朙
See also: 明
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Translingual
Han character
朙 (Kangxi radical 74, 月+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 田月月 (WBB), composition ⿰囧月)
Derived characters
- 𥂗, 𦹩, 𪆌
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 505, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14366
- Dae Jaweon: page 884, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2078, character 8
- Unihan data for U+6719
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 朙 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 囧 (OC *kʷaŋʔ, “window”) + semantic 月 (“moon”) – the moon shining through a window – moonlight; bright. See 明 (OC *mraŋ) for other forms.
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 朙 – see 明 (“bright; light; brilliant; clear; limpid; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 明). |
Japanese
Kanji
朙
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
朙 • (myeong) (hangeul 명, revised myeong, McCune–Reischauer myŏng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
朙: Hán Việt readings: minh (
朙: Nôm readings: mừng, minh, mầng, miêng, mênh
Note
- As seen in the image above, this was used as a substitute character of 明 due to naming taboos during the Nguyễn dynasty.