汲

汲	U+6C72, 汲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C72

← 汱
[U+6C71]

CJK Unified Ideographs

汳 →
[U+6C73]

Translingual

Han character

汲 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4 in traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, 水+3 in mainland China, 7 strokes in traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, 6 strokes in mainland China, cangjie input 水弓竹水 (ENHE), four-corner 3714₇, composition ⿰氵及)

Derived characters

𮡾, 𨦮

References

KangXi: page 608, character 3
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17163
Dae Jaweon: page 1001, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1554, character 1
Unihan data for U+6C72

Chinese

trad.		汲
simp. ^#		汲

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (及) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
趿	*sqʰɯːb
鈒	sqʰɯːb, sqʰrɯb
靸	sqʰɯːb, sqʰaːb
馺	*sqʰɯːb
砐	*ŋɡɯːb
魥	ŋɡɯːb, kʰab
扱	*skʰrɯːb
笈	skʰrɯːb, ɡrab, ɡab, ɡrɯb
衱	ɡrab, kab
极	ɡrab, ɡab
昅	*ɡab
雭	*sqʰrɯb
急	*krɯb
級	*krɯb
汲	*krɯb
芨	*krɯb
伋	*krɯb
彶	*krɯb
及	*ɡrɯb
岌	*ŋɡrɯb
吸	*qʰrɯb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krɯb) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jí (ji²)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹
Min Nan (POJ): khip

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jí
  - Wade–Giles: chi²
  - Yale: jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kap¹
  - Yale: kāp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: keb¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip
  - Tâi-lô: khip
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qib
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪp̚/

Rime
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侵 (142)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居立切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjip̚/
Li Rong	/kjəp̚/
Wang Li	/kĭĕp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gap¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*krɯb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
No.	5660
Phonetic component	及
Rime group	緝
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	急
Old Chinese	/*krɯb/

Definitions

汲

to draw water from a well
綆短汲深／绠短汲深 ― gěng duǎn jí shēn ― (literally) the rope is too short to fetch water from a well that is too deep
- 短綆不可以汲深井之泉，知不幾者不可與及聖人之言。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  短绠不可以汲深井之泉，知不几者不可与及圣人之言。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE
  Duǎn gěng bùkěyǐ jí shēn jǐng zhī quán, zhī bù jǐ zhě bùkě yǔ jí shèngrén zhī yán. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
- 夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水；澤居苦水者，買庸而決竇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水；泽居苦水者，买庸而决窦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE
  Fū shān jū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóu là ér xiàng yí yǐ shuǐ; zé jū kǔ shuǐ zhě, mǎi yōng ér jué dòu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
Used in 汲取 (jíqǔ, “to draw (from a lesson, experience, etc.)”).
(obsolete) to guide; to assist
- 汲鄭伯，逃歸陳侯。致柤之會，存中國也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  汲郑伯，逃归陈侯。致柤之会，存中国也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《穀梁傳·／《谷梁传·襄公十年》 (Guliang Zhuan)
  Jí zhèng bó, táo guī chén hóu. Zhì 柤 zhī huì, cún zhōng guó yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
- 無相非色，空不可極，而立言垂訓，以汲引為方。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  无相非色，空不可极，而立言垂训，以汲引为方。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 沈約／沈约 (Shen Yue) 《竟陵王發講疏並頌》／《竟陵王发讲疏并颂》
  Wú xiàng fēi sè, kōng bù kě jí, ér lì yán chuí xùn, yǐ jí yǐn wèi fāng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
(obsolete) to nominate; to recommend a person
- 禹、稷與皋陶傳相汲引，不為比周。何則？忠於為國，無邪心也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  禹、稷与皋陶传相汲引，不为比周。何则？忠于为国，无邪心也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Yǔ, jì yǔ gāotáo chuán xiàng jí yǐn, bù wèi bǐ zhōu. Hé zé? Zhōng yú wèi guó, wú xiéxīn yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
Used in 汲汲 (jíjí).
a surname

Synonyms

(to imbibe):

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吸 (xī)
吸取 (xīqǔ)

吸收 (xīshōu)
汲取 (jíqǔ)

攝／摄 (shè) (literary, or in compounds)
攝取／摄取 (shèqǔ)

Compounds

汲井
汲冢古文
汲取 (jíqǔ)
汲古 (jígǔ)
汲引
汲水 (jíshuǐ)
汲汲 (jíjí)

汲汲皇皇
汲直
汲道
汲酒
汲黯
提甕出汲／提瓮出汲
汲古閣／汲古阁

汲水機／汲水机
汲汲營營／汲汲营营
汲深綆短／汲深绠短
汲綆／汲绠
短綆汲深／短绠汲深
綆短汲深／绠短汲深

Japanese

Kanji

汲

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

(of water) to draw; to scoop; to ladle; to pump
(of feelings) to understand; to consider

Readings

Go-on: こう (kō)
Kan-on: きゅう (kyū)
Kun: くむ (kumu, 汲む)
Nanori: くみ (kumi)

Compounds

汲々(きゅうきゅう) (kyūkyū); 汲汲(きゅうきゅう) (kyūkyū)
汲(く)み上(あ)げる (kumiageru)
汲(く)み入(い)れる (kumiireru)
汲(く)み出(だ)す (kumidasu)
汲(く)み分(わ)ける (kumiwakeru)
汲(く)み取(と)る (kumitoru)
汲(く)み干(ほ)す (kumihosu)
汲(く)み立(た)て (kumitate)
汲(く)み置(お)き (kumioki)
汲(く)み込(こ)む (kumikomu)

Korean

Hanja

汲 • (geup) (hangeul 급, revised geup, McCune–Reischauer kŭp, Yale kup)

to draw water from a well

Vietnamese

Han character

汲: Hán Việt readings: cấp[1][2][3]
汲: Nôm readings: ngập[1][2][3], bập[1], gập[2]

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References

Nguyễn (2014).
Nguyễn et al. (2009).
Trần (2004).

[tdcndg-1] Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-2] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-3] Trần (2004).