𥄉

𥄉 U+25109, 𥄉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-25109 ← 𥄈 [U+25108] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𥄊 → [U+2510A]

Translingual

Han character

𥄉 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 月山女女女 (BUVVV), composition ⿱⿺𠃊目巛)

Derived characters

• 郻, 𠶼, 𡟠, 𨨴

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 801, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2478, character 9
• Unihan data for U+25109

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𥄉

Glyph origin

Pictogram (象形) . An upside down 首 (shǒu) (“head”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāo (jiao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹
    • Yale: jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
    • Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kew

Rime
Character	𥄉
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古堯切
Baxter	kew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/keu/
Pan Wuyun	/keu/
Shao Rongfen	/keu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛw/
Li Rong	/keu/
Wang Li	/kieu/
Bernard Karlgren	/kieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu1

Definitions

𥄉

1. an ancient penalty. to remove one's head and hang it upside down