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Definition 2024


Translingual

Han character

(radical 157 +9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 口一竹十土 (RMHJG), four-corner 62114, composition)

  1. heel
  2. follow
  3. visit, call on

References

  • KangXi: page 1229, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37686
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1701, character 25
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3723, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+8E35

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Large seal script Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*rdoːŋ, *rdoːŋs
*rdoːŋ, *rdoːŋs
*rdoːŋ, *doːŋ, *tjoŋ
*rdoːŋ
𩪘 *rdoːŋ
*rdoːŋs, *tʰjoŋ
*rdoːŋs, *tʰjoŋ
*tʰoːnʔ, *tʰuːnʔ
*toːŋʔ
*toːŋʔ, *doːŋ
*toːŋʔ
*toːŋʔ
*toːŋs, *tuːŋʔ, *toŋs
*tʰoːŋ, *tʰoːŋʔ, *doːŋ
*doːŋ
*doːŋ
*doːŋ
罿 *doːŋ, *tʰjoŋ
*doːŋ
*doːŋ, *tʰjoŋ
*doːŋ, *doŋ
*doːŋʔ
*doːŋs
*toŋs
*toŋs
*tʰoŋ, *tʰoŋs, *tjoŋ
*doŋ, *doŋʔ, *doŋs
*doŋ, *doŋs
*doŋ
*doŋ, *tʰjoŋ
*tjoŋ, *tjoŋ
*tjoŋ
*tjoŋ
*tjoŋʔ, *tjoŋs
*tjoŋʔ
*tjoŋʔ
*tjoŋʔ
*tjoŋʔ, *tʰjoŋʔ
*tjoŋs
*tʰjoŋ
*tʰjoŋs
*djoŋʔ

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (23)
Final () (7)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕɨoŋX/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕioŋX/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕioŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cuawŋX/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕioŋX/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭwoŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯woŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhǒng
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 17473
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*tjoŋʔ/

Definitions

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References


Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kubiisu/

Noun

(hiragana くびいす, romaji kubiisu, historical hiragana くびひす)

  1. the bottom of the foot; the heel

Etymology 2

kubiisu → kubisu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kubisu/

Noun

(hiragana くびす, romaji kubisu)

  1. heel

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kakato/

Noun

(hiragana かかと, romaji kakato)

  1. the heel

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akuto/

Noun

(hiragana あくと, romaji akuto)

  1. heel

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡuto/

Noun

(hiragana あぐと, romaji aguto)

  1. heel

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

References

  • Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.

Kikai

Kanji

(hiragana あどぅ, romaji adu)

Noun

(hiragana あどぅ, romaji adu)

  1. heel

Korean

Hanja

(jong) (hangeul , revised jong, McCune-Reischauer chong, Yale cong)

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Okinawan

Kanji

(hiragana あどぅ, romaji adu)

Noun

(hiragana あどぅ, romaji adu)

  1. heel