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Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 口卜心月 (RYPB), four-corner 61027, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 207, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4256
  • Dae Jaweon: page 430, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 689, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+5634

Chinese

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms
See notes at .

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ʔseʔ) : semantic + phonetic (OC *ʔse, *ʔse, *ʔseʔ).

Etymology

Related to (OC *ʔse, *ʔse, *ʔseʔ, “horn-like hair on the owl-head; beak of a bird; mouth”).

Further etymology is unknown. Schuessler (2007) relates it to Tibetan མཚུལ་པ (mtshul pa, lower part of the face; muzzle; beak), which is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (lip; beak) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

(deprecated template usage)

  1. beak, later generalized as sense 2
  2. (anatomy) mouth, especially the part of the face associated with the mouth (Classifier: m)
  3. (figurative) mouth-like object; beak, nozzle, spout (of teapot, etc.)
  4. (figurative) food
  5. (Cantonese) to kiss

Synonyms

Compounds

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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. beak; bill

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くちばし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
 くちばし on Japanese Wikipedia

From (kuchi, mouth) +‎ (hashi, tip; edge). The kanji is composed of (kuchi) and (hashi, beak; bill). See also Template:laja#Etymology 2.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

(くちばし) (kuchibashi

  1. (anatomy) a beak; a bill
    • 1999 March 1, “:Template:laja [Spick]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:
      くちばしがとても(おお)きく、(おお)(ごえ)()()(よわ)(あい)()(おどろ)かせる。
      Kuchibashi ga totemo ōkiku, ōgoe de naki kinoyowai aite o odorokaseru.
      It frightens faint-hearted opponents with its blaring wails and massive bill.
    • 1999 March 1, “:Template:laja [Dig Beak]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:
      ヘビのように(なが)(からだ)をまるめ、(かい)(てん)しながらくちばし(こう)(げき)
      Hebi no yō ni nagai karada o marume, kaiten shi nagara kuchibashi de kōgeki.
      It attacks with its beak as its long body coils like a snake.
    • 1999 October 17, “:Template:laja [Beaked Snake]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:
      (あい)()(なが)(からだ)()()げ、(おお)きなくちばしでつついて(こう)(げき)
      Aite o nagai karada de shimeage, ōkina kuchibashi de tsutsuite kōgeki.
      It attacks by pecking at its opponent with its huge beak while constricting them with its long body.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

From (hashi, tip; edge)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

(はし) (hashi

  1. (anatomy) a beak; a bill

References



Korean

Hanja

(eum (chwi))

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Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: chủy/chuỷ

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