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U+8CDB, 賛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CDB

[U+8CDA]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8CDC]

Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character

(Kangxi radical 154, 貝+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手人月山金 (QOBUC), composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1209, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36841
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3645, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+8CDB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to help; to support; to agree; etc.”).
(This character is the former (1935–1936) ROC simplified, draft (1955) first-round simplified, and variant form of ).
Notes:

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to praise; to commend; to eulogize; to like; etc.”).
(This character is the draft (1955) first-round simplified form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. assist, help
  2. agree, approve, support

Readings

  • Go-on: さん (san, Jōyō)
  • Kan-on: さん (san, Jōyō)
  • Kun: たすける (tasukeru, 賛ける)たたえる (tataeru, 賛える)

Compounds

Derived terms
Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

(さん) • (san

  1. praise, tribute
  2. inscription on picture