乏
|
Translingual
Han character
乏 (Kangxi radical 4, 丿+4 in traditional Chinese and Korean, 丿+3 in mainland China and Japanese, 5 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 4 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 竹戈弓人 (HINO), four-corner 20307, composition ⿱㇒之)
Derived characters
- 姂, 㞏, 柉, 泛, 疺, 眨, 砭, 窆, 䍇, 䒦, 覂, 貶, 𪀐
References
- KangXi: page 82, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 133
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 34, character 3
- Unihan data for U+4E4F
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 乏 | |
---|---|---|
alternative forms | 𠂜 𠓟 𣥄 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 乏 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
|
Old Chinese | |
---|---|
砭 | *prom, *proms |
貶 | *promʔ |
窆 | *proms |
泛 | *pʰoms, *bob |
姂 | *pʰoms, *bob, *kpʰob |
䒦 | *pʰom, *pʰoms |
柉 | *bom |
覂 | *poŋʔ |
眨 | *sproːb |
鴔 | *brub |
乏 | *bob |
Possibly an ideogram (指事) generated by replacing uppermost stroke of 正 (“straight; right”) with a slanted stroke 丿 — not right; lacking.
According to Shuowen, an ideogram (指事) created from reversing 正 (“straight; right”). This is more evident in the Small Seal Script form.
Pronunciation
Definitions
乏
- to lack
- 缺乏 ― quēfá ― to lack; to be short of
- poor
- 貧乏/贫乏 ― pínfá ― poor
- tired
- 疲乏 ― pífá ― tired
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
---|---|---|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 疲倦, 疲乏, 疲累, 疲憊, 疲勞 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 累, 乏 |
Taiwan | 累 | |
Jinan | 累, 乏 | |
Wanrong | 乏 | |
Xi'an | 乏, 累 | |
Ürümqi | 乏 | |
Wuhan | 累 | |
Chengdu | 累 | |
Yangzhou | 累, 痿 | |
Hefei | 累 | |
Malaysia | 累 | |
Singapore | 累 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 攰 |
Hong Kong | 攰 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 攰 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 攰 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 攰 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 攰 | |
Macau | 攰 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 攰 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 攰 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 攰 | |
Foshan | 攰 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 夠 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 攰 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 夠攰 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 夠攰 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 夠, 攰 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 夠, 攰 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 夠 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 夠 | |
Taishan | 夠, 攰 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 夠, 攰 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 夠, 攰 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 夠算 | |
Dongguan | 攰 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 攰 | |
Qingyuan | 攰 | |
Fogang | 攰 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 攰 | |
Yangshan | 攰 | |
Lianshan (Butian) | 累 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 攰 | |
Shaoguan | 攰 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 攰 | |
Renhua | 攰 | |
Lechang | 攰 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 攰 | |
Sihui | 攰 | |
Guangning | 攰 | |
Deqing | 攰 | |
Huaiji | 攰 | |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 攰 | |
Yunfu | 攰 | |
Luoding | 攰 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 攰 | |
Yangjiang | 攰 | |
Xinyi | 攰 | |
Lianjiang | 攰 | |
Nanning | 攰 | |
Wuzhou | 攰 | |
Yulin | 攰, 累 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 攰 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 攰 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 攰 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 累 |
Hakka | Meixian | 𤸁 |
Xingning | 𤸁 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 𤸁 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 𤸁 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 𤸁 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 𤸁 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 𤸁 | |
Wengyuan | 𤸁 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𤸁 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𤸁 | |
Liannan | 𤸁 | |
Jiexi | 渴 | |
Luhe | 悿 Hetian, 渴 Xintian | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 悿 | |
Changting | 累 | |
Wuping | 𤸁 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 𤸁 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 𤸁 | |
Liancheng | 𤸁 | |
Ninghua | 累 | |
Ningdu | 累 | |
Ruijin | 𤸁 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 𤸁 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 累 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𤸁, 悿 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𤸁, 悿 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 悿 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 悿, 𤸁 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 悿 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 悿 | |
Hong Kong | 𤸁 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 𤸁 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 𤸁 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 𤸁 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 𤸁 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 𤸁 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 𤸁 | |
Luchuan | 𤸁 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 𤸁 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 𤺪 | |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 渴 | |
Singkawang | 渴 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 吃力 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 乏, 累 |
Xinzhou | 累 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 累, 軟 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 弱 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 𤺪, 厭 |
Quanzhou | 𤺪, 厭 | |
Zhangzhou | 𤺪, 厭 | |
Zhao'an | 厭, 悿 | |
Taipei | 悿 | |
Taipei (Wanhua) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
New Taipei (Tamsui) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 悿 | |
New Taipei (Pingxi) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Kaohsiung | 悿 | |
Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 悿 | |
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 悿 | |
Yilan | 悿, 懶 | |
Yilan (Toucheng) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 悿 | |
Taichung | 𤺪 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 悿 | |
Tainan | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Tainan (Anping) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Taitung | 悿 | |
Hsinchu | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Kinmen | 悿 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Penghu (Xiyu) | 悿, 𤺪 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 𤺪 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 𤺪 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 𤺪 | |
Chaozhou | 乏, 累 | |
Shantou | 乏, 𤺪 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 乏 | |
Jieyang | 乏 | |
Haifeng | 悿 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 乏 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 乏 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 𤺪, 累 | |
Leizhou | 乏 | |
Wenchang | 乏 | |
Haikou | 乏 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 瞓 |
Wu | Shanghai | 吃力, 衰瘏 |
Suzhou | 吃力 | |
Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 吃力 | |
Ningbo | 着力, 吃力 rare | |
Wenzhou | 㾯, 吃力 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 傫 |
Shuangfeng | 鶴累 |
Compounds
|
|
|
References
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00032
- “乏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- poverty
- lack
- scarcity
Readings
- Go-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)←ぼふ (bofu, historical)
- Kan-on: ほう (hō)←はふ (fafu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: ぼう (bō, Jōyō)←ばふ (bafu, historical)
- Kun: とぼしい (toboshii, 乏しい, Jōyō); ともしい (tomoshii, 乏しい)
Compounds
- 欠乏 (ketsubō, “lack, scarcity”)
- 貧乏 (binbō, “poor, poverty”)
- 意志欠乏 (ishiketsubō, “abulia”)
- 器用貧乏 (kiyōbinbō, “jack of all trades”)
- 貧乏 (mazushiki, “poverty”)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 乏 (MC bɨɐp̚).
Hanja
乏 (eumhun 모자랄 핍 (mojaral pip))
- Hanja form? of 핍 (“lack”).
Compounds
- 결핍 (缺乏, gyeolpip, “lack”)
- 곤핍 (困乏, gonpip, “being fatigued”)
- 궁핍 (窮乏, gungpip, “poverty, privation”)
- 빈핍 (貧乏, binpip, “poverty”)
- 절핍 (絶乏, jeolpip, “exhaustion”)
- 핍혈 (乏血, piphyeol, “hyphema”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
- Naver Hanja Dictionary: 乏
Vietnamese
Han character
乏: Hán Nôm readings: phạp, phạc
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}
.