# 䐬

| 䐬 | U+442C, &#17452; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-442C |
| ← 䐫 [U+442B] | CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A | 䐭 → [U+442D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

䐬 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+11, 15 strokes, composition ⿰月曹)
* crisp
* brittle
* light
* sound from the abdomen

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 992, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2106, character 13
* Unihan data for U+442C

## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): cáo (cao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cou$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: cáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cáo
*** Wade–Giles: tsʻao$^2$
*** Yale: tsáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaur
*** Palladius: цао (cao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cou$^4$
*** Yale: chòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰou̯²¹/
* Middle Chinese: dzaw
Rime :
| Character | 䐬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 昨勞切 |
| Baxter | dzaw |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡zɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡zɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zaw/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡zɑu/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zɑu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /d͡zʱɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | cáo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cou$^4$ |

#### Definitions

䐬
* crisp; brittle
* sound from the abdomen

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zau$^2$
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɒu̯¹³/

#### Definitions

䐬
* (Xiang) hungry

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 飢, 餓 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餓, 飢餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 餓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 餓 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 飢困 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 餓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 餓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 餓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 餓, 飢困 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 餓, 飢困 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 飢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 飢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 餓, 飢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 飢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 飢, 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 飢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 餓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 餓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 餓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 餓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 餓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 餓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 餓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 餓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 肚餓, 餓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 肚餓, 餓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 肚胈餓 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 肚胈餓 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 肚飢 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 肚飢 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 屎肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 飢 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 飢, 餓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 飢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 餓, 肚餓 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 餓 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 肚餓 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 餓 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 肚飢, 餓 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 餓 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 豺 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 餓 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 餓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 肚𤸁 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 肚飢, 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 肚胈飢 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 肚𤸁 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 餓 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 肚屎𤸁 |
| Hakka | Changting | 腹飢, 餓 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 豺 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 腹飢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 腹底飢, 腹飢, 餓 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 腹裡飢, 腹飢, 飢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 腹飢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 腹飢, 餓肚屎, 肚屎空 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 腹飢 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 肚飢, 肚籮捏飢 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 肚飢, 肚枵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 肚屎枵, 肚枵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 肚飢, 肚屎枵, 肚枵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 肚屎枵, 肚枵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屎肚枵 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 餓 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 肚胈餓 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 肚餓 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 餓 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 肚屎枵, 肚屎飢, 𤸁 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 肚屎飢 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 肚飢 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 肚𤸁 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 餓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 餓 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 餓, 飢 |
| Jin | Datong | 飢 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 餓 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 餓 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 飢 |
| Jin | Linhe | 餓 |
| Jin | Jining | 餓 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 餓 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 餓, 飢 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 餓 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 餓 |
| Jin | Handan | 餓, 飢 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 飢 |
| Jin | Suide | 餓 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 腹飢, 餓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 空, 枵 dated |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 腹肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 枵, 腹肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 枵, 腹肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 枵, 腹肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 枵, 肚困, 肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 肚困, 枵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 肚困, 枵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 肚困 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 肚枵 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 枵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 肚困, 枵 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 肚困 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 困, 肚困 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 困, 肚困 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 肚餓 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 餓, 肚餓 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餓 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 餓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 肚飢 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 餓 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 肚飢 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 餓, 䐬 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 肚䐬, 餓 intensified |