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See also:
U+6C27, 氧
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C27

[U+6C26]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6C28]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 84, +6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人弓廿手 (ONTQ), four-corner 80517, composition )

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 599, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17064
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2011, character 13
  • Unihan data for U+6C27

Chinese

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Chemical element
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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) and ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : semantic (gas) + abbreviated phonetic (yǎng, to nourish).

Etymology

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From (yǎng, “to nourish”) in 養氣养气 [19th c.], referring to oxygen's role in sustaining life. Derivative: 𨦡𰽽 (yáng, “oxonium”).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (chemistry) oxygen
  2. oxygen gas

Synonyms

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  • (oxygen): (rare, chiefly, Taiwanese Hokkien) 酸素 (suānsù)

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Synonym of 酸素 (sanso, oxygen)

Readings

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  • Kan’yō-on: よう ()やう (yau, historical)

Korean

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Hanja

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(yang) (hangeul )

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: dưỡng

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