矬

矬

矬 U+77EC, 矬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-77EC ← 矫 [U+77EB] CJK Unified Ideographs 短 → [U+77ED]

Translingual

Han character

矬 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 人大人人土 (OKOOG), four-corner 8841₄, composition ⿰矢坐)

References

• KangXi: page 824, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23975
• Dae Jaweon: page 1237, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2584, character 6
• Unihan data for U+77EC

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		矬

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
脞	*sʰal, *sʰoːlʔ
侳	*ʔsal, *ʔsoːls
挫	*ʔsoːls
夎	*ʔsoːls
遳	*sʰloːl
銼	*sʰoːls, *zoːl, *zoːɡ
剉	*sʰoːls
莝	*sʰoːls
趖	*soːl
矬	*zoːl
痤	*zoːl
睉	*zoːl
坐	*zoːlʔ, *zoːls
座	*zoːls
髽	*ʔsroːl

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *zoːl) : semantic 矢 (“arrow”) + phonetic 坐 (OC *zoːlʔ, *zoːls).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuó (cuo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co⁴
• Min Dong (BUC): cô̤

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuó
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻo²
    • Yale: tswó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tswo
    • Palladius: цо (co)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰwɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co⁴
    • Yale: chòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: co⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː²¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cô̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔ²⁴²/

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡zuɑ/

Rime
Character	矬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	昨禾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zuɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zuɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zuɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zwa/
Li Rong	/d͡zuɑ/
Wang Li	/d͡zuɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱuɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cuó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	co4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*zoːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	矬
Reading #	1/1
No.	18060
Phonetic component	坐
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	矬
Old Chinese	/*zoːl/

Definitions

矬

1. (chiefly of stature) vertically short

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 矮 (“short (in stature)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		矮
Mandarin	Beijing	矮, 矬
	Taiwan	矮
	Tianjin	矮, 矬
	Chengde	矮, 矬
	Tangshan	矮, 矬
	Cangzhou	矮, 矬
	Baoding	矬
	Shijiazhuang	矬
	Chifeng	矮, 矬
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	矮
	Heihe	矮, 矬
	Qiqihar	矮, 矬
	Harbin	矮, 矬
	Jiamusi	矮, 矬
	Baicheng	矮, 矬
	Changchun	矮, 矬
	Tonghua	矮, 矬
	Shenyang	矮, 矬
	Dandong	矮, 矬
	Jinzhou	矮, 矬
	Dalian	矮
	Yantai	矮, 矬
	Yantai (Muping)	矮, 矬
	Qingdao	矮, 矬
	Lijin	矮, 矬
	Zhucheng	矮
	Jinan	矮, 矬
	Jining	矮
	Wanrong	低
	Shangqiu	矮, 矬
	Zhengzhou	矮, 矬
	Lingbao	矮, 矬
	Xinyang	矮
	Baihe	矮
	Hanzhong	矮
	Xi'an	矮, 矬, 低
	Baoji	矮
	Yinchuan	矮, 矬
	Tianshui	矮, 矬
	Lanzhou	矮, 矬
	Dunhuang	矮, 矬
	Xining	矮
	Hami	矬
	Ürümqi	矬, 矮
	Wuhan	矮
	Yichang	矮
	Xiangyang	矮
	Tianmen	矮, 矮矬
	Hong'an	矮
	Chengdu	矮
	Nanchong	矮
	Dazhou	矮
	Hanyuan	矮
	Xichang	矮
	Zigong	矮
	Chongqing	矮
	Guiyang	矮
	Zunyi	矮
	Bijie	矮
	Liping	矮
	Zhaotong	矮
	Dali	矮
	Kunming	矮
	Mengzi	矮
Guilin	矮
Liuzhou	矮
Jishou	矮
Changde	矮
Anqing	矮
Xuzhou	矮, 矬
Fuyang	矮
Wuhu	矮
Yangzhou	矮
Lianyungang	矮, 矬
Lianshui	矮
Nanjing	矮
Hefei	矮
Nantong	矮
Singapore	矮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	矮
	Hong Kong	矮
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	矮
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	矮
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	矮
	Taishan	矮
	Dongguan	矮
	Yangjiang	矮
Gan	Nanchang	矮
	Lichuan	矮
	Pingxiang	矮
Hakka	Meixian	矮
	Yudu	矮
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	矮
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	矮
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	矮
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	矮
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	矮
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	矮
	Hong Kong	矮
Huizhou	Jixi	矮
	Shexian	矮
Jin	Taiyuan	矮, 低
	Yangyuan	矮, 矬
	Datong	低
	Xinzhou	矮, 低
	Lishi	矮
	Linfen	矬
	Changzhi	矮, 低
	Linhe	矬
	Jining	矬
	Hohhot	矬
	Erenhot	矮, 矬
	Pingshan	矬
	Zhangjiakou	矮, 矬
	Handan	矮, 矬
	Linzhou	矮
	Suide	矮
Min Bei	Jian'ou	矮
Min Dong	Fuzhou	矮
Min Nan	Xiamen	矮
	Quanzhou	矮
	Zhangzhou	矮
	Taipei	矮
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	矮
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	矮
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	矮
	Kaohsiung	矮
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	矮
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	矮
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	矮
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	矮
	Yilan (Toucheng)	矮
	Tainan	矮
	Tainan (Anping)	矮
	Kinmen	矮
	Penghu (Magong)	矮
	Penghu (Xiyu)	矮
	Penang (Hokkien)	矮
	Chaozhou	矮
	Haikou	矮
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	矮
Wu	Shanghai	矮, 短
	Shanghai (Chongming)	矮
	Suzhou	矮
	Danyang	矮
	Hangzhou	矮
	Ningbo	矮
	Wenzhou	矮
	Jinhua	短
Xiang	Changsha	矮
	Loudi	矮
	Shuangfeng	矮

Compounds

欹矬 矬人 矬倒 矬子 (cuózi) 矬小

矬矮 矬西 矬身 矬陋

矮矬 (ǎicuó) 矮矬子 矮矬矬 矬個兒／矬个儿

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Japanese

Kanji

矬

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): さ (sa), ざ (za)