琉

琉 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一土卜戈山 (MGYIU), four-corner 1011₃, composition ⿰𤣩㐬)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 733, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20978
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1118, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7409
• Unihan data for U+F9CC

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ru) : semantic 𤣩 (“jade”) + phonetic 㐬 ().

琉

1. Used in compounds.

• “琉”, 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–

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. precious stone
2. gem
3. lapis lazuli

• Go-on: る (ru)
• Kan-on: りゅう (ryū)^{←りう (riu, historical)}

• 琉璃(るり) (ruri): lapis lazuli
• 琉球(りゅうきゅう) (ryūkyū): Ryūkyū

From Middle Chinese 琉 (MC ljuw). Recorded as Middle Korean 류 (lyu) (Yale: lyu) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Wikisource 琉 (eumhun 유리 류 (yuri ryu), South Korea 유리 유 (yuri yu))

1. Hanja form^? of 류/유 (“glass”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

琉: Hán Việt readings: lưu
琉: Nôm readings: lưu

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