決

See also: 决

決	U+6C7A, 決 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C7A

← 汹
[U+6C79]

CJK Unified Ideographs

汻 →
[U+6C7B]

Translingual

Han character

決 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 水木大 (EDK), four-corner 3513₀, composition ⿰氵夬)

Derived characters

𢭯

References

KangXi: page 609, character 3

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17174

Dae Jaweon: page 1001, character 17

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1574, character 3

Unihan data for U+6C7A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 決
Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
袂	*mɡʷeds
夬	*kʷraːds
快	*kʰʷraːds
駃	kʰʷraːds, kʷeːd
筷	*kʰʷraːds
炔	*kʷeːds
觖	kʰʷeds, kʷeːd
缺	kʰʷed, kʰʷeːd
蒛	*kʰʷed
吷	*qʰʷed
妜	qʷed, qʷeːd
決	kʷeːd, qʰʷeːd
訣	*kʷeːd
抉	kʷeːd, qʷeːd
玦	*kʷeːd
芵	*kʷeːd
赽	*kʷeːd
鴂	*kʷeːd
鈌	*kʷeːd
决	*kʷeːd
疦	kʷeːd, qʰʷeːd
蚗	*kʷeːd
趹	*kʷeːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʷeːd, *qʰʷeːd) : semantic 氵 + phonetic 夬 (OC *kʷraːds).

Pronunciation 1

trad.		決/决
simp.		决
alternative forms		𣲺

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jué (jue²)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiet / kiat
Min Dong (BUC): giók
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): koat
(Teochew, Peng'im): guag⁴ / guêg⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): jyq (T4)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jué
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyué
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²
  - Yale: jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue
  - Palladius: цзюэ (czjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³
  - Yale: kyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiet
  - Hakka Romanization System: gied`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯et̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiat
  - Hakka Romanization System: giad`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giad⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯at̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giók
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyɔʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat
  - Tâi-lô: kuat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koad
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kuat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kuat̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guag⁴ / guêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuak / kuek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuak̚²/, /kuek̚²/

Note:

guag4 - Shantou;
guêg4 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jyq (T4)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥ̯ɪʔ⁵⁵/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 決
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕyɛ³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕyɛ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕye⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕyə²¹³/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕyə⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕyɛ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕyɛ²¹/
	Xining	/t͡ɕyu⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕye¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕyə⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕyɤ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕye²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕye³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕie²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕiɛ³¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕyeʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕyɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕyəʔ²/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕyʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕyaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡ɕioʔ⁵/ /t͡ɕyɪʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡ɕyəʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sz̩ʷəʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡ɕy²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕyeʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕyɛ⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕye²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡ɕyæ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕyeʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/kiat̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kiet̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰyt̚³/
	Nanning	/kʰyt̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/kʰyt̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/kuat̚³²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kyɔʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/kyɛ²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kuak̚²/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/kit̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kwet̚/

Rime
Character	決
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	先 (88)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古穴切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwet̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷet̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwɛt̚/
Li Rong	/kuet̚/
Wang Li	/kiwet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiwet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gyut³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷˤet/
(Zhengzhang): /*kʷeːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	決	決
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jué	jué
Middle Chinese	‹ kwet ›	‹ kwet ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ʷˁet/	/*[k]ʷˁet/
English	open a passage for a stream	open; decide
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	決
Reading #	1/2
No.	4416
Phonetic component	夬
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	玦
Old Chinese	/*kʷeːd/

Definitions

決

^† to dredge; to dig
to burst; to break; to breach
to decide; to determine
Synonym: 定 (dìng)
to decide the outcome; to contest
to judge; to pronounce the verdict
to execute; to put to death
definitely; certainly; absolutely (with a negative)
Alternative form of 訣／诀 (jué, “to part; to bid farewell”).
^† Alternative form of 抉 (jué, “to gouge; to pick out”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 決

