瞌

瞌 U+778C, 瞌
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-778C
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Translingual

Han character

瞌 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月山土戈廿 (BUGIT), four-corner 64017, composition ⿰目盍)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 814, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23570
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1228, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2505, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+778C

Chinese

simp. and trad.
瞌
alternative forms 𱳃 Hainanese
䀫 Hokkien

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰaːb) : semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 盍 (OC *ɡaːb).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • khoeh/kheh/khereh - vernacular (“to close one's eyes”);
  • khap - literary.
    Note: kag4 - Chenghai.
      • (Leizhou)
        • Leizhou Pinyin: koi7
        • Sinological IPA: /kʰɔi⁵⁵/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 瞌
Reading # 1/1
No. 5079
Phonetic
component
盍
Rime
group
盍
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
榼
Old
Chinese
/*kʰaːb/

Definitions

瞌

  1. ⁜ sleepy
  2. (Cantonese) to doze
  3. (Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) to close (one's eyes)
  4. (Leizhou Min, Hainanese) to sleep
    • 2014, 强哥 [Mr Hiang] (lyrics and music), “海南粉”, in 大海南‎, performed by 强哥 [Mr Hiang]:
      暗上早早瞌 天光早早醒 [Hainanese, trad. and simp.]
      Sleep early in the evening, wake up early at the break of dawn

Synonyms

Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji

瞌

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): こう (kō)
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