磂

磂 U+78C2, 磂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-78C2 ← 磁 [U+78C1] CJK Unified Ideographs 磃 → [U+78C3]

Translingual

Han character

磂 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一口竹竹田 (MRHHW), composition ⿰石留)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 834, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24383
• Dae Jaweon: page 1251, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2449, character 1
• Unihan data for U+78C2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 留 (OC *m·ru, *m·rus).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 磂 – see 硫 (“sulfur”). (This character is a variant form of 硫).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 磂 – see 鎦 (“a traditional Chinese gilding process involving gold dissolved in mercury, which is painted on silver, copper, brass, or bronze wares; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鎦).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02837-001
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B05423-004