(zhōng) - A rare or variant character & sometimes used in Japanese as an extended shinjitai

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zhōng | 7 strokes | radical: 辶

· zhōng

A rare or variant character;

sometimes used in Japanese as an extended shinjitai form of 逓 (tei, 'relay, mail');

in Chinese contexts, it may be a variant or rare form related to movement or passage.

A rare or variant charactersometimes used in Japanese as an extended shinjitaiin Chinese contexts, it may be a variant
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This character is rare in modern Chinese usage (迚).
  • It appears in some historical texts (迚).
  • In Japanese, it can represent 逓 (逓信省).

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Japanese as a graphical variant.
  • Extremely rare in modern Chinese, primarily of interest to lexicographers and scholars.

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