癸
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Translingual
Han character
癸 (Kangxi radical 105, 癶+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓人一大 (NOMK), four-corner 12430, composition ⿱癶天)
Derived characters
- 𡎝 𡞳 揆 湀 猤 暌 楑 睽 䙆 聧 䠏 䤆 鍨 騤(骙)
- 鄈 戣 䳫 葵 闋(阕)
References
- KangXi: page 783, character 32
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22660
- Dae Jaweon: page 1193, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2760, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7678
Chinese
trad. | 癸 | |
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simp. # | 癸 | |
alternative forms | 𫻮 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 癸 | ||||||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | ||||
Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Shizhoupian script | Small seal script |
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Old Chinese | |
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睽 | *kʰʷiːl |
湀 | *kʰʷiːl, *kʷilʔ, *ɡʷilʔ, *kʰʷiːd |
聧 | *kʰʷiː |
藈 | *kʰʷiːl |
癸 | *kʷilʔ |
葵 | *ɡʷil |
鄈 | *ɡʷil |
楑 | *ɡʷil, *ɡʷilʔ |
戣 | *ɡʷril |
鍨 | *ɡʷril |
騤 | *ɡʷril, *kʷiːd |
揆 | *ɡʷilʔ |
猤 | *ɡʷils |
闋 | *kʰʷiːd |
Pictogram (象形) - Multiple uncertain interpretations.
Possibly, this was a pictograph of a four handled plow, meant to be operated by 4 people at a time. This character shows how essential and commonplace collective farming was roughly 3000 years ago. Otherwise, it is composed of two halberds (戣 kuí).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Glyph origin from Chinese Wiktionary”)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
癸
- the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
- a surname
Coordinate terms
- (heavenly stems) 天干; 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (Category: zh:Heavenly stems)
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Zhuang: gveiq
References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #5236”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- something J
- tenth of the ten heavenly stems
- tenth rank
Readings
- Go-on: き (ki)
- Kan-on: き (ki)
- Kun: みずのと (mizunoto, 癸)←みづのと (midunoto, historical)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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癸 |
き Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 癸 (kjwijX).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) き [kíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [kʲi]
- Homophones: 木, 樹, 生, 杵, 柝, 黄, 己, 危, 忌, 奇, 季, 紀, 鬼, 基, 揆, 期, 簋
Proper noun
癸 • (Ki)
- something J; the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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癸 |
みずのと Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
水 (Mizu, “Water”, one of the Five Elements) + の (no, attributive marker) + 弟 (oto, “younger brother”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) みずのと [mìzúnóꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [mʲizɨᵝno̞to̞]
Proper noun
癸 • (Mizunoto) ←みづのと (midunoto)?
- the tenth of the ten heavenly stems
Korean
Hanja
癸 (eumhun 천간 계 (cheon'gan gye))
- Hanja form? of 계 (“tenth heavenly stem”).
Vietnamese
Han character
癸: Hán Nôm readings: quý, quấy, quậy
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