㝅

㝅 U 3745, 㝅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3745 ← 㝄 [U 3744] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㝆 → [U 3746]

Translingual

Han character

㝅 (Kangxi radical 39, 子 10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 土木竹弓水 (GDHNE), composition ⿹𣪊子)

Derived characters

• 𢢿

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 280, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2161, character 8
• Unihan data for U 3745

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㝅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòu (gou⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ / zyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòu
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴
    • Yale: gòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gow
    • Palladius: гоу (gou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaau³ / zyu⁵
    • Yale: gaau / jyúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ / dzy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³ / ju⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³/, /t͡syː¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: nuwX, kuwH

Rime
Character	㝅	㝅
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	乃后切	古候切
Baxter	nuwX	kuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nəuX/	/kəuH/
Pan Wuyun	/nəuX/	/kəuH/
Shao Rongfen	/nəuX/	/kəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nəwX/	/kəwH/
Li Rong	/nuX/	/kuH/
Wang Li	/nəuX/	/kəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/nə̯uX/	/kə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nǒu	gòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nau5	gau3

Definitions

㝅

1. suckle
2. infant; baby
3. ignorant; stupid
4. prudent; cautious