兀
See also: π and ㄫ
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Translingual
Han character
兀 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一山 (MU), four-corner 10210, composition ⿱一儿)
Derived characters
- 㐳 𠮾 屼 扤 𣲍 阢 杌 𤮿 矹 䑢 軏(𫐄) 靰 鼿
- 𠚯 尫 𤮾 虺 卼 豗 䪲 䲫 尶
- 元 光 𡵉 㫕 尭 𨓢 㫯 𩂁 堯(尧) 髡 𣾃
Descendants
- ㄫ (Zhuyin alphabet)
References
- KangXi: page 123, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1337
- Dae Jaweon: page 257, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 264, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5140
- Unihan data for U+FA0C
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 兀 | |
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| alternative forms | 㐳 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 兀 | ||||||||
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (兀) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 虺 | *hŋuːl, *hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ |
| 豗 | *hŋuːl |
| 鼿 | *hŋuːl, *ŋuːd |
| 虫 | *hŋlulʔ |
| 髡 | *ŋ̊ʰuːn |
| 軏 | *ŋod, *ŋuːd |
| 扤 | *ŋod, *ŋuːd |
| 兀 | *ŋuːd |
| 杌 | *ŋuːd |
| 屼 | *ŋuːd |
| 矹 | *ŋluːd |
Etymology 1
- “to cut off the feet”
- Perhaps Austroasiatic; compare Mon ကုတ် (kut, “to cut off; to amputate”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Definitions
兀
- † towering
- 突兀 ― tūwù ― lofty
- † bald
- 蜀山兀，阿房出。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: 825, Du Mu, 《阿房宮賦》 "Rhapsody on the Epang Palace", translated by Campbell (2008).
- Shǔ shān wù, Ēpáng chū. [Pinyin]
- Only once the hills of Shu had been denuded of their trees, did Epang Palace begin to take shape.
- † to cut off the feet
- 兀者 [Classical Chinese] ― wùzhě [Pinyin] ― person that has had one of their feet cut
- † unpeaceful
- a surname
Compounds
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Pronunciation
Definitions
兀
- Only used in 兀禿／兀秃.
Compounds
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Etymology 3
Borrowed from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ol (Zhang and Zhang, 2007). Compare Old Turkic 𐰆𐰞 (ul¹), Turkish o (“he, she, it; that”), Uyghur ئۇ (u, “he, she, it; that”), Chuvash вӑл (văl, “he, she, it”) and Karakhanid اُلْ (ol, “he, she, it; that”). First recorded in the Song Dynasty:
- 前世謂「阿睹」，猶今諺云「兀底」；「寧馨」，猶「恁地」也；皆不指一物一事之詞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Song Dynasty, 莊綽, 《雞肋編》
- Qiánshì wèi “ādǔ”, yóu jīn yàn yún “wùde”; “níngxīn”, yóu “nèndì” yě; jiē bù zhǐ yī wù yī shì zhī cí. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
前世谓“阿睹”，犹今谚云“兀底”；“宁馨”，犹“恁地”也；皆不指一物一事之词。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Definitions
兀
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) that [from 11th c.]
- 兀裡／兀里 [Jin] ― veh4 le [Wiktionary] ― over there
- Antonym: 這／这 (zhè)
- (archaic) Used before pronouns to form bisyllabic pronouns.
