壺
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Translingual [edit]
Han character [edit]
壺 (radical 33 士+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 土月中一 (GBLM), four-corner 40107) Pictographic character.
References [edit]
- KangXi: page 243, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5657
- Dae Jaweon: page 484, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 468, character 1
- Unihan data for U+58FA
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
壺 (simplified 壶, Yale wu4)
Japanese [edit]
Kanji [edit]
壺 (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 壷)
Readings [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Cognate with 坪 (tsubo). Likely shares its origin with 粒 (tsubu), in expressing the idea of something round and bulging outward.
Noun [edit]
- A container or depression:
- A pot or jar; a vessel or bottle.
- A basin, as at the base of a waterfall.
- A pressure point in acupressure or acupuncture.
- The core or heart of an issue.
Usage notes [edit]
In acupuncture and acupressure contexts, this word is most often spelled either in hiragana as つぼ or in katakana as ツボ.
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
壺 (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune-Reischauer ho)
Mandarin [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
壺 (simplified 壶, pinyin hú (hu2), yīn (yin1), Wade-Giles hu2, yin1)
Vietnamese [edit]
Han character [edit]
壺 (hồ)