具

See also: 真, 俱, and 倶

具	U+5177, 具 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5177

← 其
[U+5176]

CJK Unified Ideographs

典 →
[U+5178]

具	U+2F811, 具 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F811

← 兤
[U+2F810]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

𠔜 →
[U+2F812]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Japanese	具
Simplified	具
Traditional	具

Alternative forms[edit]

Form differs between China and Japan – in China the top component is connected with the long horizontal line, while Japan they are separate.

The same difference occurs in the characters 真 and 直, which are unrelated etymologically but graphically similar in their current forms.

Han character[edit]

具 (radical 12, 八+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月一一金 (BMMC), four-corner 6080₁, composition ⿱⿴𠀃三八(GHTKV) or ⿳目一八(J))

Descendants[edit]

𛀰, 𰋙

References[edit]

KangXi: page 128, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1473
Dae Jaweon: page 286, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 246, character 4
Unihan data for U+5177

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.		具
alternative forms		𰋙 (second-round simplified)

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 具

Shang

Western Zhou

Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)

Liushutong (compiled in Ming)

Oracle bone script

Bronze inscriptions

Small seal script

Transcribed ancient scripts

**Bronze inscriptions**
b03421	b03422	b03423	b03424	b03425	b03426	b03427	b03428
b03429	b03430	b03431	b03432	b03433	b03434	b03435

**Small seal script**
s01984

**Transcribed ancient scripts**
L20479	L20480	L20481	L20469	L20470	L20471	L20472	L20473
L20474	L20475	L20476	L20477	L20478

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).

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

	Old Chinese
俱	ko, ɡos
椇	*koʔ
具	*ɡos
埧	*ɡos
颶	*ɡos

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 貝 (“shell, money”) + 廾 (“two hands”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jù (ju⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): җү (žü, III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): qy⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khî / khí / khi

(Meixian, Guangdong): ki⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): jy³
Min Bei (KCR): gṳ̀
Min Dong (BUC): gê̤ṳ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kū / khū / kī

(Teochew, Peng'im): gu⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): jy (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): jy⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ
  - Wade–Giles: chü⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiw
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: җү (žü, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi⁶
  - Yale: geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qy⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî / khí / khi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ki´ / ki` / ki
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ki¹ / ki³ / ki⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi²⁴/, /kʰi³¹/, /kʰi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ki⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /cʰi⁵³/

Note:

khî - vernacular;
khí - literary.

Jin

(Taiyuan)⁺
- Wiktionary: jy³
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕy⁴⁵/

Min Bei

(Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gṳ̀
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ky⁴²/

Min Dong

(Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gê̤ṳ
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /køy²⁴²/

Min Nan

(Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kū
- Tâi-lô: kū
- Phofsit Daibuun: ku
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ku⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ku²²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ku³³/
(Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khū
- Tâi-lô: khū
- Phofsit Daibuun: qu
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰu³³/
(Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī
- Tâi-lô: kī
- Phofsit Daibuun: ki
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²²/

Note: khū - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gu⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jy (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: jy⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ɡɨo^H/

Rime
Character	具
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	其遇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡɨo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡio^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡio^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/guə̆^H/
Li Rong	/ɡio^H/
Wang Li	/ɡĭu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jù

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ](r)o-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡos/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	具
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jù
Middle Chinese	‹ gju^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ](r)o-s/
English	arrange, provide
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	具
Reading #	1/1
No.	7133
Phonetic component	具
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	懼
Old Chinese	/*ɡos/

Definitions[edit]

具

tool; implement
家具 ― jiājù ― furniture

文具 ― wénjù ― stationery

玩具 ― wánjù ― toy

工具 ― gōngjù ― tool; instrument; implement

器具 ― qìjù ― utensil; implement; tool; ware; instrument
to possess; to have
具備 / 具备 ― jùbèi ― to possess; to be equipped with

別具一格 / 别具一格 ― biéjùyīgé ― have a style of one's own
(literary) to provide; to furnish
(literary) ability; talent
(literary) to state; to report; to list
^† Alternative form of 俱 (jù, “all; every”).
^† feast
^† in full detail
Classifier for coffins, corpses, and certain instruments.

