亍

亍	U+4E8D, 亍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E8D

← 二
[U+4E8C]

CJK Unified Ideographs

于 →
[U+4E8E]

Translingual

Han character

亍 (radical 7, 二+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一一弓 (MMN) or X一一弓 (XMMN), four-corner 1020₁, composition ⿱一丁)

Related characters

彳

References

KangXi: page 86, character 5

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 251

Dae Jaweon: page 177, character 3

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 4, character 4

Unihan data for U+4E8D

Chinese

simp. and trad.		亍

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 亍

Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)

Small seal script

**Small seal script**
s01414

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Simplified from 行 – the right side of the character.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chù (chu⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cuk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chù
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ
  - Wade–Giles: ch'u⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cuk¹
  - Yale: chūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʈɨo^H/, /ʈʰɨok̚/▼

Rime
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	中句切	丑玉切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨo^H/	/ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈio^H/	/ʈʰiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuə̆^H/	/ʈʰuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Wang Li	/ȶĭu^H/	/ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯u^H/	/ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhù	chu

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*toɡs/, /*tʰoɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	1614	1615
Phonetic component	亍	亍
Rime group	竇	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	註	梀
Old Chinese	/*toɡs/	/*tʰoɡ/

Definitions

亍

to stop; to stand still
to step with the right foot
to take small steps
A surname.

Compounds

彳亍 (chìchù)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 亍 – see 街 (“street; market; fair”). (This character, 亍, is the second-round simplified form of 街.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

亍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

to take small steps
Korean place name

Readings

Go-on: とく (toku); ちゅ (chu)
Kan-on: ちょく (choku); ちゅ (chu)
Kun: たたずむ (tatazumu, 亍む)

Korean

Hanja

亍 • (chok, ma) (hangeul 촉, 마, revised chok, ma, McCune–Reischauer ch'ok, ma)

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Vietnamese

Han character

亍 (sục, xúc, súc, xục)

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

Nom Foundation