痴
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Translingual
Han character
痴 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 大人大口 (KOKR), four-corner 00160, composition ⿸疒知)
References
- KangXi: page 774, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22257
- Dae Jaweon: page 1185, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2681, character 1
- Unihan data for U+75F4
Chinese
trad. | 痴/癡 | |
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simp. | 痴 |
Glyph origin
Old Chinese | |
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彘 | *l'eds |
璏 | *l'eds, *ɢʷleds, *ɢʷled |
薙 | *l̥ʰiːs, *ljiʔ, *l'iʔ |
知 | *ʔl'e |
蜘 | *te |
智 | *ʔl'es |
鼅 | *te |
潪 | *teɡs, *deɡ |
踟 | *de |
雉 | *l'iʔ |
矢 | *hliʔ |
痴 | *l̥ʰɯ |
Pronunciation
Definitions
痴
- foolish; stupid; dumb; silly
- infatuated; crazy about
- (Buddhism) moha, delusion, ignorance
- (Classical Chinese or dialectal) mad; insane
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 痴, 狂, 癲 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 瘋, 狂, 瘋癲, 瘋狂 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 瘋 |
Taiwan | 瘋 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 痴 | |
Luoyang | 瘋 | |
Xi'an | 瘋 | |
Ürümqi | 瘋 | |
Guiyang | 瘋 | |
Liuzhou | 癲 | |
Yangzhou | 瘋 | |
Singapore | 神經病, 有毛病 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋 |
Hong Kong | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 瘋 |
Hakka | Meixian | 癲 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 癲 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 痟 |
Quanzhou | 痟 | |
Yongchun | 痟 | |
Zhangzhou | 痟, 魔 | |
Zhao'an | 痟 | |
Taipei | 痟 GT | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
Chaozhou | 痟 | |
Shantou | 痟 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 痟 | |
Shantou (Chaoyang) | 痟 | |
Jieyang | 痟 | |
Haifeng | 癲 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 痟 | |
Leizhou | 痟神 | |
Wenchang | 發痟 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 發痟 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 痴 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 痴 | |
Danyang | 瘋 | |
Hangzhou | 瘋 | |
Wenzhou | 癲 | |
Jinhua | 癲 | |
Xiang | Loudi | 瘋 |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
Descendants
- → Japanese: 痴 (chi)
- → Korean: 치(痴) (chi)
- → Vietnamese: si (痴)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
Shinjitai | 痴 |
Kyūjitai | 癡 |
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 癡)
Readings
- Go-on: ち (chi, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: ち (chi, Jōyō)
- Kun: おこ (oko, 痴)←をこ (woko, historical); しれる (shireru, 痴れる)←しれる (sireru, historical)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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痴 |
ち Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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癡 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 痴 (MC ʈʰɨ). Compare modern Mandarin 痴 (chī).
The Buddhist sense is a translation of Sanskrit मोह (moha, “folly, ignorance”) or मूढ (mūḍha, “fool”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ち [chíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕi]
Noun
痴 • (chi) (kyūjitai 癡)
- foolishness, stupidity
- (Buddhism) ignorance, one of the three roots of the vice dharmas
Affix
痴 • (chi) (kyūjitai 癡)
- foolish, stupid
- senseless, mad
- craze, obsession
Derived terms
- 痴漢 (chikan)
- 痴言 (chigen)
- 痴女 (chijo)
- 痴情 (chijō)
- 痴人 (chijin)
- 痴態 (chitai)
- 痴鈍 (chidon)
- 痴呆 (chihō)
- 痴話 (chiwa)
- 音痴 (onchi)
- 愚痴 (guchi)
- 書痴 (shochi)
- 情痴 (jōchi)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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痴 |
おこ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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癡 (kyūjitai) 烏滸 尾籠 嗚呼 (rare) |
⟨woko2⟩ → */wəkə/ → /woko/ → /oko/
From Old Japanese.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おこ [óꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [o̞ko̞]
Adjective
痴 • (oko) ←をこ (woko)? -na (adnominal 痴な (oko na), adverbial 痴に (oko ni), kyūjitai 癡)
- foolish, absurd
- indecent, indelicate
Usage notes
Historical sources[1][2] show that this term is more often used as an attributive noun, followed by possessive particle の (no) when used to modify another noun.
Inflection
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 痴だろ | おこだろ | oko daro |
Continuative (連用形) | 痴で | おこで | oko de |
Terminal (終止形) | 痴だ | おこだ | oko da |
Attributive (連体形) | 痴な | おこな | oko na |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 痴なら | おこなら | oko nara |
Imperative (命令形) | 痴であれ | おこであれ | oko de are |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 痴ではない 痴じゃない | おこではない おこじゃない | oko de wa nai oko ja nai |
Informal past | 痴だった | おこだった | oko datta |
Informal negative past | 痴ではなかった 痴じゃなかった | おこではなかった おこじゃなかった | oko de wa nakatta oko ja nakatta |
Formal | 痴です | おこです | oko desu |
Formal negative | 痴ではありません 痴じゃありません | おこではありません おこじゃありません | oko de wa arimasen oko ja arimasen |
Formal past | 痴でした | おこでした | oko deshita |
Formal negative past | 痴ではありませんでした 痴じゃありませんでした | おこではありませんでした おこじゃありませんでした | oko de wa arimasen deshita oko ja arimasen deshita |
Conjunctive | 痴で | おこで | oko de |
Conditional | 痴なら(ば) | おこなら(ば) | oko nara (ba) |
Provisional | 痴だったら | おこだったら | oko dattara |
Volitional | 痴だろう | おこだろう | oko darō |
Adverbial | 痴に | おこに | oko ni |
Degree | 痴さ | おこさ | okosa |
Stem forms | ||||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 痴なら | をこなら | woko nara | |
Continuative (連用形) | 痴に[1] 痴なり[2] | をこに をこなり | woko ni woko nari | |
Terminal (終止形) | 痴なり | をこなり | woko nari | |
Attributive (連体形) | 痴なる | をこなる | woko naru | |
Realis (已然形) | 痴なれ | をこなれ | woko nare | |
Imperative (命令形) | 痴なれ | をこなれ | woko nare | |
Key constructions | ||||
Negative | 痴ならず | をこならず | woko narazu | |
Contrasting conjunction | 痴なれど | をこなれど | woko naredo | |
Causal conjunction | 痴なれば | をこなれば | woko nareba | |
Conditional conjunction | 痴ならば | をこならば | woko naraba | |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 痴なりき | をこなりき | woko nariki | |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 痴なりけり | をこなりけり | woko narikeri | |
Adverbial | 痴に | をこに | woko ni | |
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. |
Noun
痴 • (oko) ←をこ (woko)? (kyūjitai 癡)
- foolishness, stupidity
- indecency, indelicateness
Derived terms
- 痴痴し (okookoshi)
- 痴がましい (okogamashii)
- 痴がる (okogaru)
- 痴絵 (okoe)
- 痴言 (okogoto)
- 痴付く (okozuku)
- 尾籠 (birō)
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
Hanja
痴 (eum 치 (chi))
- Alternative form of 癡 (癡)
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
痴: Hán Nôm readings: si, sy, se
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- Nom Foundation