盍
See also: 盇
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Translingual
Han character
盍 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈月廿 (GIBT), four-corner 40107, composition ⿱去皿)
- what? why not?
Derived characters
- 𪝙, 嗑, 𡏖, 𡻊, 𢄍, 㥺, 搕, 溘, 𤠡, 榼, 𣩄, 熆, 䐦, 瞌, 磕, 𥛐, 𧛾, 𦔏, 䗘, 𧪞(𬤒), 𫎽, 𨍰(𫐔), 醘, 鎑(𰾩), 𩇠, 𱌻, 𮫥, 𩌍, 饁(馌), 鰪, 𥃕, 豔(𧰟)
- 𨜴, 𢾩, 𣣹, 𥂇, 𫇤, 䫦, 𭾖, 𬾾, 蓋, 篕, 𩮨, 𪔮, 㔩, 㕎, 廅, 𢩘, 𤸱, 𠥕, 闔(阖), 圔, 𣝒
References
- KangXi: page 794, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22980
- Dae Jaweon: page 1209, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2559, character 4
- Unihan data for U+76CD
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 盍 |
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Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 盍 | ||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Characters in the same phonetic series (盍) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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蓋 | *kaːbs, *kaːb, *ɡaːb |
盖 | *kaːbs |
溘 | *kʰaːbs, *kʰoːb, *kʰaːb |
搕 | *qoːb |
嗑 | *kaːb, *ɡaːb |
榼 | *kʰaːb |
磕 | *kʰaːb, *kʰaːd |
瞌 | *kʰaːb |
盍 | *ɡaːb |
闔 | *ɡaːb |
篕 | *ɡaːb |
熆 | *ɡaːb |
鰪 | *qaːb |
廅 | *qaːb |
圔 | *qroːb |
饁 | *ɢrab |
Etymology
From the fusion of 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
盍
- (literary) how; why
- (literary) why not
- 子曰:「盍各言爾志?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Hé gè yán ěr zhì?” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "Why don't each of you talk about your aspirations?"
子曰:“盍各言尔志?” [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 有游於子墨子之門者,子墨子曰:「盍學乎?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mozi, c. 4th century BCE
- Yǒu yóu yú Zǐ Mòzǐ zhī mén zhě, Zǐ Mòzǐ yuē: “Hé xué hū?” [Pinyin]
- A man visited Mozi's school. Mozi said: Why not come and study?
有游于子墨子之门者,子墨子曰:“盍学乎?” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
盍
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- come together
- congregate
- meet
- cover
Readings
- Go-on: ごう (gō)←がふ (gafu, historical)
- Kan-on: こう (kō)←かふ (kafu, historical)
- Kun: おおう (oou, 盍う); なんぞ (nanzo, 盍ぞ)
Korean
Hanja
盍 • (hap) (hangeul 합)
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Vietnamese
Han character
盍: Hán Nôm readings: hạp, khạp
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