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Translingual

Glyph origin

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

Han character

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. archi-, fundamental, primary, original

Readings

  • On (unclassified): げん (gen)