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U+71EE, 燮
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-71EE

[U+71ED]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+71EF]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 86, +13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 火火水 (FFE), four-corner 99407, composition ⿱⿲)

Derived characters

Further reading

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 685, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19481
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1098, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 402, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+71EE
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Chinese

More information trad., simp. # ...

Glyph origin

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

In the oracle bone script, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): a hand () holding an object (?) among three or more fires (). Meaning and significance uncertain.

Various hypotheses exist: possibly poking at firewood, holding a tool inside flames, lighting fires with a torch, etc.

Later, an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): (hand) + (tool) + (fire). In the small seal script, the component came to be written , giving rise to the modern form.

Pronunciation



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

Definitions

  1. (literary) to harmonize; to mediate; to bring together
  2. (literary) harmonious; amiable
  3. a surname

Compounds

  • 燮友
  • 燮和
  • 燮和之任
  • 燮燮
  • 燮理陰陽 / 燮理阴阳
  • 燮調 / 燮调
  • 疊燮 / 叠燮 (diéxiè)
  • 貼燮 / 贴燮

References

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Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. moderate
  2. alleviate
  3. boil over low heat

Readings

  • Go-on: しょう (shō)せふ (sefu, historical)
  • Kan-on: しょう (shō)せふ (sefu, historical)
  • Kun: やわらげる (yawarageru, 燮らげる)

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 불꽃 (bulkkot seop))

  1. harmonize, blend
  2. adjust

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