𥨍

Translingual

Han character

𥨍 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+12, 17 strokes, composition ⿱穴復)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 990, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2743, character 4

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		𥨍

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 穴 + phonetic 復 (OC *buɡs, *buɡ) – cave.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puːk ~ buːk (“cave”). Cognate with 腹 (OC *puɡ, “belly”). See there for more.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fù (fu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fù
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fù
    • Wade–Giles: fu⁴
    • Yale: fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuh
    • Palladius: фу (fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: bjuwk, phjuwk

Rime
Character	𥨍	𥨍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)	屋 (4)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	房六切	芳福切
Baxter	bjuwk	phjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bɨuk̚/	/pʰɨuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/biuk̚/	/pʰiuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/biuk̚/	/pʰiuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/buwk̚/	/pʰuwk̚/
Li Rong	/biuk̚/	/pʰiuk̚/
Wang Li	/bĭuk̚/	/pʰĭuk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯uk̚/	/pʰi̯uk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fú	fu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fuk6	fuk1

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 𥨍

1. cave

   古公亶父、陶復陶穴、未有家室。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   古公亶父、陶复陶穴、未有家室。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

   Gǔ gōng Dǎnfù, táo fù táo xué, wèi yǒu jiāshì. [Pinyin]

   The ancient duke Dan-fu, made for them kiln-like huts and caves, ere they had yet any houses.