囗
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Translingual
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Han character
囗 (radical 31 囗+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 月一 (BM) or XX月一 (XXBM), four-corner 60000)
- Kangxi radical #31, ⼞.
Derived characters
- Index:Chinese radical/囗
Usage notes
This character (囗) is used for enclosures; if a square is used within a character, then the character is instead 口.
References
- KangXi: page 216, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4675
- Dae Jaweon: page 439, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 710, character 8
- Unihan data for U+56D7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 囗 – see 圍 (“to surround; to encircle; to corral; all sides; etc.”). (This character, 囗, is a variant form of 圍.) |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 囗 – see 國 (“country; nation; nation-state; Mandarin; etc.”). (This character, 囗, is a variant form of 國.) |
Japanese
Kanji
囗
- mouth
- the "country" radical, called 国構 (kunigamae)
Readings
As a radical and variant kanji for 国 (“country”):
- Goon: こく (koku)
- Kan’on: こく (koku)
- Kun: くに (kuni, 囗); くにがまえ (kunigamae, 囗)←くにがまへ (kunigamafe, historical)
As a variant kanji for 囲 (“to surround/encircle”):
- Goon: え (e)←ゑ (we , historical)
- Kan’on: い (i)←ゐ (wi, historical)
- Kun: かこむ (kakomu, 囗む)
Korean
Hanja
囗 • (guk, wi) (hangeul 국, 위, revised guk, wi, McCune–Reischauer kuk, wi, Yale kwuk, wi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
囗 (vi)
References
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