較

較

See also: 较

較 U+8F03, 較 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F03 ← 輂 [U+8F02] CJK Unified Ideographs 輄 → [U+8F04]

Translingual

Han character

較 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十十卜金大 (JJYCK), four-corner 5004₈, composition ⿰車交)

Derived characters

• 𦽨

References

• KangXi: page 1242, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38297
• Dae Jaweon: page 1718, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3531, character 5
• Unihan data for U+8F03

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Chinese

trad.		較
simp.		较
alternative forms		䡈 𨊿 覺／觉

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
崤	*ɢaːw, *ɢraːw
郩	*qaːwʔ
敎	*kraːw, *kraːws
較	*kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ
肴	*ɢraːw
淆	*ɢraːw
倄	*ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ
爻	*ɢraːw
餚	*ɢraːw
殽	*ɢraːw
笅	*ɢraːw
駁	*praːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ) : semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 爻 (OC *ɢraːw).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiào, jiǎo (jiao⁴, jiao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): káu / kau / kha / ha
• Min Dong (BUC): gáu
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kàu / khà / khah / kà / kah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ga³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiào
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴
    • Yale: jyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw
    • Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, nonstandard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³
    • Yale: jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
    • Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³
    • Yale: gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: káu / kau / kha / ha
    • Hakka Romanization System: gau` / gau / ka / ha
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gau³ / gau⁴ / ka⁴ / ha⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kau̯³¹/, /kau̯⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /ha⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gáu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑu²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu
    • Tâi-lô: kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà
    • Tâi-lô: khà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qax
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
    • Tâi-lô: khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà
    • Tâi-lô: kà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kax
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
    • Tâi-lô: kah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Note:

• kàu - literary;
• khà/khah - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ga³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kà
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠau^H/

Rime
Character	較
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古孝切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠauH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚauH/
Shao Rongfen	/kauH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwH/
Li Rong	/kauH/
Wang Li	/kauH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kauH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kreːwɢs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	較
Reading #	1/2
No.	14644
Phonetic component	爻
Rime group	豹
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	敎
Old Chinese	/*kreːwɢs/
Notes	說文從爻聲

Definitions

較

1. to compare

   較量／较量  ―  jiàoliàng  ―  to compete

2. comparatively; relatively; more

   較好／较好  ―  jiào hǎo  ―  better

3. than (introduces the object of comparison)

   我的收入較父母多。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的收入较父母多。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de shōurù jiào fùmǔ duō. [Pinyin]

   My salary is more than my parents'.

4. obvious; clear

Compounds

一較長短／一较长短 一較高下／一较高下 (yījiàogāoxià) 不計較／不计较 分斤較兩／分斤较两 大較／大较 彰明較著／彰明较著 (zhāngmíngjiàozhù) 批較／批较 斤斤計較／斤斤计较 (jīnjīnjìjiào) 比較／比较 (bǐjiào) 比較文學／比较文学 (bǐjiào wénxué) 比較美學／比较美学

相較／相较 (xiàngjiào) 計較／计较 (jìjiào) 較切／较切 較勁／较劲 (jiàojìn) 較勁兒／较劲儿 較勝一籌／较胜一筹 (jiàoshèngyīchóu) 較場／较场 較如畫一／较如画一 較時量力／较时量力 較武論文／较武论文 較然／较然

較略／较略 較真兒／较真儿 (jiàozhēnr) 較短量長／较短量长 較若畫一／较若画一 較著／较著 較親／较亲 較計／较计 較證／较证 較量／较量 (jiàoliàng) 錙銖必較／锱铢必较 (zīzhūbìjiào) 錙銖較量／锱铢较量

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jué (jue²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³
• Min Dong (BUC): gáuk

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jué
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyué
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²
    • Yale: jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue
    • Palladius: цзюэ (czjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gok³
    • Yale: gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gáuk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑuʔ²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠau^H/, /kˠʌk̚/

Rime
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	江 (10)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古孝切	古岳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠauH/	/kˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚauH/	/kᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwH/	/kaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Wang Li	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào	jue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau3	gok3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kreːwɢs/, /*kreːwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14644	14654
Phonetic component	爻	爻
Rime group	豹	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	敎	覺
Old Chinese	/*kreːwɢs/	/*kreːwɢ/
Notes	說文從爻聲	說文從爻聲

Definitions

較

1. ^† horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
2. ^† straight
3. ^† Alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”).

Compounds

獵較／猎较

較力／较力

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiào (xiao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siào
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴
    • Yale: syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw
    • Palladius: сяо (sjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

較

1. ^† Alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”).

Compounds

學較／学较

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Japanese

Kanji

較

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō); きょう (kyō)^{←けう (keu, historical)}
• Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō); こう (kō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
• Kun: くらべる (kuraberu, 較べる)

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Korean

Hanja

較 (eumhun 견줄 교 (gyeonjul gyo))

1. Hanja form^? of 교 (“compare”).
2. Hanja form^? of 교 (“comparatively, more”).

較 (eumhun 수레 귀 각 (sure gwi gak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

較: Hán Nôm readings: giác, giảo

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