U+3705, 㜅
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3705

[U+3704]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A
[U+3706]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 38, 女+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 女卜戈田 (VYIW), composition )

References

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic (woman) + phonetic (OC *l̥ʰuɡs, *l̥ʰuɡ, *hluɡ).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
alternative forms

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (32)
Final () (4)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter xjuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/hiuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/xiuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/huwk̚/
Li
Rong
/xiuk̚/
Wang
Li
/xĭuk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/xi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
huk1

Definitions

  1. (historical dictionaries only) to fawn on; to flatter; to love
  2. (historical dictionaries only) jealous

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
alternative forms

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
  2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) good; fine; excellent
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien) joyful; cheerful; happy
Synonyms