另

另

See also: 叧, 加, and 叻

另 U+53E6, 另 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53E6 ← 句 [U+53E5] CJK Unified Ideographs 叧 → [U+53E7]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

另 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS), four-corner 6042₇, composition ⿱口力)

Derived characters

• 拐, 柺

References

• KangXi: page 172, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3235
• Dae Jaweon: page 382, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 574, character 5
• Unihan data for U+53E6

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		另
alternative forms		叧

Glyph origin

Thought to be a Pictogram (象形) or Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 口 + 力.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìng (ling⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nang
• Min Nan (POJ): lēng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìng
    • Wade–Giles: ling⁴
    • Yale: lìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linq
    • Palladius: лин (lin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ling⁶
    • Yale: lihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nang
    • Hakka Romanization System: nang
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nang⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /naŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēng
    • Tâi-lô: līng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ³³/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*reːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	另
Reading #	1/1
No.	8333
Phonetic component	另
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	零
Old Chinese	/*reːŋs/
Notes	五音集韻音，由伶（仃）𠟨分化，用別之半體訓讀

Definitions

另

1. another; separate; other

   另一回事  ―  lìng yī huí shì  ―  another thing

   另計／另计  ―  lìngjì  ―  to count separately

2. in addition; besides

   另有打算  ―  lìng yǒu dǎsuàn  ―  to have other plans

   另請高明／另请高明  ―  lìngqǐnggāomíng  ―  to find someone better qualified (than myself)

3. Used to add a postscript to a letter like the English abbreviation "P.S."

Compounds

分另 另一半 (lìngyībàn) 另具匠心 另外 (lìngwài) 另娶 另巍巍 另式 另搭架子 另日 (lìngrì) 另有 (lìngyǒu) 另有下文 另眼

另眼相待 另眼相看 (lìngyǎnxiāngkàn) 另眼看待 另般 另行 (lìngxíng) 孤另 孤另另 替另 另當別論／另当别论 (lìngdāngbiélùn) 另碼事／另码事 另立門戶／另立门户 (lìnglìménhù)

另結新歡／另结新欢 另請高明／另请高明 (lìngqǐnggāomíng) 另謀發展／另谋发展 另起煙爨／另起烟爨 另起爐灶／另起炉灶 (lìngqǐlúzào) 另開生面／另开生面 另闢新徑／另辟新径 另闢蹊徑／另辟蹊径 (lìngpìxījìng) 另類／另类 (lìnglèi) 各衣另飯／各衣另饭 各門另戶／各门另户

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 另 – see 剮 (“to cut flesh off from bone; lingchi; etc.”). (This character, 另, is a variant form of 剮.)

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Japanese

Kanji

另

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): れい (rei); りょう (ryō)^{←りやう (ryau, historical)}
• Kun: わかれる (wakareru); さく (saku); べつの (betsuno); べつに (betsuni)

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Korean

Hanja

另 (eum 령 (ryeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

另: Hán Nôm readings: lánh, lính, liếng, tránh

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References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999