仢
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハク
- シャク
- チャク
- テキ
Kun'yomi
- まるきばし
Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Study
Etymology
仢 combines the person radical 亻 with 勺, but the exact historical development is uncertain. It may have originally related to a person or a phonetic role, but no clear meaning survives.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside a ladle-like shape 勺 suggests a person with a tool, but the intended meaning is unclear. Think of it as a person holding something, though the exact idea is lost.
Reading mnemonic
For ハク, imagine a person 亻 using a ladle 勺 to scoop up a hunk of something: hunk -> ハク, though the kanji's meaning is uncertain.