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働

See also: 動, 动, and 𫢙
働 U+50CD, 働
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50CD
← 僌
[U+50CC] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 僎 →
[U+50CE]

Translingual

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Han character

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働 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+11, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人竹土尸 (OHGS), four-corner 24227, composition ⿰亻動)

Further reading

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 116, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1079
  • Dae Jaweon: page 247, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 211, character 9
  • Unihan data for U+50CD

Chinese

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trad. 働/動
simp. 动*
nonstandard simp. 𫢙

Glyph origin

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 働.

Etymology

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Spelling pronunciation, as 動／动 (dòng).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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働

  1. (uncommon, dated) Used in borrowings of Japanese words: labor; work
    勞働／劳动  ―  láodòng  ―  labor (勞動)

Usage notes

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  • This character is pronounced similar to 動／动 (dòng) based on the 有邊讀邊／有边读边 (yǒu biān dú biān) method.
  • In mainland China, this character is considered a variant traditional form of 动／動 (dòng) that forms part of the compound word 劳动／勞動 (láodòng).

References

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Japanese

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Glyph origin

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A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”). Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 亻 (“person”) + 動 (“movement”).

Kanji

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働

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. labor; work

Readings

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  • Kan’yō-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)
  • Kun: はたらく (hataraku, 働く, Jōyō)

Compounds

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Compounds
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