Mixed-A Groups

These groups have at least 4 characters and only 2 pronunciations.

禾

growing grain

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ˤoj

Middle Chinese: hwa

和
340
hòa
harmony, peace
共和
諧和
cộng hòa
hài hòa
republican; republic
harmonious; harmony
禾
341
hòa
grain still on stalk
禾穀
hòa cốc
cereals

科
342
khoa
section, department, science
科學
醫科
khoa học
y khoa
science, scientific
medicine
蝌
343
khoa
tadpole
蝌蚪
khoa đẩu
tadpole

區

(a measure)

Old Chinese: *qˤ(r)o

Middle Chinese: 'uw

區
344
khu、âu
area, district, region, ward
軍區
特區
中區
quân khu
đặc khu
trung âu
military zone
special zone
Central Europe
鷗
345
âu
seagull, tern
海鷗
hải âu
gull, seamen, sea gulf
歐
346
âu
used in transliterating non-Chinese words such as Europe, ohm
歐美
東歐
âu mỹ
đông âu
Europe and the United States, Occidental, Western
Eastern Europe

嶇
347
khu
steep, sheer
崎嶇
kỳ khu
bumpy, rough, rugged

昌

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: tʰjaŋ

菖
348
xương
iris, sweet flag, calamus
菖蒲
xương bồ
sweet rush
昌
349
xương
light of sun
昌盛
xương thịnh
prosperous, thriving, flourishing

唱
350
xướng
sing, chant, call
合唱
歌唱
hợp xướng
ca xướng
sing in chorus, chorus
singing
倡
351
xướng
guide, leader
提倡
đề xướng
to initiate, promote