皈

See also: 歸 and 𦤇
皈 U+7688, 皈
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7688
← 皇
[U+7687] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 皉 →
[U+7689]

Translingual

Han character

皈 (Kangxi radical 106, 白+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹日竹水 (HAHE), four-corner 21647 or 22647, composition ⿰白反)

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 787, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22705
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1202, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2647, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+7688

Chinese
trad. 皈
simp. # 皈

Glyph origin

Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Originally 𦤇, which is an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 自 (“self”) + 反 (“to return; to move back”). Later 自 was corrupted into 白.

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 皈 – see 歸 (“to return; to come back to; to return to; to revert to; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 歸).

Usage notes

Usually written as 皈 in Buddhist terms.

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji
皈

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. Alternative form of 帰

Readings

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