囧
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See also 冏
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[edit] Translingual
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Pictogram (象形)
[edit] Han character
囧 (radical 31 囗+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田金月 (WCB), four-corner 60227)
- bright window
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- KangXi: page 217, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4707
- Dae Jaweon: page 444, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 715, character 12
- Unihan data for U+56E7
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[edit] Hanzi
囧 (Yale gwing2)
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Audio (Yue Chinese) (file)
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囧
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囧 (hangeul 경, revised gyeong, McCune-Reischauer kyŏng)
[edit] Mandarin
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[edit] Hanzi
囧 (pinyin jiǒng (jiong3), Wade-Giles chiung3)
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Audio (Mandarin Chinese) (file)
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[edit] Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably an alternate form of 冏 "bright".
[edit] Etymology 2
An emoticon used to express helplessness or awkwardness, usually in a humourous way. This usage gained popularity on Taiwanese forums (aka "BBS"), then spread through the media to Hong Kong, and eventually to Mainland China.
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囧
- (slang) an emoticon expressing helplessness or awkwardness
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[edit] References
- "2008年度十大新词" (in Mandarin). kenengba.com. URL accessed on 2009-09-15.