一決勝負／一决胜负 (yījuéshèngfù)
一決雌雄／一决雌雄 (yījuécíxióng)
一決高下／一决高下 (yījuégāoxià)
不決／不决
了決／了决
假決議／假决议
先決問題／先决问题
先決條件／先决条件 (xiānjué tiáojiàn)
公決／公决 (gōngjué)
共識決／共识决
刁天決地／刁天决地
刁決／刁决
刁決古憋／刁决古憋
判決／判决 (pànjué)
判決書／判决书 (pànjuéshū)
判決離婚／判决离婚
剖決如流／剖决如流
剛毅果決／刚毅果决
勇決／勇决
勾決／勾决
包裹表決／包裹表决
十蕩十決／十荡十决
取決／取决 (qǔjué)
君射臣決／君射臣决
否決／否决 (fǒujué)
否決權／否决权 (fǒujuéquán)
堅決／坚决 (jiānjué)
多數決／多数决
大對決／大对决
委決不下／委决不下
審決／审决
對決／对决 (duìjué)
已決／已决 (yǐjué)
庭決／庭决
引決／引决 (yǐnjué)
懸決／悬决
懸而未決／悬而未决 (xuán'érwèijué)
持疑不決／持疑不决
指決／指决
斬決／斩决
斬立決／斩立决
斷決如流／断决如流
斷脰決腹／断脰决腹
明決／明决
未決／未决 (wèijué)
未決犯／未决犯
果決／果决 (guǒjué)
槍決／枪决 (qiāngjué)

殺伐決斷／杀伐决断
毅然決然／毅然决然 (yìránjuérán)
民族自決／民族自决
決一死戰／决一死战 (juéyīsǐzhàn)
決一雌雄／决一雌雄
決不待時／决不待时
決了／决了
決勝／决胜 (juéshèng)
決勝千里／决胜千里
決勝局／决胜局
決勝負／决胜负
決口／决口 (juékǒu)
決嘴／决嘴
決堤／决堤 (juédī)
決定／决定 (juédìng)
決定性／决定性 (juédìngxìng)
決定權／决定权 (juédìngquán)
決定論／决定论 (juédìnglùn)
決心／决心 (juéxīn)
決意／决意 (juéyì)
決戰／决战 (juézhàn)
決拾／决拾
決撒／决撒
決擇／决择
決斷／决断 (juéduàn)
決斷如流／决断如流
決明／决明 (juémíng)
決明子／决明子 (juémíngzǐ)
決死／决死 (juésǐ)
決烈／决烈
決然／决然 (juérán)
決獄／决狱
決獄斷刑／决狱断刑
決疑／决疑
決癰潰疽／决痈溃疽
決眥／决眦
決策／决策 (juécè)
決策千里／决策千里
決算／决算 (juésuàn)
決絕／决绝 (juéjué)
決裂／决裂 (juéliè)
決裂索性／决裂索性
決計／决计 (juéjì)
決議／决议 (juéyì)
決賽／决赛 (juésài)
決選／决选
決防／决防
決雌雄／决雌雄 (jué cíxióng)

決鬥／决斗 (juédòu)
沖決／冲决 (chōngjué)
游移不決／游移不决
潰決／溃决 (kuìjué)
片言立決／片言立决
狐疑不決／狐疑不决
狐疑未決／狐疑未决
猶豫不決／犹豫不决 (yóuyùbùjué)
猶豫未決／犹豫未决
痛決／痛决
發策決科／发策决科
的決／的决
石決明／石决明 (shíjuémíng)
確定判決／确定判决
秋決／秋决
立決／立决
章決句斷／章决句断
納履決踵／纳履决踵
納屨踵決／纳屦踵决
絞決／绞决
緩決／缓决
自決／自决 (zìjué)
與決／与决
處決／处决 (chǔjué)
虞歌決別／虞歌决别
衝決／冲决 (chōngjué)
表決／表决 (biǎojué)
表決權／表决权 (biǎojuéquán)
裁決／裁决 (cáijué)
複決／复决
複決權／复决权
解決／解决 (jiějué)
討決裂／讨决裂
評決／评决
議決／议决 (yìjué)
議決案／议决案
踵決肘見／踵决肘见
躊躇不決／踌躇不决
躊躇未決／踌躇未决
速戰速決／速战速决 (sùzhànsùjué)
速決／速决 (sùjué)
運籌決勝／运筹决胜
遲疑不決／迟疑不决 (chíyíbùjué)
遲疑未決／迟疑未决 (chíyíwèijué)
野決明／野决明
除權判決／除权判决
雌雄未決／雌雄未决
齒決／齿决

