匛

匛 U+531B, 匛 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-531B ← 匚 [U+531A] CJK Unified Ideographs 匜 → [U+531C]

Translingual

Han character

匛 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+3, 5 strokes, Cangjie input 尸弓人 (SNO), composition ⿷匚久)

Derived characters

• 𪫨, 柩, 𢏉

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2597
• Dae Jaweon: page 345, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 82, character 5
• Unihan data for U+531B

Chinese

simp. and trad.		匛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiù (jiu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòu
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴
    • Yale: jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiow
    • Palladius: цзю (czju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gau⁶
    • Yale: gauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯²²/

Definitions

匛

1. (Han dynasty) An interred, deceased body; especially together with its innermost coffin and its name banner

References

• Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 1), p. 73
• 1992, Wu Hung, “Art in Ritual Context: Rethinking Mawangdui.”, in Early China, vol. 17, pages 111-144.

Japanese

Kanji

匛

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. bier
2. coffin

Readings

• On (unclassified): きゅう (kyū)、ぐ (gu)
• Kun: ひつぎ (hitsugi)、ひちぎ (hichigi)

Korean

Hanja

匛 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku)

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