厡

See also: 原

厡 U+53A1, 厡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A1 ← 厠 [U+53A0] CJK Unified Ideographs 厢 → [U+53A2]

Translingual

Glyph origin

Ideogram (指事) – a spring 泉 bursting from a cliff-side 厂.

Han character

厡 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一竹日水 (MHAE), composition ⿸厂泉)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2982
• Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 16
• Unihan data for U+53A1

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 厡 – see 原 (“meadow; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness; source; origin; beginning; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 原).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 厡 – see 源 (“source of a river; headwaters; headspring; fountainhead; source; origin; root; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 源).

Japanese

Kanji

厡

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. archi-, fundamental, primary, original

Readings

• On (unclassified): げん (gen)