獨
See also: 独
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Translingual
Japanese | 独 |
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Simplified | 独 |
Traditional | 獨 |
Han character
獨 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 大竹田中戈 (KHWLI), four-corner 46227, composition ⿰犭蜀)
References
- KangXi: page 719, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20725
- Dae Jaweon: page 1130, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1372, character 3
- Unihan data for U+7368
Chinese
trad. | 獨 | |
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simp. | 独 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 獨 | |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Characters in the same phonetic series (蜀) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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襡 | *toːʔ, *toːɡs, *doːʔ, *doːɡ, *djoɡ |
噣 | *toːɡs, *tuɡs, *rtoːɡ, *tjoɡ |
斣 | *toːɡs |
歜 | *sdoːmʔ, *tʰjoɡ |
斀 | *rtoːɡ |
孎 | *rtoːɡ, *toɡ |
濁 | *rdoːɡ |
鐲 | *rdoːɡ, *zroːɡ, *djoɡ |
鸀 | *rdoːɡ, *tjoɡ |
擉 | *sʰroːɡ |
獨 | *doːɡ |
髑 | *doːɡ |
韣 | *doːɡ, *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
斸 | *toɡ |
钃 | *toɡ |
欘 | *toɡ |
躅 | *doɡ |
蠋 | *doɡ, *tjoɡ |
燭 | *tjoɡ |
囑 | *tjoɡ |
矚 | *tjoɡ |
屬 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
属 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
蠾 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
觸 | *tʰjoɡ |
臅 | *tʰjoɡ |
觕 | *sʰlaː, *zlaːʔ, *tʰjoɡ |
蜀 | *djoɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *doːɡ) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 蜀 (OC *djoɡ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
獨
- alone; single; solitary
- 獨自/独自 ― dúzì ― by oneself
- 獨奏/独奏 ― dúzòu ― solo
- 莫見乎隱,莫顯乎微。故君子慎其獨也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Mò jiàn hū yǐn, mò xiǎn hū wēi. Gù jūnzǐ shèn qí dú yě. [Pinyin]
- There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
莫见乎隐,莫显乎微。故君子慎其独也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 膾炙所同也,羊棗所獨也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Kuàizhì suǒ tóng yě, yángzǎo suǒ dú yě. [Pinyin]
- For mince and broiled meat there is a common [liking], while that for sheep-dates was peculiar.
脍炙所同也,羊枣所独也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 無卿相輔佐足任使者,謂之獨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Wú qīngxiàng fǔzuǒ zú rènshǐ zhě, wèi zhī dú. [Pinyin]
- If he has no premier, prime minister, counselors, or assistants who can be given responsibilities, then he is called 'alone.'"
无卿相辅佐足任使者,谓之独。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- the old and childless
- only
- 不獨/不独 ― bùdú ― not only
- 唯獨/唯独 ― wéidú ― only; all except
- (literary) Indicates a rhetorical question: is it possible that...
- Synonyms: 豈/岂 (qǐ), 寧/宁 (nìng)
- 子獨不見狸狌乎? [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Zǐ dú bù jiàn lí shēng hū? [Pinyin]
- Have you not seen a wildcat or a weasel?
子独不见狸狌乎? [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (in compounds) separatism
- 謀獨/谋独 ― móudú ― to plot / scheme for independence
- 港獨/港独 ― Gǎngdú ― Hong Kong Independence Movement
- 臺獨/台独 ― Táidú ― Taiwan Independence Movement
Compounds
Derived terms from 獨
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (獨):
- → Japanese: 独 (doku); 独 (toku)
- → Korean: 독(獨) (dok)
- → Vietnamese: độc (獨)
Japanese
Shinjitai | 独 |
Kyūjitai | 獨 |
Kanji
獨
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 独)
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Readings
- Go-on: どく (doku)
- Kan-on: とく (toku)
- Kun: ひとり (hitori, 獨り)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 獨 (MC duk̚).
Historical Readings | ||
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 똑〮 (Yale: ttwók) | |
Middle Korean | ||
Text | Eumhun | |
Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 호을 (Yale: hwòùl) | 독〮 (Yale: twók) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [독]
Hanja
Wikisource獨 (eumhun 홀로 독 (hollo dok))
- Hanja form? of 독 (“alone”). [affix]
Compounds
Compounds
- 독립 (獨立, dongnip)
- 고독 (孤獨, godok)
- 단독 (單獨, dandok)
- 독거 (獨居, dokgeo)
- 독백 (獨白, dokbaek)
- 독신 (獨身, doksin)
- 독일 (獨逸, dogil)
- 독재 (獨裁, dokjae)
- 독점 (獨占, dokjeom)
- 독창 (獨創, dokchang)
- 독특 (獨特, dokteuk)
- 독학 (獨學, dokhak)
Proper noun
Hanja in this term |
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獨 |
獨 • (Dok) (hangeul 독)
- (in news headlines) Short for 獨逸 (Dogil, “(South Korea) Germany”).
Usage notes
A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.
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
獨: Hán Nôm readings: độc, dọc
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