亍

Translingual

Han character

亍 (Kangxi radical 7, 二+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一一弓 (MMN) or 難一一弓 (XMMN), four-corner 1020₁, composition ⿱一丁)

Related characters

• 彳

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 86, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 251
• Dae Jaweon: page 177, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 4, character 4
• Unihan data for U+4E8D

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		亍

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 亍
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
Small seal script s01414
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Simplified from 行 – the right side of the character.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chù (chu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cuk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chù
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu⁴
    • Yale: chù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuh
    • Palladius: чу (ču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cuk¹
    • Yale: chūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: trjuH, trhjowk

Rime
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	中句切	丑玉切
Baxter	trjuH	trhjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨoH/	/ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈioH/	/ʈʰiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶioH/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuə̆H/	/ʈʰuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ȶioH/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Wang Li	/ȶĭuH/	/ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯uH/	/ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhù	chu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu3	cuk1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*toɡs/, /*tʰoɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	1614	1615
Phonetic component	亍	亍
Rime group	竇	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	註	梀
Old Chinese	/*toɡs/	/*tʰoɡ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 亍

1. to stop; to stand still
2. to step with the right foot
3. to take small steps
4. a surname

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 亍 – see 街 (“street; market; fair; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 街).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

亍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. to take small steps
2. Korean place name

Readings

• Go-on: とく (toku); ちゅ (chu)
• Kan-on: ちょく (choku); ちゅ (chu)
• Kun: たたずむ (tatazumu, 亍む)

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Korean

Hanja

亍 • (chok, ma) (hangeul 촉, 마, revised chok, ma, McCune–Reischauer ch'ok, ma)

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Vietnamese

Han character

亍: Hán Nôm readings: sục, xúc, súc, xục

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References

• Nom Foundation