匄
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Han character
匄 (Kangxi radical 20, 勹+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 心卜女 (PYV) or 難心卜女 (XPYV), composition ⿹勹亡)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 150, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2505
- Dae Jaweon: page 340, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 257, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5304
Glyph origin
Original form of 丐 and 匃. It represents the tip of a blade 亡 inside the character that represents a knife 刀. Its original meaning is not fully clear; perhaps it was "damage".
Meaning
- to beg/pray for mercy
- prayer
Kanji
匄
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Readings
Hanja
匄 • (gae, gal) (hangeul 개, 갈, revised gae, gal, McCune–Reischauer kae, kal)
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