猜

猜	U+731C, 猜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-731C

← 猛
[U+731B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

猝 →
[U+731D]

Translingual

Han character

猜 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 大竹手一月 (KHQMB), four-corner 4522₇, composition ⿰犭青)

Derived characters

𫫜, 𢴘, 𦹤, 𧜹

References

KangXi: page 714, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20499

Dae Jaweon: page 1125, character 20

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1351, character 7

Unihan data for U+731C

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 猜
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
猜	*sʰlɯː
輤	*sʰleːns
綪	sʰleːns, ʔsreːŋ
倩	sʰleːns, sʰleŋs
棈	*sʰleːns
蒨	*sʰeːns
篟	*sʰeːns
生	sʰleːŋ, sreŋs
牲	*sreŋ
笙	*sreŋ
甥	*sreŋ
鉎	sreŋ, sleːŋ
珄	*sreŋ
鼪	sreŋ, sreŋs
猩	sreŋ, seːŋ
狌	*sreŋ
眚	*sreŋʔ
貹	*sreŋs
崝	*zreːŋ
精	ʔsleŋ, ʔsleŋs
菁	*ʔsleŋ
鶄	ʔsleŋ, sʰleːŋ
蜻	ʔsleŋ, sʰleːŋ
鼱	*ʔsleŋ
婧	ʔsleŋ, zleŋs, *zleŋʔ
睛	ʔsleŋ, sʰleŋʔ
箐	*ʔsleŋ
聙	*ʔsleŋ
旌	*ʔsleŋ
清	*sʰleŋ
圊	*sʰleŋ
請	sʰleŋʔ, zleŋs, *zleŋ
凊	*sʰleŋs
䝼	zleŋs, zleŋ
靚	*zleŋs
情	*zleŋ
晴	*zleŋ
夝	*zleŋ
靜	*zleŋʔ
靖	*zleŋʔ
睲	seŋʔ, seːŋs
惺	seŋʔ, seːŋ
性	*sleŋs
姓	*sleŋs
靗	*l̥ʰeŋs
鯖	ʔljeŋ, sʰleːŋ
青	*sʰleːŋ
靘	sʰleːŋ, sʰleːŋs
掅	*sʰleːŋs
胜	*sleːŋ
曐	*sleːŋ
星	*sleːŋ
鮏	*sleːŋ
腥	seːŋ, seːŋs
鯹	*seːŋ
醒	seːŋ, seːŋʔ, *seːŋs
篂	*seːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰlɯː) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ).

Etymology 1

trad.		猜
simp. ^#		猜
2nd round simp.		𰡂

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): cāi (cai¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞ
(Chengdu, SP): cai¹
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): цэ (ce, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): caai¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): cai¹
Gan (Wiktionary): cai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhâi
(Meixian, Guangdong): cai¹
Jin (Wiktionary): cai¹
Min Bei (KCR): cǎi
Min Dong (BUC): chăi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhai
(Teochew, Peng'im): cai¹
Wu (Wiktionary): tshoe (T1); tshe (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): cai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cai
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai¹
  - Yale: tsāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsai
  - Palladius: цай (caj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: cai¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: цэ (ce, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai¹
  - Yale: chāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰaɪ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰai¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chăi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhai
  - Tâi-lô: tshai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tshoe (T1); tshe (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰø⁵³/, /t͡sʰe̞⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: cai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai³³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰʌi/

Rime
Character	猜
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	倉才切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰəi/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰəj/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰᴀi/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cāi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰlɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	猜
Reading #	1/1
No.	11305
Phonetic component	生
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	猜
Old Chinese	/*sʰlɯː/

Definitions

猜

to guess; to suppose; to conjecture
猜錯／猜错 ― cāi cuò ― to guess wrong
to suspect; to have a suspicion; to doubt
^† suspicion; jealousy
^† to envy; to hate; to resent

