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Chinese characters :
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Character: 巫
Modern (Beijing) reading: wú
Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)a
Classic Old Chinese: m(h)a
Western Han Chinese: m(h)a
Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)wa
Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wo
Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wo
Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wo
Middle Chinese: mü
English meaning : shaman, magician [LZ]
Russian meaning[s]: шаманка, шаман; колдунья; знахарь
Radical: 48
Four-angle index: 131
Karlgren code: 0105 a
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *mɨa
Meaning: magic
Tibetan: mo lot.
Burmese: hmau magic.
Comments: Cf. Kulung mɔ:bɔ 'household rite', mɔ:bɔcha 'shaman'.
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