㞎

㞎	U+378E, 㞎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-378E

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[U+378D]

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Translingual

Han character

㞎 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸日山 (SAU), composition ⿸尸巴)

Derived characters

𨹣, 𣜺

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 300, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 967, character 6
Unihan data for U+378E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 尸 (“body”) + phonetic 巴.

The choosing of 尸 (shī) radical is seemingly influenced by character 屎 (“faeces”).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		㞎
alternative forms		粑

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bǎ (ba³)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ba³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎ
  - Wade–Giles: pa³
  - Yale: bǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baa
  - Palladius: ба (ba)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ba³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: baa
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pa⁵³/

Definitions

㞎

(dialectal Mandarin, often childish) dung; faeces; excrement
(dialectal Mandarin) to excrete; to take a dump

Synonyms

(dung): 屎 (shǐ)

Compounds

㞎㞎 (bǎba)
㞎屎
屎㞎㞎 (shǐbǎba)
屙㞎
屙㞎㞎

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		㞎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pā (pa¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pā
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pa
  - Wade–Giles: pʻa¹
  - Yale: pā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pa
  - Palladius: па (pa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰä⁵⁵/

Definitions

㞎

(dialectal Mandarin) Classifier for piles of excrement.