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 具

不具
不具之人
不具名
交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù)
假面具 (jiǎmiànjù)
免洗餐具
具保
具備／具备 (jùbèi)
具名 (jùmíng)
具壽／具寿
具官
具慶／具庆
具戒
具文
具有 (jùyǒu)
具然
具爾／具尔
具狀／具状
具獄／具狱
具眼
具瞻
具結／具结 (jùjié)
具臣
具舉／具举
具草
具象 (jùxiàng)
具足戒
具陳／具陈
具領／具领
具體／具体 (jùtǐ)
具體化／具体化 (jùtǐhuà)
具體名詞／具体名词 (jùtǐ míngcí)
具體而微／具体而微
兼具 (jiānjù)
冥具
凶具
刀具 (dāojù)
刑具 (xíngjù)
別具一格／别具一格 (biéjùyīgé)
別具匠心／别具匠心
別具慧眼／别具慧眼
別具爐錘／别具炉锤
別具肺腸／别具肺肠
別具隻眼／别具只眼

募資工具／募资工具
匠心獨具／匠心独具
十相具足
口具
另具匠心
名正具
問事獄具／问事狱具
喪具／丧具
器具 (qìjù)
坐具 (zuòjù)
填充玩具
夾具／夹具 (jiājù)
完具 (wánjù)
家具 (jiājù)
寒具
寢具／寝具 (qǐnjù)
工具 (gōngjù)
工具工程
工具書／工具书 (gōngjùshū)
工具機／工具机
工具鋼／工具钢 (gōngjùgāng)
廚具／厨具 (chújù)
形同具文
徒具
性具 (xìngjù)
慧眼獨具／慧眼独具
戒具
戰具／战具
戲具／戏具
才具
拜具
擬具／拟具
教具 (jiàojù)
文具 (wénjù)
明式家具
服具
槥具
模具 (mújù)
模型玩具
機具／机具 (jījù)
治具 (zhìjù)
漁具／渔具 (yújù)
濟勝之具／济胜之具
火具 (huǒjù)

炊具 (chuījù)
煙具／烟具 (yānjù)
照明器具
燈具／灯具 (dēngjù)
獨具一格／独具一格
獨具匠心／独具匠心
獨具慧眼／独具慧眼
獨具隻眼／独具只眼
獵具／猎具
玩具 (wánjù)
生產工具／生产工具 (shēngchǎn gōngjù)
用具 (yòngjù)
畫具／画具
百福具臻
眾目具瞻／众目具瞻
繪具／绘具
耕具 (gēngjù)
聲控玩具／声控玩具
胎具
臥具／卧具 (wòjù)
茗具
茶具 (chájù)
草具
草具之陳／草具之陈
薄具
視同具文／视同具文
賭具／赌具 (dǔjù)
農具／农具 (nóngjù)
運輸工具／运输工具
道具 (dàojù)
都市家具
量具 (liángjù)
釣具／钓具
錨具／锚具
防毒面具 (fángdú miànjù)
防護面具／防护面具 (fánghù miànjù)
陽具／阳具 (yángjù)
隻眼獨具／只眼独具
雨具 (yǔjù)
電動玩具／电动玩具 (diàndòng wánjù)
面具 (miànjù)
食具 (shíjù)
餐具 (cānjù)
龍具／龙具

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Go-on: ぐ (gu, Jōyō)
Kan-on: く (ku)
Kun: そなえる (sonaeru, 具える); そなえ (sonae, 具え); つぶさに (tsubusani, 具に)

Counter[edit]

具(ぐ) • (-gu)

sets (armor, furniture)

Noun[edit]

具(ぐ) • (gu)

tool
means
(cooking) secondary ingredient, such as spices, seasonings, and sauces
base

Derived terms[edit]

留め具

Suffix[edit]

具(ぐ) • (-gu)

tool, ingredient

Compounds[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

具 (eumhun 갖출 구 (gatchul gu))

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

具: Hán Nôm readings: cụ, cỗ, gỗ

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