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U+54A6, 咦
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54A6

[U+54A5]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+54A7]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口大弓 (RKN), four-corner 65032, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 186, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3535
  • Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 30
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 614, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+54A6

Chinese

More information simp. and trad., alternative forms ...

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 咦, Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) ...

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *hril): semantic + phonetic (OC *lil).

Pronunciation 1


Definitions

  1. An interjection used to express confusion. huh?
    鑰匙 [MSC, trad.]
    钥匙 [MSC, simp.]
    , wǒ de yàoshi ne? [Pinyin]
    Huh? Where is my key?
    怎麼這兒 [MSC, trad.]
    怎么这儿 [MSC, simp.]
    , tā zěnme zài zhèr? [Pinyin]
    Uh, why is he here?
  2. (Cantonese) Expression of disgust. ew
  3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    《說文》:南陽謂大呼曰咦。

Usage notes

  • The first sense expresses a relatively neutral feeling.
  • For the first sense, the vowel is short; for the second sense, the vowel is longer.

Pronunciation 2



More information Rime, Character ...
More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Definitions

  1. smiling
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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): (i) (ki)たい (tai)だい (dai)
  • Kun: といき (toiki)

Korean

Hanja

(i, jae) (hangeul , , revised i, jae, McCuneReischauer i, chae)

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Vietnamese

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