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U+83F1, 菱
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-83F1

[U+83F0]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+83F2]

U+F958, 菱
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F958

[U+F957]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs
[U+F959]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 140, +8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿土金水 (TGCE), four-corner 44407, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1039, character 20
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31219
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1498, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3229, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+83F1

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

𧅊
𧁽
water caltrop seeds

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *rɯŋ) : semantic (grass; plant) + phonetic (OC *rɯŋ).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • lâing - vernacular;
  • lěng - literary.
Note:
  • lèng - vernacular;
  • lìng - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (37)
Final () (133)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter ling
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɨŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/lieŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liŋ/
Li
Rong
/liəŋ/
Wang
Li
/lĭəŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/li̯əŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
líng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ling4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 8245
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*rɯŋ/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. water caltrop; water chestnut (Trapa natans)

Synonyms

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  • (archaic) ()

Compounds

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. diamond (shape); rhombus

Readings

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  • Go-on: りょう (ryō)
  • Kan-on: りょう (ryō)
  • Kun: ひし (hishi, )

Etymology

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Kanji in this term
ひし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
 ヒシ on Japanese Wikipedia

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひし) or (ヒシ) (hishi

  1. water caltrop

Usage notes

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  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒシ.

Derived terms

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Korean

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water caltrop seeds in diamond shape (마름모, 菱形)

Hanja

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(reung>neung) (hangeul >, revised reung>neung, McCune–Reischauer rŭng>nŭng, Yale lung>nung)

  1. (마름): water caltrop, compare water chestnut.

Usage notes

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: lăng, năng, trăng

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.