𠘧

𠘧 U+20627, 𠘧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20627 ← 𠘦 [U+20626] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𠘨 → [U+20628]

Translingual

Han character

𠘧 (Kangxi radical 16, 几+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓 (HN), composition ⿰丿㇍)

Derived characters

• 殳, 朵, 㫟, 㔯

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 134, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 276, character 1
• Unihan data for U+20627

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𠘧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shū (shu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shu
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹
    • Yale: shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu
    • Palladius: шу (šu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyu

Rime
Character	𠘧
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	市朱切
Baxter	dzyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑio/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑuə̆/
Li Rong	/ʑio/
Wang Li	/ʑĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	syu4

Definitions

𠘧

1. used in 𠘧𠘧; refers to the wings of a bird in flight (according to the Shuowen Jiezi)
2. alternative form of 殳 (shū); they both share the same pronunciation and the upper part of the character is the same