或
See also: 咸, 戓, and 哉
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Han character
或 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈口一 (IRM), four-corner 53100, composition ⿹戈⿱口㇀)
Derived characters
- 㖪, 域, 惐, 掝, 淢, 䧕, 棫, 𤊨, 琙, 㽣, 䂸, 稢, 緎, 聝, 𠒬, 戫, 蜮, 䬎(𬱿), 馘, 䤋, 䮙, 魊, 䱛(𮬟), 𠜻, 㰲, 㚜, 罭, 窢, 䈅, 䍞, 閾(阈), 惑, 㳼, 𤦂, 𢨋, 䰥, 彧, 𤷇, 國(国)
References
- KangXi: page 412, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11563
- Dae Jaweon: page 754, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1402, character 8
- Unihan data for U+6216
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 或 | |
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| alternative forms | 戓 𢈿 | |
Glyph origin
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Guwen Sishengyun (compiled in Song) | Jizhuan Guwen Yunhai (compiled in Song) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts | Transcribed ancient scripts | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (或) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 幗 | *kʷɯːɡs, *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 慖 | *kʷɯːɡs, *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 簂 | *kʷɯːɡs |
| 蔮 | *kʷɯːɡs |
| 國 | *kʷɯːɡ |
| 或 | *ɡʷɯːɡ |
| 惑 | *ɡʷɯːɡ |
| 蜮 | *ɡʷɯːɡ, *ɢʷrɯɡ |
| 閾 | *qʰʷrɯɡ |
| 緎 | *qʰʷrɯɡ, *ɡʷrɯɡ |
| 淢 | *qʰʷrɯɡ, *ɡʷrɯɡ |
| 域 | *ɢʷrɯɡ |
| 罭 | *ɢʷrɯɡ |
| 棫 | *ɡʷrɯɡ |
| 琙 | *ɡʷrɯɡ |
| 魊 | *ɡʷrɯɡ |
| 馘 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 聝 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 膕 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 摑 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 漍 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 嘓 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 蟈 | *kʷrɯːɡ |
| 掝 | *qʰʷrɯːɡ |
| 彧 | *qʷrɯɡ |
| 稶 | *qʷɯɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 戈 (“dagger-axe (used to defend the territory)”) + 囗 (“city wall”) + 一, “territory”.
Borrowed for abstract meanings. The derivative 國 (OC *kʷɯːɡ) and 域 (OC *ɢʷrɯɡ) refer to the original word.
Etymology
或 (OC *ɡʷɯːɡ, “someone; some”) is the result of the distributive suffix *-k being added to 有 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, “there is”).
Cognate with 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “again”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
或
- or; either ... or ... (used to list alternatives)
- 中國或日本／中国或日本 ― Zhōngguó huò Rìběn ― China or Japan
- 或多或少 ― huòduōhuòshào ― more or less, some amount
- 可以說兩種或兩種以上的語言 [MSC, trad.]
- kěyǐ shuō liǎng zhǒng huò liǎng zhǒng yǐshàng de yǔyán [Pinyin]
- able to speak two or more languages
可以说两种或两种以上的语言 [MSC, simp.]
- perhaps; maybe (mostly found in news headlines)
- 代表團已出發，明天上午或可到達。 [MSC, trad.]
- Dàibiǎotuán yǐ chūfā, míngtiān shàngwǔ huò kě dàodá. [Pinyin]
- The delegation has set out, and will probably arrive tomorrow morning.
代表团已出发，明天上午或可到达。 [MSC, simp.]
- occasionally; sometimes
- if; assuming; should ...
- (logic, computing) OR; inclusive or
- particle used in negative sentences to reinforce the negative tone
- † some; someone; something
- 齊人伐燕，勝之。宣王問曰：「或謂寡人勿取，或謂寡人取之。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Qí rén fá yàn, shèng zhī. Xuān wáng wèn yuē: “Huò wèi guǎrén wù qǔ, huò wèi guǎrén qǔ zhī.” [Pinyin]
- Qi attacked Yan, conquering it. King Xuan said: "Some people tell me not to take it [Yan] for myself; some tell me to take it".
齐人伐燕，胜之。宣王问曰：“或谓寡人勿取，或谓寡人取之。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds
Derived terms from 或
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
或
- † Original form of 域 (yù, “range; territory”).
- † Original form of 國／国 (guó, “country”).
Japanese
Kanji
或
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- a certain ...; some ...
Readings
- Go-on: わく (waku)
- Kan-on: こく (koku)
- Kun: ある (aru, 或る); あるいは (arui wa, 或るいは)
Korean
Hanja
或 • (hok) (hangeul 혹, revised hok, McCune–Reischauer hok, Yale hok)
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Vietnamese
Han character
或: Hán Nôm readings: hoặc, hoắc
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