𢆶

𢆶 U+221B6, 𢆶 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-221B6 ← 𢆵 [U+221B5] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𢆷 → [U+221B7]

Translingual

Han character

𢆶 (Kangxi radical 52, 幺+3, 6 strokes, composition ⿰幺幺)

Derived characters

• 𢆸 𢆻 𢆼 𢇁 𢇅 𢇇 𢇑

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 342, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1093, character 9
• Unihan data for U+221B6

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𢆶

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōu (you¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: you
    • Wade–Giles: yu¹
    • Yale: yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iou
    • Palladius: ю (ju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'juw, 'jiw

Rime
Character	𢆶	𢆶
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	幽 (138)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於求切	於虯切
Baxter	'juw	'jiw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨu/	/ʔiɪu/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔiu/	/ʔɨu/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiəu/	/ʔieu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuw/	/ʔjiw/
Li Rong	/ʔiu/	/ʔiĕu/
Wang Li	/ĭəu/	/iəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ə̯u/	/ʔieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yōu	yōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau1	jau1

Definitions

𢆶

1. (obsolete) minute; extremely small; tiny; infinitesimal

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 𢆶 – see 茲 (“this; year; time; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 茲).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 𢆶 – see 玆 (“black; muddy; dirty; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 玆).