See also: and
U+6589, 斉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6589

[U+6588]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+658A]
U+2EEB, ⻫
CJK RADICAL J-SIMPLIFIED EVEN

[U+2EEA]
CJK Radicals Supplement
[U+2EEC]

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Glyph origin

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Variant of .

Unrelated to , but currently classified under that radical.

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 67, +4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜大尸中 (YKSL), composition )

Derived characters

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See also

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 477, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13454
  • Dae Jaweon: page 834, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2170, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+6589

Chinese

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Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“even; uniform; of equal length; same; identical; etc.”).
(This character is the former (1935–1936) ROC simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

References

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Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Jōyō kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. equal, match
  2. Qi (a state within the Zhou dynasty)

Readings

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From Middle Chinese (MC dzej); compare Mandarin  / ():

  • Go-on: ざい (zai)
  • Kan-on: せい (sei, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese (MC dzejH); compare Mandarin  / ():

From Middle Chinese (MC tsreaj); compare Mandarin  / (zhāi):

From Middle Chinese; compare Mandarin  / ():

From native Japanese roots:

Compounds

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC dzej).

Proper noun

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(せい) (Sei

  1. (historical) a state in ancient China during the Zhou dynasty
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Note 2