𤼵

Translingual

Han character

𤼵 (Kangxi radical 105, 癶+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 弓人弓人大 (NONOK), composition ⿱癶矤)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 784, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2763, character 3
• Unihan data for U+24F35

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 𤼵 – see 發 (“to shoot; to launch; to issue; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 發).

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Japanese

Glyph origin

Variant form found in Japanese mahjong tilesets, whereas Chinese tilesets use 發／发.

Kanji

𤼵

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: ほち (hochi)、ほつ (hotsu)
• Kan-on: はつ (hatsu)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
𤼵
はつ Hyōgai
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same with 發, borrowing from Chinese dialect?”)

Alternative forms

• 發

Noun

𤼵(ハツ) • (hatsu) 

1. (mahjong) green dragon (tile)

   Hypernym: 三元牌 (sangenpai)

2. (mahjong) a 役 (yaku, “winning hand”) with a triplet or quad of green dragon tiles

   Hypernym: 役牌 (yakuhai, yaku-pai)

Usage notes

Some Japanese fonts do not support this glyph, 發 (common in Chinese tilesets) or 発 (shinjitai variant of 發) may be substituted.

Coordinate terms

• 三(さん)元(げん)牌(パイ) (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”): 白(ハク) (haku, “white dragon”), 發(ハツ)/𤼵(ハツ) (hatsu, “green dragon”), 中(チュン) (chun, “red dragon”)