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U+78FA, 磺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-78FA

[U+78F9]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+78FB]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 112, +12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一口廿中金 (MRTLC), four-corner 14686, composition (GV) or (HTJK))

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 836, character 35
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24487
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1254, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2451, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+78FA

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : semantic (rock; stone) + phonetic (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Note:
  • hông - literary;
  • n̂g/ûiⁿ - vernacular.

    Definitions

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    1. (chemistry) sulfur, brimstone
      Synonym: (liú)
    2. (chemistry) sulfonyl

    Compounds

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    Etymology 2

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    For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“mineral deposit; ore; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of ).

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    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. sulfur

    Readings

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    • Go-on: おう (ō)わう (wau, historical)
    • Kan-on: こう ()くわう (kwau, historical)

    Korean

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    Hanja

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    (gwang) (hangeul , revised gwang, McCune–Reischauer kwang, Yale kwang)

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