友
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Han character[edit]
友 (Kangxi radical 29, 又+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 大水 (KE), four-corner 40047, composition ⿸𠂇又)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 165, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3119
- Dae Jaweon: page 374, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 391, character 1
- Unihan data for U+53CB
Chinese[edit]
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| alternative forms | 㕛 𦫹 𦐮 | |
Glyph origin[edit]
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| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
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Ideogrammic compound (會意): 又 (“hand”) + 又 (“hand”) – two right hands meeting in friendship. Also phono-semantic (形聲), from 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs).
Etymology[edit]
Endoactive derivation of 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, “right”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Tibetan གྲོགས (grogs, “friend; companion”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
友
- friend; companion
- 好友 ― hǎoyǒu ― good friend
- 招招舟子、人涉卬否。人涉卬否、卬須我友。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhāozhāo zhōuzǐ, rén shè áng fǒu. Rén shè áng fǒu, áng xū wǒyǒu. [Pinyin]
- The boatman beckons and beckons; others cross, not me. Others cross, not me; I'm waiting for my friend.
招招舟子、人涉卬否。人涉卬否、卬须我友。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) to make friends with
- (literary, chiefly among brothers) to love each other
- 窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎotiǎoshūnǚ, qínsè yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]
- The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: With lutes, small and large, let us give her friendly welcome.
- 兄亦不念鞠子哀，大不友于弟。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE, translated based on Bernhard Karlgren's version
- Xiōng yì bù niàn jūzǐ āi, dà bù yǒu yú dì. [Pinyin]
- The elder brother likewise does not think of his tender younger brother’s pitiableness and is greatly unfriendly towards his younger brother.
- (in compounds) friendly
- (Cantonese, colloquial, slightly impolite) guy; bloke (Classifier: 條／条; 班)
- a surname
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 友
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References[edit]
- “友”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
友
Readings[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 友 |
| とも Grade: 2 |
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 友 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 友, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- a male given name
Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 友 (MC ɦɨuX).
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Compounds
References[edit]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
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