𣥂

See also: 少

𣥂 U+23942, 𣥂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-23942 ← 𣥁 [U+23941] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𣥃 → [U+23943]

Translingual

Han character

𣥂 (Kangxi radical 77, 止+0, 4 strokes, composition ⿱𰍧丿)

Derived characters

• 步, 𣥩, 𣥶, 𣥿, 𡰹, 𰂮, 𩓯, 𩔤, 賓, 𢧹, 𦴹, 嵗, 𮬇

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 574, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 28, character 5
• Unihan data for U+23942

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𣥂

Glyph origin

A stylized reversed foot (止) that can be found at the bottom of the character 步, which indicates "footsteps". Unrelated to 少.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tà (ta⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tà
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tà
    • Wade–Giles: tʻa⁴
    • Yale: tà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tah
    • Palladius: та (ta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: that

Rime
Character	𣥂
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	曷 (63)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	他達切
Baxter	that
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʰɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/tʰɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/tʰɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tʰat̚/
Li Rong	/tʰɑt̚/
Wang Li	/tʰɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/tʰɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ta
Expected Cantonese Reflex	taat3

Definitions

𣥂

1. (same as 蹋 and 踏) to step on, to trample, to tread on
2. reversed foot, a footstep (see 步)

References

• International Encoded Han Character and Variants Database