埳

Translingual

Han character

埳 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 土弓竹難 (GNHX), four-corner 4717₇, composition ⿰土臽)

1. a pit, a hole
2. a snare, a danger
3. a crisis
4. a mortar

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 231, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5186
• Dae Jaweon: page 467, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 456, character 3
• Unihan data for U+57F3

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 埳 – see 坎 (“pit; hole; bank or ridge between fields; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 坎).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 埳 – see 陷 (“to submerge; to sink; to plunge; to be captured; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 陷).

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Japanese

Kanji

埳

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): かん (kan)

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Korean

Hanja

埳 • (gam) (hangeul 감, revised gam, McCune–Reischauer kam)

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