矯
See also: 矫
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Translingual
Han character
矯 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 人大竹大月 (OKHKB), four-corner 82427, composition ⿰矢喬)
Derived characters
- 𢹣 𨙍
References
- KangXi: page 825, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24015
- Dae Jaweon: page 1238, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2586, character 13
- Unihan data for U+77EF
Chinese
trad. | 矯 | |
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simp. | 矫 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 矯 | |
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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 (喬) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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驕 | *krew |
嬌 | *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
憍 | *krew, *kʰrew |
穚 | *krew |
鷮 | *krew, *ɡrew |
蕎 | *krew, *ɡrew |
喬 | *krew, *ɡrew |
簥 | *krew |
撟 | *krew, *krewʔ |
矯 | *krewʔ |
鱎 | *krewʔ |
敽 | *krewʔ |
蟜 | *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
譑 | *krewʔ, *kʰews |
蹻 | *krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ |
繑 | *kʰew |
鞽 | *kʰrew |
趫 | *kʰrew, *ɡrew |
嘺 | *ɡew |
橋 | *ɡrew |
僑 | *ɡrew |
鐈 | *ɡrew |
毊 | *ɡrew, *qʰrew |
轎 | *ɡrew, *ɡrews |
嶠 | *ɡrews |
獢 | *qʰrew |
屩 | *kewɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *krewʔ) : semantic 矢 (“arrow”) + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew): to straighten; to make as straight as an arrow shaft.
Pronunciation
Definitions
矯
- to correct; to rectify; to straighten out
- 矯正/矫正 ― jiǎozhèng ― to correct
- 矯枉過正/矫枉过正 ― jiǎowǎngguòzhèng ― to overcorrect
- 今天下鍛甲摩劍,矯箭控弦,轉輸軍糧,未見休時,此天下所共憂也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Jīn tiānxià duànjiǎ mójiàn, jiǎojiàn kòngxián, zhuǎnshū jūnliáng, wèi jiàn xiū shí, cǐ tiānxià suǒ gòng yōu yě. [Pinyin]
- Now, everyone is busy forging armours, sharpening swords, straightening arrows, drawing bowstrings, or transporting military provisions. Nobody has had any rest, and everyone is troubled by this.
今天下锻甲摩剑,矫箭控弦,转输军粮,未见休时,此天下所共忧也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to pretend; to falsify; to fake; to forge
- 矯制/矫制 ― jiǎozhì ― to falsify a government order
- 魏王怒公子之盜其兵符,矯殺晉鄙,公子亦自知也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Wèiwáng nù gōngzǐ zhī dào qí bīngfú, jiǎo shā Jìn Bǐ, gōngzǐ yì zìzhī yě. [Pinyin]
- The King of Wei was angry with the prince who had stole his token of command and killed Jin Bi by false order, which the prince himself understood well.
魏王怒公子之盗其兵符,矫杀晋鄙,公子亦自知也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to be pretentious; to be artificial with manners, emotions, etc.
- 矯揉造作/矫揉造作 ― jiǎoróuzàozuò ― to act in a pretentious manner
- strong; powerful
- 矯捷/矫捷 ― jiǎojié ― strong and agile
- 矯翼厲翮,恣意所存。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. late 1st century BCE, Yang Xiong (揚雄), Retort to Ridicules (《解嘲》)
- Jiǎoyì lìhé, zìyì suǒcún. [Pinyin]
- Their wings forceful, their quills tidy,
They act on whims, no matter where.
矫翼厉翮,恣意所存。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname
Compounds
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References
- “矯”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
矯
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- rectify
- straighten
- correct
- reform
- cure
- control
- pretend
- falsify
Readings
- Go-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)←けう (keu, historical)
- Kan-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)←けう (keu, historical)
- Kun: ためる (tameru, 矯める, Jōyō); いつわる (itsuwaru, 矯る)
Korean
Hanja
矯 (eumhun 바로잡을 교 (barojabeul gyo))
- Hanja form? of 교 (“correct, rectify, straighten out”).
Vietnamese
Han character
矯: Hán Nôm readings: kiểu, kẻo, kẽo, khéo, kéo, kĩu
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