活

See also: 话 and 㓉

活	U+6D3B, 活 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6D3B

← 洺
[U+6D3A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

洼 →
[U+6D3C]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

活 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 水竹十口 (EHJR), four-corner 3216₄, composition ⿰氵舌)

Derived characters

𭉉, 𭡭, 𨨱, 𤁪(𬈾), 闊(阔), 萿, 𡎒, 𡞠, 𭝴

References

KangXi: page 622, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17423
Dae Jaweon: page 1018, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1609, character 2
Unihan data for U+6D3B

Chinese

simp. and trad.		活
alternative forms		㓉𣿛𣴠𦕾𣸅㓉𣿛𣴠𦕾𣸅𣽅

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 活
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
咶	qʰroːds, qʰroːds, *ɡroːd
話	*ɡroːds
刮	*kroːd
鴰	kroːd, koːd
趏	kroːd, kʰroːd
舌	ɡroːd, ɦbljed
姡	ɡroːd, ɡoːd
頢	ɡroːd, koːd
括	*koːd
活	koːd, ɡoːd
适	koːd, kʰoːd
栝	koːd, l̥ʰeːmʔ
佸	koːd, ɡoːd
髺	*koːd
聒	*koːd
銛	koːd, slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ
葀	*koːd
懖	*koːd
筈	koːd, kʰoːd
萿	*koːd
蛞	*kʰoːd
闊	*kʰoːd
秳	*ɡoːd

Evolved from 𣴠: Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːd, *ɡoːd) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 𠯑 (OC *ɡroːd).

Etymology 1

Schuessler (2007) proposes possible Austroasiatic etymology; compare Wa-Lawa-Bulang *gɑs "alive (of plants)" & Aslian *gɔs "to live"

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): huó (huo²)
(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ
(Chengdu, SP): ho²
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуә (huə, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): wut⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): vot⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): uot⁷
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fa̍t
(Meixian, Guangdong): fad⁶
Jin (Wiktionary): huah⁵
Min Bei (KCR): huă
Min Dong (BUC): uăk
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): oa̍h / hoa̍t
(Teochew, Peng'im): uah⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): hhueq (T5)
Xiang (Wiktionary): ho⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huó
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huó
  - Wade–Giles: huo²
  - Yale: hwó
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwo
  - Palladius: хо (xo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (活兒／活儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huór
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huór
  - Wade–Giles: huorh²
  - Yale: hwór
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwol
  - Palladius: хор (xor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwɔɻ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ho²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xo²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуә (huə, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wut⁶
  - Yale: wuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vot⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vᵘɔt̚³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: uot⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uɵt̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: fad
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fad⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fad⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: huah⁵
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuaʔ⁵⁴/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: huă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: uăk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaʔ⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oah
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uaʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /uaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /uaʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hua̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoat
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /huat̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huat̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huat̚²⁴/

Note: oa̍h - vernacular, hoa̍t - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uah⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhueq (T5)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦɯə̯ʔ¹²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ho⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xo²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 活
Mandarin	Beijing	/xuo³⁵/
	Harbin	/xuo²⁴/
	Tianjin	/xuo⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/xuə⁴²/
	Qingdao	/xuə⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/xuo⁴²/
	Xi'an	/xuo²⁴/
	Xining	/xu⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xuə⁵³/ 幹～ /xuə¹³/ 死～
	Lanzhou	/xuə⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/xuɤ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/xuo²¹³/
	Chengdu	/xo³¹/
	Guiyang	/xo²¹/
	Kunming	/xo³¹/
	Nanjing	/xoʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/xuɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xuaʔ⁵⁴/
	Pingyao	/xuʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/xuaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦuəʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/ɦuəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦuoʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/ɦo²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/xua²²/ /ua²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/uːə¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/xo²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ho²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/uɵʔ²/
Hakka	Meixian	/fat̚⁵/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/fɑt̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/wut̚²/
	Nanning	/wut̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/wut̚²/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/huat̚⁵/ /uaʔ⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/uaʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/xua²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/uaʔ⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ua³³/

Middle Chinese: /ɦuɑt̚/

Rime
Character	活
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	桓 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	戸括切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwat̚/
Li Rong	/ɣuɑt̚/
Wang Li	/ɣuɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wut⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ʷˤat/
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	活
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huó
Middle Chinese	‹ hwat ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]ʷˁat/
English	to live
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	活
Reading #	2/2
No.	7585
Phonetic component	桰
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	活
Old Chinese	/*ɡoːd/

