偠

Translingual

Han character

偠 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人一田女 (OMWV), four-corner 2124₄, composition ⿰亻要)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 111, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 869
• Dae Jaweon: page 237, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 187, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5060

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Chinese

trad.		偠
simp. #		偠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎo (yao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu² / jiu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yao³
    • Yale: yǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeau
    • Palladius: яо (jao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jiu² / jiu⁵
    • Yale: yíu / yíuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² / jiu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu² / yiu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵/, /jiːu̯¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'ewX

Rime
Character	偠
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	烏皎切
Baxter	'ewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔeuX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔeuX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔeuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɛwX/
Li Rong	/ʔeuX/
Wang Li	/ieuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔieuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jiu2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qeːwʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	偠
Reading #	1/1
No.	14755
Phonetic component	要
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*qeːwʔ/
Notes	見漢賦

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 偠

1. Only used in compounds.

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Japanese

Kanji

偠

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): よう (yō)
• Kun: しなやか (shinayaka), たおやか (taoyaka)

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Korean

Hanja

偠 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo)

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