U+4E29, 丩
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E29

[U+4E28]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+4E2A]

Translingual

Han character

(radical 2, +1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 女中 (VL) or XX女中 (XXVL), four-corner 22700, composition𠄌)

Descendants

References


Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shang Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Qin slip script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts


References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw, *ɡu, *ɡʷrɯw
*kriːw
*ɡiw
*kiːws
*kiːws
*kiːws
*qʰljɯw, *qʰljɯws
*kɯw, *krɯwʔ
*kɯw, *krɯw, *krɯwʔ
*kɯw, *krɯw
*krɯw, *krɯwʔ
*ɡrɯw
*ɡrɯw
*ɡrɯw

Pictogram (象形) – to entangle; to intertwine – original form of .

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to investigate; to inspect; to correct”).
(This character, , is a variant form of .)

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. to connect or graft a vine

Readings


Korean

Hanja

(gu) (hangeul , revised gu, McCuneReischauer ku)

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