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調
調
See also: 调
Translingual
Han character
調 (radical 149 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口月土口 (YRBGR), four-corner 07620, composition ⿰言周)
References
- KangXi: page 1166, character 8
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35609
- Dae Jaweon: page 1631, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3989, character 6
- Unihan data for U+8ABF
Chinese
| trad. | 調 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 调 | |
Glyph origin
| Characters in the same phonetic series (周) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
|---|---|
| Old Chinese | |
| 裯 | *tuːw, *dɯw, *do |
| 啁 | *tuːw, *rtɯːw, *tɯw |
| 禂 | *tuːwʔ |
| 綢 | *tʰuːw, *dɯw |
| 翢 | *tʰuːw, *duːw |
| 錭 | *duːw |
| 雕 | *tɯːw |
| 凋 | *tɯːw |
| 琱 | *tɯːw |
| 鯛 | *tɯːw |
| 鵰 | *tɯːw |
| 彫 | *tɯːw |
| 奝 | *tɯːw |
| 調 | *dɯːw, *dɯːws, *tɯw |
| 蜩 | *dɯːw |
| 惆 | *tʰɯw |
| 婤 | *tʰɯw, *tjɯw |
| 稠 | *dɯw |
| 椆 | *dɯw, *tjɯws |
| 周 | *tjɯw |
| 輖 | *tjɯw |
| 賙 | *tjɯw |
| 郮 | *tjɯw |
| 晭 | *tjɯwʔ |
| 倜 | *tʰɯːwɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *dɯːw, *dɯːws, *tɯw) : semantic 言 + phonetic 周 (OC *tjɯw).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiau / thiàu
- Min Dong (BUC): dièu / dèu
- Min Nan (POJ): tiâu
- Wu (Wiktionary): diau (T3)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˊ
- Wade-Giles: t'iao2
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyau
- IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: tiu4
- Yale: tìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tiu4
- IPA (key): /tʰiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiau / thiàu
- Hakka Romanization System: tiau / tiauˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tiau4 / tiau2
- IPA: /tʰi̯au̯⁵⁵/, /tʰi̯au̯¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dièu / dèu
- IPA (key): /tieu⁵³/, /tɛu⁵³/
- Note: dèu - only in the sense of “to flavour; to mix (ingredients)”.
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu
- Tâi-lô: tiâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: diaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: diau (T3)
- IPA (key): /d̻iɔ²³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 徒聊切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/deu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/deu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/deu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/dɛw/ |
| Li Rong |
/deu/ |
| Wang Li |
/dieu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/dʱieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
tiáo |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 17520 |
| Phonetic component |
周 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
迢 |
| Old Chinese |
/*dɯːw/ |
Definitions
調
- to adjust; to regulate
- to train; to tame; to drill
- (music) to tune; to play (an instrument)
- to recuperate under medical treatment
- to mix; to stir; to blend
- harmonious; matching
- to cook; to flavour
- to play; to display; to be rude; to be naughty
- to take liberties with (a woman); to flirt
- to throw; to toss
Compounds
Derived terms from 調
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): diu6, deu6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tiau
- Min Dong (BUC): diêu
- Min Nan (POJ): tiāu
- Wu (Wiktionary): diau (T3)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ
- Wade-Giles: tiao4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw
- IPA (key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋㄦ
- Wade-Giles: tiaorh4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaull
- IPA (key): /tjaʊɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: diu6, deu6
- Yale: diuh, colloquial sounds not defined
- Cantonese Pinyin: diu6, deu6
- IPA (key): /tiːu̯²²/, /tɛːu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiau
- Hakka Romanization System: diau
- Hagfa Pinyim: diau4
- IPA: /ti̯au̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: diêu
- IPA (key): /tiɛu²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiāu
- Tâi-lô: tiāu
- Phofsit Daibuun: diau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ³³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: diau (T3)
- IPA (key): /d̻iɔ²³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 徒弔切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/deuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/deuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/deuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/dɛwH/ |
| Li Rong |
/deuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/dieuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/dʱieuH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
diào |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 17522 |
| Phonetic component |
周 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
藋 |
| Old Chinese |
/*dɯːws/ |
Definitions
調
- to transfer; to move; to shift
- to select; to promote
- to send; to dispatch; to arrange; to allocate
- to exchange; to interchange
- to extract; to draw out; to obtain
- to turn; to revolve
- to calculate; to investigate
- to show off; to resort to
- style; form; mode
- mood; taste
- opinion; idea; expression
- (linguistics) accent; tone
- (music) tune; melody
- (music) mode; major or minor
Compounds
Derived terms from 調
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Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ
- Wade-Giles: chou1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jou
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 張流切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʈɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʈiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ȶiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʈuw/ |
| Li Rong |
/ȶiu/ |
| Wang Li |
/ȶĭəu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ȶi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
zhōu |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 調 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 17524 |
| Phonetic component |
周 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
輈 |
| Old Chinese |
/*tɯw/ |
Definitions
調
Japanese
Kanji
調
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Readings
Compounds
Proper noun
調 (hiragana みつぐ, romaji Mitsugu)
- A male given name