狆

狆 U+72C6, 狆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-72C6 ← 狅 [U+72C5] CJK Unified Ideographs 狇 → [U+72C7]

狆 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大竹中 (KHL), four-corner 4520₆, composition ⿰犭中)

1. Bouyei people
2. Japanese Chin

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 708, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20293
• Dae Jaweon: page 1120, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1336, character 5
• Unihan data for U+72C6

simp. and trad.		狆

狆

1. (historical) Bouyei (ethnic group)

   Synonym: 布依 (Bùyī)

2. Japanese Chin, a breed of dog originated in Japan

Appeared from the Edo period. A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”), invented independently of Chinese 狆 (zhòng, “Bouyei people”).

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. name of an ethnic group had been living in Yunnan and Guizhou
2. Japanese Chin, a breed of dog

• Go-on: ちゅう (chū)^{←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ちゅう (chū)^{←ちゆう (tyuu, historical)}
• Kun: ちん (chin, 狆)^{←ちん (tin, 狆, historical)}

Kanji in this term
狆
ちん Hyōgai
kun'yomi

According one theory, short for 小(ちい)さい犬(いぬ) (chīsai inu, “small dog”).

• (Tokyo) ちん [chíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩɴ]

狆(ちん) • (chin) ^{←ちん (tin)?}

1. Japanese Chin, a breed of dog originated in Japan

• 狆(ちん)穴(あな)子(ご) (chin-anago)
• 狆(ちん)くしゃ (chinkusha)
• 狆(ちん)ころ (chinkoro)
• 狆(ちん)猫(ねこ)婆(ばばあ) (chin neko babā)

狆 (eumhun 오랑캐 중 (orangkae jung))

1. name of barbarians had been living in Yunnan and Guizhou