Definitions

活

to live; to exist
life; existence
to make live; to provide food for
having life; live
lively
flexible; movable
flexible; adaptable; fluid
job; work
product; produce
simply; exactly
in a living state; alive
活捉 ― huózhuō ― to capture alive
活埋 ― huómái ― to bury alive
(informal) sexual intercourse
器大活兒好／器大活儿好 ― qì dà huór hǎo ― the "tool" (penis) is big, [his] sex is good

Synonyms

(having life):

Dialectal synonyms of 活 (“having life; live”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		有生
Mandarin	Beijing	活
	Taiwan	活
	Jinan	活
	Xi'an	活
	Wuhan	活
	Chengdu	活
	Guilin	活
	Yangzhou	活
	Hefei	活
	Singapore	活
Cantonese	Guangzhou	生
	Hong Kong	生
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	生
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	生
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	生
	Yangjiang	生
	Singapore (Guangfu)	生
Gan	Nanchang	活
Hakka	Meixian	生
	Hong Kong	生
	Senai (Huiyang)	生
Jin	Taiyuan	活
Min Bei	Jian'ou	生
Min Dong	Fuzhou	活
Min Nan	Xiamen	活
	Singapore (Hokkien)	活
	Chaozhou	活
	Bangkok (Teochew)	活
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	活
	Singapore (Teochew)	活
Wu	Suzhou	活
Wu	Wenzhou	活, 健
Xiang	Changsha	活
Xiang	Shuangfeng	活

(flexible): 靈活／灵活 (línghuó), 彈性／弹性 (tánxìng)
(job):

edit

工作 (gōngzuò)
差事 (chāishi)
差使 (chāishi)

執事／执事 (zhíshì) (literary)
穡頭／穑头 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

職務／职务 (zhíwù)
頭路／头路 (Hakka, Min Nan)

(product):

edit

出品 (chūpǐn)
出產／出产 (chūchǎn)

產出／产出 (chǎnchū)
產品／产品 (chǎnpǐn)

產物／产物 (chǎnwù)

Antonyms

(to live): 死 (sǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (活):

→ Japanese: 活(かつ) (katsu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guō, kuò (guo¹, kuo⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛ, ㄎㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guō
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guo
  - Wade–Giles: kuo¹
  - Yale: gwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guo
  - Palladius: го (go)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuò
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuo⁴
  - Yale: kwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuoh
  - Palladius: ко (ko)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰwɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kut³
  - Yale: kut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kut⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: kud³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰuːt̚³/

Middle Chinese: /kuɑt̚/

Rime
Character	活
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	桓 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	古活切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwat̚/
Li Rong	/kuɑt̚/
Wang Li	/kuɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gut³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*koːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	活
Reading #	1/2
No.	7568
Phonetic component	桰
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	括
Old Chinese	/*koːd/

Definitions

活

^† Only used in 活活 (guōguō).

Compounds

Derived terms from 活

七死八活 (qīsǐbāhuó)
上活 (shànghuó)
不快活
不死不活 (bùsǐ bùhuó)
不知死活 (bùzhīsǐhuó)
不管死活
乞活
你死我活 (nǐsǐwǒhuó)
借茶活捉
做活
做生活
偷活
偷生苟活
全活
出活
半死不活 (bànsǐbùhuó)
半死半活 (bànsǐ bànhuó)
吃生活
四清六活
夜活
存活 (cúnhuó)
存活率 (cúnhuólǜ)
守活寡 (shǒuhuóguǎ)
家活
巴家做活
心活
忙活 (mánghuó)
快活 (kuàihuo)
快活三
快活林
性生活 (xìngshēnghuó)
成活 (chénghuó)
扛活
搞活 (gǎohuó)
放死放活
救活 (jiùhuó)
新生活
木活字
歹生活
死中求活
死告活央
死拉活拽
死模活漾
死活 (sǐhuó)
死追活追
水活性
永活 (yǒnghuó)
泥活字
活人妻
活似真的
活佛 (huófó)
活便
活信
活像 (huóxiàng)
活分
活力 (huólì)
活化 (huóhuà)
活化石 (huóhuàshí)
活化能 (huóhuànéng)
活化部位
活受罪 (huóshòuzuì)
活口
活口米
活句
活命 (huómìng)
活喇喇
活埋 (huómái)
活埋人
活塞 (huósāi)
活契
活套
活字 (huózì)
活字典 (huózìdiǎn)
活字本
活字版
活存 (huócún)
活守寡
活寡
活局子
活性 (huóxìng)
活性疫苗
活性碳
活性菌
活捉 (huózhuō)
活捉王魁
活撮
活支
活支剌
活教材 (huójiàocái)
活期 (huóqī)