Pronunciation 2

trad.		決/决
simp.		决
alternative forms		𣲺吷𦐍𦐋

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuè (xue⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuè
  - Wade–Giles: hsüeh⁴
  - Yale: sywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiueh
  - Palladius: сюэ (sjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyut³
  - Yale: hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: hüd³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːt̚³/

Middle Chinese: /hwet̚/

Rime
Character	決
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	先 (88)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	呼決切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hwet̚/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷet̚/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwɛt̚/
Li Rong	/xuet̚/
Wang Li	/xiwet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/xiwet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hyut³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qʰʷeːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	決
Reading #	2/2
No.	4432
Phonetic component	夬
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	血
Old Chinese	/*qʰʷeːd/

Definitions

決

^† fast

Compounds

決㨗／决㨗
決征／决征
決捷／决捷

決易／决易
決溜／决溜
決羽／决羽

決起／决起
決躁／决躁
決驟／决骤

Pronunciation 3

trad.		決/决
simp.		决
alternative forms		缺

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quē (que¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quē
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyue
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹
  - Yale: chywē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiue
  - Palladius: цюэ (cjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³
  - Yale: kyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³/

Definitions

決

^† to be breached; to be torn (of clothes); alternative form of 缺 (quē).

Compounds

決口／决口 (quēkǒu)
決履／决履
決裂／决裂 (quēliè)

決隙／决隙
決鼻／决鼻

穿決／穿决
踵決／踵决

References

“決”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

決

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

burst
decide, determine, judge
kill, put to death

Readings

Go-on: けち (kechi)^{←けち (keti, historical)}^{←くゑち (kweti, ancient)}
Kan-on: けつ (ketsu, Jōyō)^{←けつ (ketu, historical)}^{←くゑつ (kwetu, ancient)}
Kun: きまる (kimaru, 決まる, Jōyō); きめる (kimeru, 決める, Jōyō); さくる (sakuru, 決る); しゃくる (shakuru, 決る)

Compounds

決意
決溢
決河
決壊 / 決潰
決議
決行
決済
決裁
決算
決死
決勝
決心
決戦
決然
決断
決着
決定
決闘
決別
決裂
採決
自決
判決

Derived terms

決(けっ)する (kessuru): to make up one's mind, to determine (to do something)
決(けっ)して (kesshite): (followed by a negative verb) never, not at all

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 決 (MC kwet̚).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᄀᆑᇙ〮 (Yale: kyyélq)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576	결ᄒᆞᆯ (Yale: kyel-hol)	결 (Yale: kyel)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [결]

Hanja

Wikisource決 (eumhun 결단할 결 (gyeoldanhal gyeol))

Hanja form^? of 결 (“to decide; to determine; to judge”). [affix]

Compounds

가결 (可決, gagyeol)
기결 (旣決, gigyeol)
결단 (決斷, gyeoldan)
결렬 (決裂, gyeollyeol)
결산 (決算, gyeolsan)
결선 (決選, gyeolseon)
결승 (決勝, gyeolseung)
결사 (決死, gyeolsa)
결심 (決心, gyeolsim)
결의 (決意, gyeorui)
결전 (決戰, gyeoljeon)
결정 (決定, gyeoljeong)
결제 (決濟, gyeolje)
결판 (決判, gyeolpan)
대결 (對決, daegyeol)
미결 (未決, migyeol)
선결 (先決, seon'gyeol)
부결 (否決, bugyeol)
의결 (議決, uigyeol)
자결 (自決, jagyeol)
판결 (判決, pan'gyeol)
평결 (評決, pyeonggyeol)
표결 (表決, pyogyeol)
해결 (解決, haegyeol)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

決: Hán Nôm readings: quyết

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