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Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*kaːls
*kaːls
*kɯ, *kas
*kaː, *kʰaː
*kaː
*kaː
*kaː
*kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ
*kaː
*kaː
*kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs
*kaː, *kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːʔ
*kaːs
*kaːs
*kaːɡs
*kaːɡs
*kaːɡs
*kaːɡs
*kaːɡs
*kaːɡs
*kʰaː
*kʰaː
*kʰaː
*kʰaː
*kʰaːʔ, *kʰaːs
*qʰaː, *ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaː
*ɡaːʔ
*ɡaːʔ
*ɡaːʔ
*ɡaːʔ, *ɡaːɡs
*ɡaːʔ
*ka
*ka
*ka
*ka, *kas, *kʰa
*ka
*ka
*ka
*ka
*ka, *ɡa
*kas
*kas
*kas
*ɡaːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ka) : semantic  (hand) + phonetic  (OC *kɯ, *kas).

Han character

(radical 64 +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手尸十口 (QSJR), four-corner 57064, composition)

  1. occupy, take possession of (simplified form of )
  2. a base, position (simplified form of 據)
  3. evidence, certificate

References

  • KangXi: page 435, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12204
  • Dae Jaweon: page 784, character 29
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1909, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+636E

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character, , is the simplified form of .)
Notes:

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (28)
Final () (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨʌ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiɔ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiɔ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɨə̆/
Li
Rong
/kiɔ/
Wang
Li
/kĭo/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯wo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 4265
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ka/

Definitions

  1. Only used in 拮据 (jiéjū).

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

  • On: きょ (kyo)
  • Kun: すえる (sueru), すえ (sue)

Korean

Hanja

(geo) (hangeul , revised geo, McCune-Reischauer kŏ, Yale ke)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(cứ, , cớ)

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