符

Han character

符 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹人木戈 (HODI), four-corner 8824₃, composition ⿱𥫗付)

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bo) : semantic 𥫗 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 付 (OC *pos).

Pronunciation

Definitions

符

1. (historical) tally
2. symbol; sign

   符號／符号  ―  fúhào  ―  symbol

3. charm
4. to match; to correspond
5. a surname

Compounds

References

• “符”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

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Etymology

From Middle Chinese 符 (MC bju).

Hanja

符 (eumhun 부호 부 (buho bu))

1. hanja form^? of 부 (“mark, tally, symbol, charm, ID tag”)

Noun

符 (búa)

1. Nôm form of búa (“spell; charm”).

   吟符散對𱣨边法

   Gằm búa sán đuổi lồm vần phép

   The spells faded with the wind, casting a charm

References

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Han character

符: Hán Nôm readings: phù, bùa

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