径

See also: 徑 and 逕

径	U+5F84, 径 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F84

← 徃
[U+5F83]

CJK Unified Ideographs

待 →
[U+5F85]

Translingual

Traditional	徑
Shinjitai	径
Simplified	径

Alternative forms

In mainland China, the right component of this character is 𢀖 (⿱ス工) which is the simplified component of 巠.
In Taiwan (based on its encoding standard), Japanese shinjitai and Korean hanja, the right component of this character is 圣 instead.
Due to Han unification, both forms are encoded under the same code point. This character may appear to be either 径 (mainland China) or 径 (Taiwan/Japan/Korea) depending on the font used.

Han character

径 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹人弓人一 (HONOM) or 竹人水土 (HOEG), four-corner 2721₂, composition ⿰彳𢀖(G) or ⿰彳圣(TJK))

Related characters

徑 (Traditional form of 径, kyūjitai form of 径)
逕 (Variant traditional form of 徑 in mainland China)

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 365, character 41
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10080
Dae Jaweon: page 686, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 818, character 1
Unihan data for U+5F84

Chinese

Glyph 1

This section refers to ⿰彳𢀖 glyph. (径)

Glyph origin

Simplified from 徑 (巠 → 𢀖) based on the table of 54 simplified radical components listed in the 1956 Chinese Character Simplification Scheme by the People's Republic of China.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 径 – see 徑 (“path; road; way; etc.”). (This character, 径, is the simplified form of 徑.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Glyph origin

Simplified from 逕 which is listed as a variant traditional form of 徑 in the 1956 first round revision table of variant Chinese characters (第一批异体字整理表) by the People's Republic of China.

As a variant form, 逕 is to be replaced by 徑 as its orthodox form, which is succeeded by 径 as the simplified form of 徑.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 径 – see 逕 (“small path; to go to; to reach; etc.”). (This character, 径, is the simplified form of 逕.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Usage notes

Note that in modern Taiwan, 徑 and 逕 are considered as two different characters while in mainland China, 逕 is considered a variant traditional form of 徑.

Glyph 2

This section refers to ⿰彳圣 glyph. (径)

Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant simplified from 徑 (巠 → 圣) found in a moveable type copy of the classical Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei 《金瓶梅》.

First attested in 《宋元以來俗字譜》, a variant forms dictionary compiled in 1930 that records unorthodox forms (俗字) that have existed since the Song dynasty.

Another similar character, which has (⿱ス土) as its right component can also be found in 《太平樂府》.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 径 – see 徑 (“path; road; way; etc.”). (This character, 径, is a variant form of 徑.)

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01289-001
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01289-009

Japanese

Shinjitai	径
Kyūjitai	徑

Kanji

径

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 徑)

path
diameter
method

Readings

Go-on: きょう (kyō)
Kan-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
Kun: こみち (komichi, 径); みち (michi, 径); さしわたし (sashiwatashi, 径)

Compounds

径間(けいかん) (keikan)
径庭(けいてい) (keitei)
径路(けいろ) (keiro)

Korean

Hanja

径 • (gyeong) (hangeul 경, revised gyeong, McCune–Reischauer kyŏng, Yale kyeng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

径: Hán Nôm readings: kính

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References

Nom Foundation