媰

Translingual

Han character

媰 (radical 38 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女心山山 (VPUU), four-corner 4742₇, composition ⿰女芻)

1. pregnant
2. fine, glorious, happy

Synonyms

• 美好 (second reading only)

References

• KangXi: page 267, character 37
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6566
• Dae Jaweon: page 535, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1072, character 18
• Unihan data for U+5AB0
• zdic.net (Han Dian)

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Chinese

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trad.		媰
simp.		㛀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chú (chu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: chú
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˊ
    • Wade-Giles: ch'u²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co⁴
    • Yale: chòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː²¹/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (媰, reconstructed)
Character (媰), Pronunciation 1/1
Initial: 崇 (20) Final: 虞 Division: III			Openness: Closed Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 仕于切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/d͡ʒɨo/	/ɖ͡ʐʱi̯u/	/d͡ʒio/	/ɖ͡ʐio/	/ɖ͡ʐuə̆/	/d͡ʒĭu/	/d͡ʒio/

Old Chinese pronunciation (媰, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
媰					1611					芻					侯					0					䅳					/*zro/

Definitions

1. pregnant

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zòu (zou⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˋ
    • Wade-Giles: tsou⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzow
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau¹
    • Yale: jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

1. fine, glorious, happy

References

• zdic.net (Han Dian)

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Japanese

Kanji

媰

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: しう (shiu), す (su), しゅ (shu), じゅ (ju)
• Kun: はらむ (haramu), みめよい (mimeyoi), やもめ (yamome)