㚔

See also: 幸

㚔 U+3694, 㚔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3694 ← 㚓 [U+3693] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㚕 → [U+3695]

Translingual

Han character

㚔 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大廿十 (KTJ), four-corner 4040₁, composition ⿱大𢆉)

1. instrument of torture used in ancient times
2. loud
3. constant evil doer
4. (same as 幸) rejoice
5. fortunate
6. prosperous

Derived characters

• 𠵃, 𣷟, 𥏣, 𦁑, 𧨫, 𡘺, 𡙕, 𡙈, 𡙳, 𥇝, 𥇡, 𪇙, 𥂱, 𧗑, 𥃎, 𥃊, 𧃓, 𩼥, 𥲩, 𥽧, 𥷤, 𩽘

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 536, character 3
• Unihan data for U+3694

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㚔
alternative forms		幸

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 㚔
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Pictogram (象形), handcuffs. See 報 and 執. Unrelated to 睪, in which it represents an arrow under an eye to convey the meaning of "to aim; to spy".

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niè (nie⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niè
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niè
    • Wade–Giles: nieh⁴
    • Yale: nyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nieh
    • Palladius: не (ne)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: nip⁶
    • Yale: nihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːp̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: nrjep

Rime
Character	㚔
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)
Final (韻)	葉 (156)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	尼輒切
Baxter	nrjep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳˠiᴇp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳᵚiɛp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/niæp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳjiap̚/
Li Rong	/njɛp̚/
Wang Li	/nĭɛp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ni̯ɛp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nip6

Definitions

㚔

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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 㚔 – see 幸 (“by fluke; lucky; fortunate; lucky; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 幸).