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U+9178, 酸
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9178

[U+9177]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9179]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 164, +7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一田戈金水 (MWICE), four-corner 13647, composition )

Derived characters

  • 𭋟, 𦾹, 𩆑

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1283, character 15
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39871
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1783, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3585, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+9178

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səwr (sour; be acid) (STEDT, under *suːr ⪤ *swaːr). Cognate with Mizo thûr (acid; sour).

Pronunciation


Note: lhon1* - “vinegar”.
Note:
  • soe1/synn1 - vernacular;
  • suang1/suong1 - literary.

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Definitions

  1. sour; tart
    葡萄   suānpútáo   sour grapes
  2. (chemistry) acid [from late 19th c.]
       yánsuān   hydrochloric acid
    Antonym:  / (jiǎn)
  3. (Siyi Yue, Fuqing Eastern Min) vinegar
  4. sick at heart; grieved; sad
  5. alternative form of (suān, aching; sore; stiff)
  6. stingy; miserly
  7. narrow-minded; pedantic
  8. spoiled; rancid
  9. to satirize; to ridicule
  10. (Internet slang) jealous; envious [from 2019]
    See also: 吃不到的葡萄是酸的, sour grapes
    See also: , 吃醋
    alt. forms: 🍋
  11. a surname

Synonyms

Compounds

Descendants

  • ? Proto-Hmong-Mien: *suj (sour)

See also

Basic tastes in Chinese · 味道 (layout · text)
sweet sour Thumb bitter spicy savory
(tián) (suān)  / (xián) () 鮮味 / 鲜味 (xiānwèi)

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