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U+5543, 啃
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5543

[U+5542]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5544]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 30, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口卜一月 (RYMB), four-corner 61027, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 194, character 27
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3798
  • Dae Jaweon: page 415, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 639, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+5543

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (mouth) + phonetic (OC *kʰɯːŋʔ).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. to gnaw; to nibble
  2. (figuratively) to delve into; to study or overcome
    書本书本  ―  kěn shūběn  ―  to delve into books
  3. (onomatopoeic) cough

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (colloquial) to eat

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): しゅう (shū)

Korean

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Hanja

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(sap) (hangeul , revised sap, McCune–Reischauer sap)

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