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臼
臼
Translingual
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Han character
臼 (radical 134 臼+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹X (HX), four-corner 77770)
References
- KangXi: page 1003, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30173
- Dae Jaweon: page 1459, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3037, character 1
- Unihan data for U+81FC
Chinese
|
simp. and trad. |
臼 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ
- Wade-Giles: chiu4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: kau3, kau5
- Yale: kau, káuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau3, kau5
- IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯³³/, /kʰɐu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiu, khíu
- Hakka Romanization System: kiu, kiu`
- Hagfa Pinyim: kiu4, kiu3
- IPA: /kʰi̯u⁵⁵ kʰi̯u³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khū
- Tâi-lô: khū
- Phofsit Daibuun: qu
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰu⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰu²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰu³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰu³³/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 臼 | 臼 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 屋 (4) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 其九切 | 居六切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɡɨuX/ | /kɨuk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɡiuX/ | /kiuk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɡiəuX/ | /kiuk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/guwX/ | /kuwk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɡiuX/ | /kiuk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɡĭəuX/ | /kĭuk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/gi̯ə̯uX/ | /ki̯uk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiù | ju |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 臼 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiù |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ gjuwX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.[ɡ]ʷəʔ/ |
| English | mortar |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 臼 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6977 |
| Phonetic component |
臼 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
舅 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɡuʔ/ |
References
Korean
Hanja
臼 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune-Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)
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