灰
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Han character
灰 (radical 86, 火+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 大火 (KF), four-corner 40809 or 71289, composition ⿸𠂇火(GHTK) or ⿸厂火(JV or U+2F835
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References
- KangXi: page 665, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18859
- Dae Jaweon: page 1075, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2188, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7070
Chinese
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Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (灰) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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脄 | *mɯːs, *mɯː |
盔 | *km̥ʰɯː |
詼 | *km̥ʰlɯː |
恢 | *km̥ʰɯː |
灰 | *hmɯː |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 又 (“hand”) + 火 (“fire”) – fire that can be touched with the hand (ash). 又 has been modified to 𠂇; compare 友 (“friend”), 右 (“right”).
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷut ~ hwut (“ashes, dust”) (STEDT; Schuessler (2007) reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *wu). Compare Mizo vutᴸ, Apatani mù-bu, Manipuri ut, Northern Tujia bu³ ci².
Pronunciation
Definitions
灰
Compounds
Derived terms from 灰
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Japanese
Readings
- Go-on: け (ke)←け (ke, historical)←くゑ (kwe, ancient)
- Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)←くわい (kwai, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: くい (kui)
- Kun: はい (hai, 灰, Jōyō)←はひ (fafi, historical)
Mulam
Vietnamese
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