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冶 (Kangxi radical 15,冫+5, 7 strokes,cangjie input戈一戈口 (IMIR),four-corner33160,composition⿰冫台)
| simp. andtrad. | 冶 | |
|---|---|---|
| Historical forms of the character冶 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*laːʔ): semantic 冫(“ice”) + phonetic 台(OC*l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ). It expresses the idea of ice softening and melting, and by extension, of metal melting.[1]
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 冶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 羊者切 |
| Baxter | yaeX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiaX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jiaX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /iaX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jiaX/ |
| Li Rong | /iaX/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭaX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯aX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yě |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | je5 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 冶 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14811 |
| Phonetic component | 冶 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 野 |
| Old Chinese | /*laːʔ/ |
冶
FromMiddle Chinese冶 (MC yaeX).
| Historical readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[1] | 불무 (Yale:pwùlmwù) | 야〯 (Yale:yă) |
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