骺

骺 U+9ABA, 骺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9ABA ← 骹 [U+9AB9] CJK Unified Ideographs 骻 → [U+9ABB]

Translingual

Han character

骺 (Kangxi radical 188, 骨+6, 16 strokes, cangjie input 月月竹一口 (BBHMR), composition ⿰骨后)

1. tip of a long bone

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1449, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45172
• Dae Jaweon: page 1975, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4411, character 6
• Unihan data for U+9ABA

Chinese

trad.		骺
simp. #		骺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóu (hou²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóu
    • Wade–Giles: hou²
    • Yale: hóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hour
    • Palladius: хоу (xou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴
    • Yale: hàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: huw

Rime
Character	骺
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	戸鉤切
Baxter	huw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦəu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəu/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəw/
Li Rong	/ɣu/
Wang Li	/ɣəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hau4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	骺
Reading #	1/1
No.	5167
Phonetic component	后
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ɡoː/

Definitions

骺

1. (anatomy) epiphysis

Compounds

• 骨骺 (gǔhóu)
• 骺板 (hóubǎn)