U+5A03, 娃
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5A03

[U+5A02]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5A04]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 38, +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女土土 (VGG), four-corner 44414, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 261, character 29
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6262
  • Dae Jaweon: page 528, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1042, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+5A03

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *qreː) : semantic + phonetic (OC *kʷeː).

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (34)
Final () (31)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter 'ea
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠɛ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔᵚæ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔæi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔaɨj/
Li
Rong
/ʔɛ/
Wang
Li
/ai/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔai/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
aai1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 4542
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qreː/

Definitions

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  1. beautiful
  2. beautiful girl
  3. girl; lady; female
  4. child; kid; infant
    [Guanzhong Mandarin]  ―  zi [Guanzhong Pinyin]  ―  boy
  5. child (son or daughter)
    一個一个 [Guanzhong Mandarin]  ―  Tǎ yòu yǐgē [Guanzhong Pinyin]  ―  He has a child.
  6. (regional) son
  7. (regional) young animal
  8. doll
      ―  yángwa  ―  doll
Synonyms
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Compounds

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. a surname

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. beautiful (used only for names)

Readings

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  • Go-on: (e) (we, historical)
  • Kan-on: あい (ai) (wa)
  • Kun: うつくしい (utsukushii, 娃しい)

Etymology

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Kanji in this term
あい
Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Sino-Japanese.

The 漢音 (kan'on) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Affix

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(あい) (ai

  1. beauty, beautiful girl (generally only used in names)

Korean

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Hanja

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(wae) (hangeul )

  1. baby
  2. doll
  3. pretty girl

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: oa

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
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