- 兀那 [Written Vernacular Chinese] ― wùnà [Pinyin] ― that
- 兀誰／兀谁 [Written Vernacular Chinese] ― wùshéi [Pinyin] ― who
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 那 (“that”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Taiwan | 那 | |
| Tianjin | 那 | |
| Chengde | 那 | |
| Tangshan | 那 | |
| Cangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoding | 那 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 那 | |
| Chifeng | 那 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 | |
| Heihe | 那 | |
| Qiqihar | 那 | |
| Harbin | 那 | |
| Jiamusi | 那 | |
| Baicheng | 那 | |
| Changchun | 那 | |
| Tonghua | 那 | |
| Shenyang | 那 | |
| Dandong | 那 | |
| Jinzhou | 那 | |
| Dalian | 那 | |
| Yantai | 那, 乜 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 那 | |
| Lijin | 那, 乜 | |
| Zhucheng | 那, 乜 | |
| Jinan | 那 | |
| Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀3, 奈 | |
| Shangqiu | 那 | |
| Yuanyang | 那 | |
| Zhengzhou | 那 | |
| Lingbao | 那 | |
| Xinyang | 那 | |
| Baihe | 那 | |
| Hanzhong | 那 | |
| Xi'an | 兀3, 那 | |
| Baoji | 那 | |
| Yinchuan | 那, 呶 | |
| Tianshui | 那 | |
| Lanzhou | 那 | |
| Dunhuang | 那 | |
| Xining | 那 | |
| Hami | 那 | |
| Ürümqi | 那 | |
| Wuhan | 那 | |
| Yichang | 那 | |
| Xiangyang | 那 | |
| Tianmen | 那 | |
| Hong'an | 那 | |
| Chengdu | 那 | |
| Nanchong | 那 | |
| Dazhou | 那 | |
| Hanyuan | 那 | |
| Xichang | 那 | |
| Zigong | 那 | |
| Chongqing | 那 | |
| Guiyang | 那 | |
| Zunyi | 那 | |
| Bijie | 那 | |
| Liping | 那 | |
| Zhaotong | 那 | |
| Dali | 那 | |
| Kunming | 那 | |
| Mengzi | 那 | |
| Guilin | 那 | |
| Liuzhou | 那 | |
| Jishou | 那 | |
| Changde | 那 | |
| Xuzhou | 那 | |
| Pizhou | 那 | |
| Ganyu | 那 | |
| Fuyang | 那 | |
| Wuhu | 那, 顧 | |
| Yangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoying | 那 | |
| Lianyungang | 那 | |
| Donghai | 那 | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 | |
| Lianshui | 那 | |
| Nanjing | 那 | |
| Hefei | 那 | |
| Nantong | 葛 | |
| Rugao | 那 | |
| Yancheng | 那 | |
| Funing | 那 | |
| Sihong | 那 | |
| Taizhou | 那 | |
| Zhenjiang | 那 | |
| Malaysia | 那 | |
| Singapore | 那 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Hong Kong | 嗰 | |
| Macau | 嗰 | |
| Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 | |
| Dongguan | 嗰 | |
| Yangjiang | 那 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 | |
| Anyi | 爾 | |
| Lushan | 爾 | |
| Pengze | 爾 | |
| Duchang | 爾 | |
| Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 | |
| Poyang | 爾 | |
| Yugan | 爾 | |
| Wannian | 那 | |
| Hengfeng | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Leping | 恁 | |
| Fengxin | 許 | |
| Wanzai | 許 | |
| Fengcheng | 許 | |
| Xinyu | 許 | |
| Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 | |
| Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 | |
| Nancheng | 階 | |
| Nanfeng | 許 | |
| Yihuang | 里 | |
| Lichuan | 許 | |
| Chongren | 許 | |
| Pingxiang | 恁 | |
| Ji'an | 改 | |
| Yongfeng | 蓋 | |
| Xiajiang | 許 | |
| Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 | |
| Guixi | 許 | |
| Jinxian | 恁 | |
| Jinxi | 恁 | |
| Le'an | 許 | |
| Guangchang | 該 | |
| Anfu | 改 | |
| Wan'an | 介 | |
| Jing'an | 許 | |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Shanghang | 介 | |
| Wuping | 解 | |
| Liancheng | 解 | |
| Qingliu | 介 | |
| Yudu | 界 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 | |
| Dayu | 密 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 | |
| Hong Kong | 哎 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Shexian | 那 | |
| Wuyuan | 箇 | |
| Fuliang | 爾 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀3, 那 |
| Yangyuan | 那 | |
| Datong | 那 | |
| Xinzhou | 𠰻 | |
| Lishi | 那, 𠰻 | |
| Linfen | 兀 | |
| Changzhi | 那 | |
| Linhe | 那 | |
| Jining | 那 | |
| Hohhot | 那 | |
| Erenhot | 那 | |
| Pingshan | 那 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 那 | |
| Handan | 那 | |
| Suide | 那 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 兀4 |
| Songxi | 兀4 | |
