廿
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.twenty
CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA
Wiktionary
- 1.twenty
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Etymology
Two 十 ("ten") written side by side, with a horizontal stroke at the bottom that fuses them. See also 卅. In characters such as 漢 and 黄, it represents an open mouth 口, while in 度 and 席 it actually represents a stylized rock 石. The pronunciation in most dialects is a contraction of 二十 (èrshí) (Early Middle Chinese: *nyijH dzyip). The irregular pronunciation (e.g. /nVm/) dates back to the Song dynasty, to avoid homophony with a vulgar word; see 入 (rù) (now commonly written as 日 (rì) in dialects).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
More examples & usage (AI)
Derived terms
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA