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U+5723, 圣
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5723

[U+5722]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5724]

Translingual

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Stroke order
5 strokes

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 32, +2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 水土 (EG), four-corner 17104, composition )

Derived characters

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Further reading

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 223, character 6
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4873
  • Dae Jaweon: page 455, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 417, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+5723

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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Glyph origin

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Unorthodox variant of found in the Ming dynasty orthographic dictionaries 《俗書刊誤》 and 《字學三正》; this character originally meant "to dig", a concept represented by a hand over a lump of earth or clay.

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“noble; holy; sacred; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

References

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shang Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script Small seal script

Shuowen Jiezi: Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : + . Hence, two hands are visibile between a lump of earth or clay, meaning "to dig". Today, only one right hand is visibile on top.

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (56)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter khwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰuət̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰuot̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰuət̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰwət̚/
Li
Rong
/kʰuət̚/
Wang
Li
/kʰuət̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kʰuət̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ku
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fat1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 7503
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰuːd/

Definitions

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  1. to dig

References

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (Classical Chinese, rare) to dig

Readings

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  • On (unclassified): くつ (kutsu)こつ (kotsu)

Etymology 2

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of

Readings

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Etymology 3

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of

Readings

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Etymology 4

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Abbreviation of ; see below

Readings

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Symbol

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Kanji in this term
けい
Hyōgai
kan'on

(けい) (kei

  1. (Kumamoto, in parking spaces) Abbreviation of , referring to 軽自動車 (kei-jidōsha, light vehicle).[1][2]
Usage notes
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  • Besides the above usage, this character is not used in modern Japanese. However, it is found as a simplified component of in Japanese shinjitai (eg. in ).

References

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  1. ^ 駐車場の『圣』、何かの呪文? 熊本に多い表記 由来は謎多く”, in 熊本日日新聞社[1], 2021 August 31, archived from the original on 31 August 2021
  2. ^ 茂木俊伸 ((Can we date this quote?)) “「車のない軽」コレクション”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Việt readings: thánh
: Nôm readings: thánh

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References

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