乇
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Han character
乇 (Kangxi radical 4, 丿+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 竹心 (HP), four-corner 20714, composition ⿱丿七)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 82, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 120
- Dae Jaweon: page 165, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 32, character 1
- Unihan data for U+4E47
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Glyph origin
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 咤 | *ʔr'aː, *ʔr'aːɡs |
| 吒 | *ʔr'aːɡs |
| 灹 | *ʔr'aːɡs |
| 矺 | *ʔr'aːɡs, *ʔl'aːb, *ʔl'aːɡ, *l̥ʰaːɡ, *ʔr'eːɡ |
| 奼 | *ʔr'aːɡs, *hr'aːʔ, *ʔl'aːɡs |
| 侘 | *hr'aː, *hr'aːɡs |
| 詫 | *hr'aːɡs |
| 秅 | *r'aː, *ʔl'aːɡs |
| 秺 | *ʔl'aːɡs |
| 亳 | *blaːɡ |
| 托 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 託 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 魠 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 馲 | *l̥ʰaːɡ, *raːɡ, *ʔr'aːɡ |
| 侂 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 飥 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 仛 | *l'aːɡ |
| 虴 | *pr'aːɡ |
| 杔 | *ʔr'aːɡ |
| 乇 | *ʔr'aːɡ |
| 宅 | *r'aːɡ |
| 厇 | *ʔr'eːɡ |
Two theories exist:
- According to Xu Zhongshu (徐中舒), it's a tool similar to 力 (a knife) to divide things in half.
- According to Lin Yiguang (林義光), it's the pictogram of grass growing; a root is visible at the bottom of the character.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhé
- Wade–Giles: chê2
- Yale: jé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jer
- Palladius: чжэ (čžɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: zaak6
- Yale: jaahk
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak9
- Guangdong Romanization: zag6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤrak/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ʔr'aːɡ/
Definitions
乇
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 乇 – see 託 (“to entrust; to commit to someone's care; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 託). |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tuo
- Wade–Giles: tʻo1
- Yale: twō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuo
- Palladius: то (to)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tok3
- Yale: tok
- Cantonese Pinyin: tok8
- Guangdong Romanization: tog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
乇
See also
- 托 (tuō) (current glyph)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- Eastern Min (BUC): nó̤h
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: nó̤h
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡɔʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
Definitions
乇
Synonyms
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Kanji
乇
Readings
Hanja
乇 • (tak) (hangeul 탁, revised tak, McCune–Reischauer t'ak, Yale thak)
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