U+55FB, 嗻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-55FB

[U+55FA]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+55FC]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口戈廿火 (RITF), composition )

  1. to screen
  2. loquacious

Derived characters

  • 𮟛

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 204, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4151
  • Dae Jaweon: page 427, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 678, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+55FB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) talkative

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. only used in 唓嗻𪠳嗻 (chēzhē)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.

From Manchu ᠵᡝ (je).

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. (historical) yes (used in the Qing dynasty by Manchu officials, responding to another or the emperor)

Usage notes

In historical dramas or movies, this term is commonly mistaken as (zhā). However, Manchu ᠵᠠ (ja) actually means “cheap” or “easy”.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“only; just; simply; merely; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • Go-on: しゃ (sha)
  • Kan-on: しゃ (sha)
  • Kan’yō-on: しょ (sho)
  • Kun: さえぎる (saegiru, 嗻る)

Korean

Hanja

• (cha) (hangeul , revised cha, McCune–Reischauer ch'a)

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Vietnamese

: Hán Việt readings: già, giá

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