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Translingual

Han character

(radical 199 +8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 十水心火木 (JEPFD) or 十弓心火木 (JNPFD), four-corner 47242)

  1. yeast, leaven
  2. wine

References

  • KangXi: page 1513, character 52
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47818
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2043, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4605, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+9EB4

Chinese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (4)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰiuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰiuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰuwk̚/
Li
Rong
/kʰiuk̚/
Wang
Li
/kʰĭuk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qu
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 7017
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰuɡ/

Noun

  1. yeast; leaven

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (29)
Final () (4)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰiuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰiuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰuwk̚/
Li
Rong
/kʰiuk̚/
Wang
Li
/kʰĭuk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qu
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 7017
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰuɡ/

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form )

  1. yeast
  2. leaven

Readings


Korean

Hanja

(guk) (hangeul , revised guk, McCune-Reischauer ****, Yale kwuk)

  1. yeast
  2. leaven

Vietnamese

Han character

(khúc)

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