活期存款 (huóqī cúnkuǎn)
活期放款
活棋
活欲 (oa̍h-beh) (Min Nan)
活死人
活水 (huóshuǐ)
活水源流
活法 (huófǎ)
活泛
活活 (huóhuó)
活火
活火山 (huóhuǒshān)
活瓣
活生生 (huóshēngshēng)
活用 (huóyòng)
活神仙
活色生香
活落圈
活著／活着 (huózhe)
活血 (huóxuè)
活血化瘀
活路 (huólù)
活靶子 (huóbǎzi)
生擒活拿
生擒活捉 (shēngqín huózhuō)
生活 (shēnghuó)
生活圈 (shēnghuóquān)
生活教育
生活方式 (shēnghuó fāngshì)
生活照 (shēnghuózhào)
粗活 (cūhuó)
精神生活 (jīngshén shēnghuó)
羌活 (qiānghuó)
肺活量 (fèihuóliàng)
舒筋活血
花活 (huāhuó)
苟活
藏活
要死要活
遛活
重活 (zhònghuó)
零活 (línghuó)
不顧死活／不顾死活
休閒活動／休闲活动
力氣活／力气活
圓活／圆活
地質活動／地质活动
天真活潑／天真活泼
尋死覓活／寻死觅活
工業活動／工业活动
幹家做活／干家做活
幹活／干活 (gànhuó)
康樂活動／康乐活动
強死強活／强死强活
復活／复活 (fùhuó)
復活節／复活节 (Fùhuójié)
心活面軟／心活面软
戶外活動／户外活动
扛長活／扛长活
拿手絕活／拿手绝活
攛趕子活／撺赶子活
攬活兒／揽活儿
敗部復活／败部复活
文娛活動／文娱活动
死去活來／死去活来
死纏活纏／死缠活缠
死聲活氣／死声活气
死說活說／死说活说
水上活動／水上活动
沒死活／没死活
活儲／活储
活兒／活儿 (huór)
活剝生吞／活剥生吞
活劇／活剧 (huójù)
活動／活动 (huódòng)
活動中心／活动中心
活動分子／活动分子 (huódòng fènzǐ)
活動卡通／活动卡通
活動房屋／活动房屋
活動目標／活动目标
活動看板／活动看板
活地獄／活地狱 (huódìyù)
活報劇／活报剧 (huóbàojù)
活太歲／活太岁
活套頭／活套头
活學活用／活学活用
活寶／活宝 (huóbǎo)
活寶貝／活宝贝
活廠經營／活厂经营
活扣兒／活扣儿