| Zhenghe | 兀4 | |
| Jianyang | 兀4 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Changle | 許 | |
| Lianjiang | 許 | |
| Fuqing | 許 | |
| Pingtan | 許 | |
| Yongtai | 許 | |
| Minqing | 許 | |
| Gutian | 許 | |
| Pingnan | 許 | |
| Luoyuan | 許 | |
| Fu'an | 許 | |
| Xiapu | 許 | |
| Zherong | 那 | |
| Shouning | 許 | |
| Zhouning | 許 | |
| Fuding | 許 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 | |
| Quanzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Jinjiang | 彼 | |
| Nan'an | 彼 | |
| Shishi | 彼 | |
| Hui'an | 彼 | |
| Anxi | 彼 | |
| Yongchun | 彼 | |
| Dehua | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 | |
| Hua'an | 彼 | |
| Nanjing | 彼 | |
| Pinghe | 彼 | |
| Zhangpu | 彼 | |
| Yunxiao | 彼 | |
| Zhao'an | 彼 | |
| Dongshan | 彼 | |
| Taipei | 彼 | |
| Kaohsiung | 彼 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 | |
| Datian | 彼 | |
| Chaozhou | 許 | |
| Shantou | 許 | |
| Haifeng | 許 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Wenchang | 許 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 | |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀4 |
| Mingxi | 兀4 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this | |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 | |
| Suzhou | 歸 | |
| Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 | |
| Wuxi | 過 | |
| Changshu | 過 | |
| Changzhou | 過 | |
| Danyang | 過 | |
| Gaochun (Zhongbao) | 古 | |
| Wenzhou | 許 | |
| Shangrao | 麼 | |
| Yushan | 忽 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Shuangfeng | 喏 | |
Compounds
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Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Definitions
兀
- (Min Bei) that
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 那 (“that”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Taiwan | 那 | |
| Tianjin | 那 | |
| Chengde | 那 | |
| Tangshan | 那 | |
| Cangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoding | 那 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 那 | |
| Chifeng | 那 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 | |
| Heihe | 那 | |
| Qiqihar | 那 | |
| Harbin | 那 | |
| Jiamusi | 那 | |
| Baicheng | 那 | |
| Changchun | 那 | |
| Tonghua | 那 | |
| Shenyang | 那 | |
| Dandong | 那 | |
| Jinzhou | 那 | |
| Dalian | 那 | |
| Yantai | 那, 乜 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 那 | |
| Lijin | 那, 乜 | |
| Zhucheng | 那, 乜 | |
| Jinan | 那 | |
| Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀3, 奈 | |
| Shangqiu | 那 | |
| Yuanyang | 那 | |
| Zhengzhou | 那 | |
| Lingbao | 那 | |
| Xinyang | 那 | |
| Baihe | 那 | |
| Hanzhong | 那 | |
| Xi'an | 兀3, 那 | |
| Baoji | 那 | |
| Yinchuan | 那, 呶 | |
| Tianshui | 那 | |
| Lanzhou | 那 | |
| Dunhuang | 那 | |
| Xining | 那 | |
| Hami | 那 | |
| Ürümqi | 那 | |
| Wuhan | 那 | |
| Yichang | 那 | |
| Xiangyang | 那 | |
| Tianmen | 那 | |
| Hong'an | 那 | |
| Chengdu | 那 | |
| Nanchong | 那 | |
| Dazhou | 那 | |
| Hanyuan | 那 | |
| Xichang | 那 | |
| Zigong | 那 | |
| Chongqing | 那 | |
| Guiyang | 那 | |
| Zunyi | 那 | |
| Bijie | 那 | |
| Liping | 那 | |
| Zhaotong | 那 | |
| Dali | 那 | |
| Kunming | 那 | |
| Mengzi | 那 | |
| Guilin | 那 | |
| Liuzhou | 那 | |
| Jishou | 那 | |
| Changde | 那 | |
| Xuzhou | 那 | |
| Pizhou | 那 | |
| Ganyu | 那 | |
| Fuyang | 那 | |
| Wuhu | 那, 顧 | |
| Yangzhou | 那 | |
| Baoying | 那 | |
| Lianyungang | 那 | |
| Donghai | 那 | |
| Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 | |
| Lianshui | 那 | |
| Nanjing | 那 | |
| Hefei | 那 | |
| Nantong | 葛 | |
| Rugao | 那 | |
| Yancheng | 那 | |
| Funing | 那 | |
| Sihong | 那 | |
| Taizhou | 那 | |
| Zhenjiang | 那 | |
| Malaysia | 那 | |
| Singapore | 那 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Hong Kong | 嗰 | |
| Macau | 嗰 | |
| Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 | |
| Dongguan | 嗰 | |
| Yangjiang | 那 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 | |
| Anyi | 爾 | |
| Lushan | 爾 | |
| Pengze | 爾 | |
| Duchang | 爾 | |
| Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 | |
| Poyang | 爾 | |
| Yugan | 爾 | |
| Wannian | 那 | |
| Hengfeng | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Yanshan | 爾 | |
| Leping | 恁 | |
| Fengxin | 許 | |
| Wanzai | 許 | |
| Fengcheng | 許 | |
| Xinyu | 許 | |
| Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 | |
| Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 | |
| Nancheng | 階 | |
| Nanfeng | 許 | |
| Yihuang | 里 | |
| Lichuan | 許 | |
| Chongren | 許 | |
| Pingxiang | 恁 | |
| Ji'an | 改 | |
| Yongfeng | 蓋 | |
| Xiajiang | 許 | |
| Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 | |
| Guixi | 許 | |
| Jinxian | 恁 | |
| Jinxi | 恁 | |
| Le'an | 許 | |
| Guangchang | 該 | |
| Anfu | 改 | |
| Wan'an | 介 | |
| Jing'an | 許 | |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Shanghang | 介 | |
| Wuping | 解 | |
| Liancheng | 解 | |
| Qingliu | 介 | |
| Yudu | 界 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 | |
| Dayu | 密 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 | |
| Hong Kong | 哎 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Shexian | 那 | |
| Wuyuan | 箇 | |
| Fuliang | 爾 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀3, 那 |
| Yangyuan | 那 | |
| Datong | 那 | |
| Xinzhou | 𠰻 | |
| Lishi | 那, 𠰻 | |
| Linfen | 兀 | |
| Changzhi | 那 | |
| Linhe | 那 | |
| Jining | 那 | |
| Hohhot | 那 | |
| Erenhot | 那 | |
| Pingshan | 那 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 那 | |
| Handan | 那 | |
| Suide | 那 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 兀4 |
| Songxi | 兀4 | |
| Zhenghe | 兀4 | |
| Jianyang | 兀4 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Changle | 許 | |
| Lianjiang | 許 | |
| Fuqing | 許 | |
| Pingtan | 許 | |
| Yongtai | 許 | |
| Minqing | 許 | |
| Gutian | 許 | |
| Pingnan | 許 | |
| Luoyuan | 許 | |
| Fu'an | 許 | |
| Xiapu | 許 | |
| Zherong | 那 | |
| Shouning | 許 | |
| Zhouning | 許 | |
| Fuding | 許 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 | |
| Quanzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Jinjiang | 彼 | |
| Nan'an | 彼 | |
| Shishi | 彼 | |
| Hui'an | 彼 | |
| Anxi | 彼 | |
| Yongchun | 彼 | |
| Dehua | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 | |
| Hua'an | 彼 | |
| Nanjing | 彼 | |
| Pinghe | 彼 | |
| Zhangpu | 彼 | |
| Yunxiao | 彼 | |
| Zhao'an | 彼 | |
| Dongshan | 彼 | |
| Taipei | 彼 | |
| Kaohsiung | 彼 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 | |
| Datian | 彼 | |
| Chaozhou | 許 | |
| Shantou | 許 | |
| Haifeng | 許 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 許 | |
| Wenchang | 許 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 | |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀4 |
| Mingxi | 兀4 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this | |
| Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 | |
| Suzhou | 歸 | |
| Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 | |
| Wuxi | 過 | |
| Changshu | 過 | |
| Changzhou | 過 | |
| Danyang | 過 | |
| Gaochun (Zhongbao) | 古 | |
| Wenzhou | 許 | |
| Shangrao | 麼 | |
| Yushan | 忽 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Shuangfeng | 喏 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
兀
- † still; yet
Compounds
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Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 兀 – see 尢 (“lame; crippled”). (This character, 兀, is a variant form of 尢.) |
References
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00263
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C02853-003
Japanese
Kanji
兀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- towering; high
- bald
Readings
- On (unclassified): こつ (kotsu); ごつ (gotsu)
- Kun: たかい (takai, 兀い); はげる (hageru); あしきる (ashikiru)
- Nanori: たかし (takashi)
Korean
Hanja
兀 (eum 올 (ol))
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Vietnamese
Han character
兀: Hán Nôm readings: ngột, ngát, ngút
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