㚔

See also: 幸

㚔	U+3694, 㚔 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3694

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[U+3693]

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A

㚕 →
[U+3695]

Translingual

Han character

㚔 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大廿十 (KTJ), four-corner 4040₁, composition ⿱大𢆉)

instrument of torture used in ancient times
loud
constant evil doer
(same as 幸) rejoice
fortunate
prosperous

Derived characters

𠵃, 𣷟, 𥏣, 𦁑, 𧨫, 𡘺, 𡙕, 𡙈, 𡙳, 𥇝, 𥇡, 𪇙, 𥂱, 𧗑, 𥃎, 𥃊, 𧃓, 𩼥, 𥲩, 𥽧, 𥷤, 𩽘

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 536, character 3
Unihan data for U+3694

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㚔
alternative forms		幸

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 㚔
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

Pictogram (象形), handcuffs. See 報 and 執. Unrelated to 睪, in which it represents an arrow under an eye to convey the meaning of "to aim; to spy".

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niè (nie⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niè
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niè
  - Wade–Giles: nieh⁴
  - Yale: nyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nieh
  - Palladius: не (ne)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: nip⁶
  - Yale: nihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːp̚²/

Middle Chinese: nrjep

Rime
Character	㚔
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)
Final (韻)	葉 (156)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	尼輒切
Baxter	nrjep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳˠiᴇp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳᵚiɛp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/niæp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳjiap̚/
Li Rong	/njɛp̚/
Wang Li	/nĭɛp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ni̯ɛp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nip⁶

Definitions

㚔

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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 㚔 – see 幸 (“by fluke; lucky; fortunate; lucky; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 幸).