郭
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Translingual
Han character
郭 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜木弓中 (YDNL), four-corner 07427, composition ⿰享⻏)
References
- KangXi: page 1273, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39474
- Dae Jaweon: page 1771, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3780, character 7
- Unihan data for U+90ED
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 郭 | |
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| alternative forms | 𨟍 𩫩 𩫏 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 郭 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (郭) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 郭 | *kʷaːɡ |
| 埻 | *tjunʔ, *kʷaːɡ, *kʷreːɡ |
| 崞 | *kʷaːɡ |
| 椁 | *kʷaːɡ |
| 槨 | *kʷaːɡ |
| 噋 | *tʰuːn, *kʰʷaːɡ |
| 廓 | *kʰʷaːɡ |
| 鞹 | *kʰʷaːɡ |
| 漷 | *kʰʷaːɡ, *qʰʷraːɡ |
| 霩 | *qʰʷaːɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 享 (“tall building”) + 邑 (“city”) – a city with tall buildings.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/r-kawk ~ s/r-kwak (“outer covering; skin, bark, rind”) (STEDT, Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Definitions
郭
- outer city wall
- a surname
- 郭守敬 ― Guō Shǒujìng ― Guo Shoujing (Yuan dynasty Chinese astronomer)
Descendants
- → English: Guo, Kuo, Kwok, Kuok, Quek, Kuek, Kwek
- → Tagalog: Kwek, Que
Compounds
Derived terms from 郭
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Japanese
Kanji
郭
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- Quarter (of a city)
- Enclosure
Readings
- Go-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)←くわく (kwaku, historical)
- Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)←くわく (kwaku, historical)
- Kun: くるわ (kuruwa, 郭)
Compounds
- 外郭
- 郭大
- 輪郭
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 郭 |
| くるわ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
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| (This term, 郭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 郭 (MC kwɑk̚). Recorded as Middle Korean 곽〮 (kwák) (Yale: kwak) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource郭 (eumhun 둘레/성곽 곽 (dulle/seonggwak gwak))
- Hanja form? of 곽 (“outer city wall; girdle”).
- Synonym: 廓 (곽 (gwak))
- Hanja form? of 곽 (“a surname”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 성곽 (城郭/城廓, seonggwak, “castle walls”)
- 외곽 (外郭/外廓, oegwak, “outskirt”)
- 내곽 (內郭/內廓, naegwak, “interior”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
郭: Hán Việt readings: quách[1][2][3][4][5][6]
郭: Nôm readings: quách[1][2][3][7], quắt[1]
- chữ Hán form of quách (“sarcophagus, outer coffin; outer wall, as of a city or fort; jar containing human remains for reburial”).
- chữ Hán form of Quách (“a surname”).
References
- Nguyễn (2014).
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).
- Trần (1999).
- Nguyễn (1974).
- Thiều Chửu (1942).
- Hồ (1976).