圀

See also: 國 and 国

圀 U+5700, 圀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5700 ← 囿 [U+56FF] CJK Unified Ideographs 圁 → [U+5701]

Translingual

Han character

圀 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 田金卜尸 (WCYS), composition ⿴四方)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 218, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4759
• Dae Jaweon: page 446, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 718, character 8
• Unihan data for U+5700

Chinese

Glyph origin

One of the Chinese characters created by Empress Wu to demonstrate her power. She was said to have disliked how the traditional form contained 或, which she interpreted as meaning "mislead" (see 惑). In this form, this character consists of 四 (four, also acting as the 囗 enclosure) and 方 (direction).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 圀 – see 國 (“country; nation; nation-state; kingdom; capital; etc.”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as an ancient form of 國).

Japanese

Glyph origin

A variant form of 国 based on Zetian character (see above).

Kanji

圀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. country

Readings

• Go-on: こく (koku)
• Kan-on: こく (koku)
• Kun: くに (kuni, 圀)
• Nanori: くに (kuni)

Korean

Hanja

圀 • (guk) (hangeul 국, revised guk, McCune–Reischauer kuk)

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Vietnamese

Han character

圀: Hán Nôm readings: quốc, hữu

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