篑
kuì

a bamboo basket for carrying earth

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 贵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 簣.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

贵
贵 Sound component
guì expensive

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簣 a bamboo basket for carrying earth Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.

Components

⺮
⺮ Meaning component
zhú bamboo

⺮ is a component form of 竹.

貴
貴 Sound component
guì expensive

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhwɛjHkʰˤruj-sbasket
Zhengzhangkʰruːds
ɡruds

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang