ŋʷraː): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 吳 (OC *ŋʷaː).

Etymology 1

trad.		鋘
simp.		𬭌

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wú (wu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wú
    • Wade–Giles: wu²
    • Yale: wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wu
    • Palladius: у (u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ng⁴
    • Yale: ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ngu

Rime
Character	鋘
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五乎切
Baxter	ngu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuo/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuo/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋo/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔ/
Li Rong	/ŋo/
Wang Li	/ŋu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋʷaː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鋘
Reading #	1/2
No.	13096
Phonetic component	吴
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	吾
Old Chinese	/*ŋʷaː/
Notes	錕鋘見越絕書

Definitions

鋘

1. (alt. form 鋙／铻) Only used in 錕鋘／锟𬭌.

Etymology 2

trad.		鋘
simp.		𬭌
alternative forms		𨦚

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋘 – see 鏵 (“spade; shovel; ploughshare”). (This character is a variant form of 鏵).

Compounds

• 鋘鋤 / 𬭌锄
• 鋘鍫 / 𬭌锹

Etymology 3

trad.		鋘
simp.		𬭌

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋘 – see 杇 (“trowel; to plaster”). (This character is a variant form of 杇).

References

• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “鋘”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B05353

Japanese

Kanji

鋘

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): か (ka)、げ (ge)、こ (ko)、ご (go)
• Kun: すき (suki)

Korean

Hanja 1

鋘 (eumhun 가래 화 (garae hwa))

1. (agriculture) spade
2. (agriculture) double-bladed hoe

Hanja 2

鋘 (eumhun 흙손 오 (heukson o))

1. (masonry) trowel
2. Name of a sword; further details are uncertain.
3. Name of a mountain; further details are uncertain.