渦
See also: 涡
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Translingual
Han character
渦 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水月月口 (EBBR), four-corner 37127, composition ⿰氵咼)
References
- KangXi: page 634, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17771
- Dae Jaweon: page 1041, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1651, character 3
- Unihan data for U+6E26
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (冎) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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碢 | *l'oːl |
腡 | *ɡ·roːl, *kʷroːl |
過 | *kloːl, *kloːls |
渦 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
鍋 | *kloːl |
楇 | *kloːl, *ɡloːls |
瘑 | *kloːl |
緺 | *koːl, *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
堝 | *kloːl |
濄 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
鐹 | *kloːlʔ, *kloːls |
薖 | *kʰloːl |
簻 | *kʰloːl, *kr'oːl |
禍 | *ɡloːlʔ |
窩 | *qloːl |
萵 | *qloːl |
檛 | *kr'oːl |
膼 | *kr'oːl |
蝸 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
媧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
騧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
冎 | *kroːlʔ |
剮 | *kroːlʔ |
諣 | *qʰroːls, *qʰʷroːls |
歄 | *kʷroːl |
咼 | *kʰʷroːl |
喎 | *kʰʷroːl |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kloːl, *qloːl) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).
Etymology 1
trad. | 渦 | |
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simp. | 涡 | |
2nd round simp. | 呙 |
Pronunciation
Definitions
渦
- whirlpool; eddy; vortex
- something shaped like a whirlpool; indentation; concavity
Compounds
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Etymology 2
trad. | 渦 | |
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simp. | 涡 | |
alternative forms | 濄/㳡 |
Pronunciation
Definitions
渦
- (~河, ~水) Guo (a river)
- a surname
References
- “渦”, 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
渦
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: か (ka, Jōyō)←くわ (kwa, historical); わ (wa)
- Kan-on: か (ka, Jōyō)←くわ (kwa, historical); わ (wa)
- Kan’yō-on: か (ka, Jōyō)←くわ (kwa, historical)
- Kun: うず (uzu, 渦, Jōyō)←うづ (udu, historical)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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渦 |
か Grade: S |
goon |
/kwa/ → /ka/
From Middle Chinese 渦 (MC kuɑ, “eddy, swirl, whirlpool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠]
Affix
渦 • (ka) ←くわ (kwa)?
- eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex
Usage notes
This reading is only ever found in compounds.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 渦状 (kajō): a swirl shape
- 渦中 (kachū): the one involved, the one dragged in, the one caught up
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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渦 |
うず Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
/udu/ → /udzu/ → /uzu/
From Old Japanese.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うず [úꜜzù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝ]
Noun
渦 • (uzu) ←うづ (udu)?
- eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex
- Early 700s, 播磨国風土記 (Harima no Kuni Fudoki, “Chronicles of the Country of Harima”)
- 絞水の淵あり。故、宇頭川と号く。
- uzu no fuchi ari. Kare, Uzugawa to nazuku.
- There is a deep whirl / eddy pool there. As such, it is called “Uzugawa” (Eddy River).
- 絞水の淵あり。故、宇頭川と号く。
- Early 700s, 播磨国風土記 (Harima no Kuni Fudoki, “Chronicles of the Country of Harima”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 渦巻き (uzumaki): spiral, whirlpool, eddy
- 渦潮 (uzushio): a tidal whirlpool or eddy
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 渦 (MC ʔuɑ).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [와]
Hanja
Wikisource渦 (eumhun 소용돌이 와 (soyongdori wa))
- Hanja form? of 와 (“whirlpool; eddy; vortex”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 와중 (渦中, wajung)
- 와선 (渦旋, waseon)
- 선와 (旋渦, seonwa)
- 와동 (渦動, wadong)
- 와류 (渦流, waryu)
- 와전류 (渦電流, wajeollyu)
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 渦 (MC kuɑ).
Historical readings |
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [과]
Hanja
渦 (eumhun 강 이름 과 (gang ireum gwa))
- Hanja form? of 과 (“name of a river”).
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
渦: Hán Nôm readings: oa
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References
- Nom Foundation