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Modern (Beijing) reading: biāo
Preclassic Old Chinese: phāwʔ
Classic Old Chinese: phā́w
Western Han Chinese: phā́w
Eastern Han Chinese: phā́w
Early Postclassic Chinese: phā́w
Middle Postclassic Chinese: phā́w
Late Postclassic Chinese: phā́w
Middle Chinese: phấw
English meaning : deer, hind; unicorn
Russian meaning[s]: 1) полоть (сорняки); 2) 麃麃 воинственный; [páo] 麃子 1) лось (Alees machlis); 2) миф. однорогий лось
Comments: Also read *bhrāw, MC bạw id.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 198
Four-angle index: 8602
Karlgren code: 1170 a
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phāwH
Meaning: a k. of deer
Chinese: *phāwʔ, *bhrāw deer, hind; unicorn.
Kachin: (H) pho a (tamed) bison.
Comments: PG *pho deer; Kanauri pho. Sh. 132. Cf. PAA *puajh 'barking deer'.
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