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 猜 (“to guess”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		猜, 猜測, 猜想
Mandarin	Beijing	猜
	Taiwan	猜
	Jinan	猜
	Xi'an	猜, 揣
	Wuhan	猜
	Chengdu	猜, 諳
	Guilin	猜
	Yangzhou	猜
	Hefei	猜
	Malaysia	猜
	Singapore	猜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	估, 猜
	Hong Kong	估
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	估
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	估
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	估
	Taishan	估
	Yangjiang	猜, 批
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	估
	Singapore (Guangfu)	估
Gan	Nanchang	猜
Hakka	Meixian	揣, 猜, 估
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揣
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揣
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	揣
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	揣
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	揣
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	臆
	Hong Kong	估
Jin	Taiyuan	猜
Min Bei	Jian'ou	估
Min Dong	Fuzhou	準, 猜
Min Nan	Xiamen	臆, 猜
	Quanzhou	臆
	Jinjiang	臆
	Shishi	臆
	Zhangzhou	臆, 猜
	Pinghe	臆
	Zhao'an	臆
	Taipei	猜, 臆
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	臆
	Kaohsiung	臆
	Yilan	猜, 臆
	Changhua (Lukang)	猜, 臆
	Taichung	臆
	Taichung (Wuqi)	臆
	Tainan	臆
	Taitung	臆
	Hsinchu	臆
	Kinmen	臆
	Penghu (Magong)	臆
	Penang (Hokkien)	猜, 阿甲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	臆, 猜
	Manila (Hokkien)	臆
	Chaozhou	臆, 猜
	Shantou	臆, 猜
	Singapore (Teochew)	猜
	Haikou	猜
	Singapore (Hainanese)	猜
Wu	Suzhou	猜
Wu	Wenzhou	猜
Xiang	Changsha	估, 猜
Xiang	Shuangfeng	估

Compounds

三智五猜
左猜
混猜
猜不著／猜得着
猜不透
猜中 (cāizhòng)
猜嫌 (cāixián)
猜度 (cāiduó)
猜得著
猜忌 (cāijì)
猜忍
猜忖
猜思
猜想 (cāixiǎng)

猜拳 (cāiquán)
猜摸 (cāimo)
猜枚 (cāiméi)
猜疑 (cāiyí)
猜破
猜著／猜着
猜透
疑猜
瞎猜 (xiācāi)
胡猜
猜三划五
兩小無猜／两小无猜 (liǎngxiǎowúcāi)
兩無猜疑／两无猜疑
慮猜／虑猜

無猜／无猜 (wúcāi)
猜啞謎／猜哑谜
猜悶兒／猜闷儿
猜懼／猜惧
猜斷／猜断
猜測／猜测 (cāicè)
猜燈／猜灯
猜詳／猜详 (cāixiáng)
猜調／猜调
猜謎／猜谜 (cāimèi)
猜謎兒／猜谜儿
猜貳／猜贰
猜題／猜题

Etymology 2

trad.		猜
simp. ^#		猜

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): ioh

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ioh
  - Tâi-lô: ioh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioiq
  - IPA (Taipei): /ioʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤʔ³²/

Definitions

猜

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 臆 (ioh, “to guess”).
- 你的情有若無　是眞是假乎阮猜 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  你的情有若无　是真是假乎阮猜 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 1994, 詹雅雯, 淚酒
  lí ê chêng ū ná bô, sī chin sī ké hō͘ gún ioh [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Your love exists like it's not there, making me guess whether it's real or not
- 猜袂透你的心 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
  From: 2020, 朱德寶 (Vick Chu), 情人啊情人
  ioh bōe thàu lí ê sim [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I can't guess all of your heart through

Japanese

Kanji

猜

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): さい (sai)

Kun: ねたむ (netamu)

Compounds

猜疑(さいぎ) (saigi)
猜疑心(さいぎしん) (saigishin)

Korean

Etymology

From a corrupted or unorthodox reading.

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 싀 (suy) (Yale: suy) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

The original reading is 채 (chae) based on Middle Chinese 猜 (MC t͡sʰʌi).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean ᄎᆡᆼ (Yale: choy) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰi]
Phonetic hangul: [시]

Hanja

Wikisource猜 (eumhun 시기할 시 (sigihal si))

Hanja form^? of 시 (“jealousy”).

Compounds

시기 (猜忌, sigi)
시투 (猜妬, situ)
시혐 (猜嫌, sihyeom)

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

猜: Hán Nôm readings: sai, xai

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