𧢢

𧢢 U+278A2, 𧢢 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-278A2 ← 𧢡 [U+278A1] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𧢣 → [U+278A3]

Translingual

Han character

𧢢 (Kangxi radical 214, 龠+7, 24 strokes, composition ⿰龠見)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1138, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3678, character 3
• Unihan data for U+278A2

Chinese

trad.		𧢢
simp.		𬺟

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 龠 (OC *lowɢ) + semantic 見 (“to see”).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yào (yao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yào
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yào
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴
    • Yale: yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw
    • Palladius: яо (jao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yewH, yak

Rime
Character	𧢢	𧢢
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	弋照切	以灼切
Baxter	yewH	yak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇuH/	/jɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛuH/	/jiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/jæuH/	/iɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiawH/	/jɨak̚/
Li Rong	/iɛuH/	/iak̚/
Wang Li	/jĭɛuH/	/jĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ɛuH/	/i̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yào	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jiu6	joek6

Definitions

𧢢

1. ^† dazzled; having dim eyesight