活斷層／活断层
活會／活会
活機／活机
活氣／活气 (huóqì)
活活潑潑／活活泼泼
活淘氣／活淘气
活潑／活泼 (huópō)
活現／活现 (huóxiàn)
活神活現／活神活现
活結／活结 (huójié)
活絡／活络
活脫／活脱
活腳／活脚
活菩薩／活菩萨 (huópúsà)
活襯／活衬
活見鬼／活见鬼
活觀音／活观音
活計／活计 (huójì)
活話／活话
活該／活该 (huógāi)
活變／活变
活蹦亂跳／活蹦乱跳 (huóbèngluàntiào)
活躍／活跃 (huóyuè)
活達／活达
活錢／活钱 (huóqián)
活門／活门
活門兒／活门儿
活閃婆／活闪婆
活閻王／活阎王
活靈活現／活灵活现
活頁／活页 (huóyè)
活頁夾／活页夹
活頁紙／活页纸
活頁裝訂／活页装订
活頭兒／活头儿
活饑荒／活饥荒
活龍坪／活龙坪 (Huólóngpíng)
活龍活現／活龙活现
濟公活佛／济公活佛
燒活／烧活
營活／营活
物質生活／物质生活 (wùzhì shēnghuó)
特賣活動／特卖活动
獨門絕活／独门绝活
生吞活剝／生吞活剥 (shēngtūnhuóbō)
生活品質／生活品质
生活型態／生活型态 (shēnghuó xíngtài)
生活態度／生活态度
生活條件／生活条件 (shēnghuó tiáojiàn)
生活水準／生活水准 (shēnghuó shuǐzhǔn)
生活空間／生活空间
生活習慣／生活习惯
生活費／生活费 (shēnghuófèi)
生活資訊／生活资讯
生活輔導／生活辅导
生活領域／生活领域
生龍活虎／生龙活虎 (shēnglónghuóhǔ)
社會活動／社会活动
神氣活現／神气活现
細活／细活 (xìhuó)
絕活／绝活 (juéhuó)
經濟活動／经济活动
網上活動／网上活动
繡活／绣活
耍活寶／耍活宝
耳軟心活／耳软心活
自強活動／自强活动
苦活兒／苦活儿
草間求活／草间求活
莊稼活兒／庄稼活儿
藝文活動／艺文活动
覓死尋活／觅死寻活
討生活／讨生活 (tǎoshēnghuó)
課外活動／课外活动
賣文為活／卖文为活
趕活兒／赶活儿
軟活／软活
輕活／轻活 (qīnghuó)
辭活／辞活
農活／农活 (nónghuó)
過活／过活 (guòhuó)
銅活／铜活 (tónghuó)
鐵活／铁活
雙活／双活
靈活／灵活 (línghuó)
風流快活／风流快活
養家活口／养家活口 (yǎngjiāhuókǒu)
養活／养活 (yǎnghuo)
鮮活／鲜活 (xiānhuó)

Japanese

Kanji

活

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

alive
lively
(of a machine or device) on; active; in operation

Readings

Go-on: がち (gachi)
Kan-on: かつ (katsu, Jōyō)^{←くわつ (kwatu, historical)}
Kun: いきる (ikiru, 活きる); いかす (ikasu, 活かす); いける (ikeru, 活ける); よみがえる (yomigaeru, 活える)

Compounds

活(かっ)火(か) (kakka)
活(いけ)花(ばな) (ikebana)
活(かっ)気(き) (kakki)
活(かっ)況(きょう) (kakkyō)
活(かっ)計(けい) (kakkei)
活(かっ)殺(さつ)自(じ)在(ざい) (kassatsujizai)
活(かつ)字(じ) (katsuji)
活(かつ)人(じん)剣(けん) (katsujinken)
活(かっ)水(すい) (kassui)
活(かっ)塞(そく) (kassoku, “piston”)
活(かつ)動(どう) (katsudō)
活(かっ)発(ぱつ) (kappatsu)
活(かっ)版(ぱん) (kappan)
活(かつ)仏(ぶつ) (katsubutsu)
活(かつ)物(ぶつ) (katsubutsu)
活(かつ)用(よう) (katsuyō)
活(かつ)力(りょく) (katsuryoku)
活(かつ)路(ろ) (katsuro)
活(かっ)火(か)山(ざん) (kakkazan)
生(せい)活(かつ) (seikatsu)
復(ふっ)活(かつ) (fukkatsu)
復(ふっ)活(かつ)祭(さい) (fukkatsusai)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
活
かつ Grade: 2
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 活 (hwat, “to live”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) かつ [káꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

活(かつ) • (katsu) ^{←くわつ (kwatu)^?}

life

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 活 (MC ɦuɑt̚).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅘᅪᇙ〮 (Yale: hhwálq)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576	사ᄅᆞᆯ (Yale: salol)	활 (Yale: hwal)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [활]

Hanja

Wikisource活 (eumhun 살 활 (sal hwal))

Hanja form^? of 활 (“activity”). [affix]

Compounds

생활 (生活, saenghwal)
활기 (活氣, hwalgi)
활동 (活動, hwaldong)
활력 (活力, hwallyeok)
활발 (活潑, hwalbal)
활성 (活性, hwalseong)
활약 (活躍, hwaryak)
활인 (活人, hwarin)
활자 (活字, hwalja)

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

活: Hán Nôm readings: hoạt, oặt, oạc

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN