叓

叓 U+53D3, 叓
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53D3
← 叒
[U+53D2] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 叔 →
[U+53D4]

Translingual

Han character

叓 (Kangxi radical 29, 又+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十中水 (JLE), composition ⿱𰀉又)

Derived characters

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 165, character 36
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3146
  • Dae Jaweon: page 376, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 394, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+53D3

Chinese

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 𰀉 (“a flag hoisted onto a frame”) + 又 (“hand”). Represents the work or duty assigned to a (lower) servant, who would e.g. hoist flags as part of their service, whence also the meaning “petty official”.[1]

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 叓 – see 事 (“thing; matter; task; work; job; career; etc.”).
(This character is an ancient form of 事).

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 叓 – see 吏 (“government official; petty official; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 吏).

References
  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Japanese

Kanji
叓

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. Alternative form of 事 (“thing, matter, work, job”) (ancient form)
  2. Alternative form of 吏 (“petty official, civil servant”) (ancient form)

Readings

Readings from 事:

  • Kan-on: し (shi)
  • Kan’yō-on: ず (zu)
  • Kun: こと (koto)

Korean

Hanja

叓 • (sa) (hangeul 사)

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