右

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See also: 石
右 U+53F3, 右
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53F3
← 史
[U+53F2] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 叴 →
[U+53F4]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
5 strokes
Stroke order (Japan)
5 strokes

Han character[edit]

右 (radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 大口 (KR), four-corner 40600, composition ⿸𠂇口)

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 173, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3250
  • Dae Jaweon: page 385, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 569, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+53F3

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.
 右

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 右
Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
右-bronze.svg 右-seal.svg 右-bigseal.svg
Characters in the same phonetic series (又) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
絠 *kɯːʔ
醢 *qʰɯːʔ
珛 *qʰʷɯs
栯 *ɢʷɯʔ, *qʷɯ
有 *ɢʷɯʔ
友 *ɢʷɯʔ
右 *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs
宥 *ɢʷɯs
囿 *ɢʷɯs, *ɡʷɯ
侑 *ɢʷɯs
酭 *ɢʷɯs
姷 *ɢʷɯs
又 *ɢʷɯs
佑 *ɢʷɯs
祐 *ɢʷɯs
賄 *qʰʷɯːʔ
蛕 *qʰʷɯːʔ, *ɡʷɯː
烠 *ɡʷɯː
倄 *ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ
鮪 *ɢʷɯʔ
洧 *ɢʷɯʔ
痏 *ɢʷɯʔ
郁 *qʷɯ
戫 *qʷɯ
哊 *ɡʷɯ

Originally 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “right hand”) in the oracle bone script.

In bronze inscriptions, a 口 (“mouth; speech”) component was added, perhaps with the intention of indicating the use of 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “again”) is a phonetic loan. In other words, the current form is a phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs): phonetic 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs) + semantic 口.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-(j/r)a (“right (hand)”).

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Rime
Character 右
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 尤 (136)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 云久切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦɨuX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦiuX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiəuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦuwX/
Li
Rong 		/ɣiuX/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭəuX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/i̯ə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǒu
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 右
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yòu
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hjuwX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/
English right hand

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 右
Reading # 1/2
No. 15597
Phonetic
component 		又
Rime
group 		之
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		有
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷɯʔ/

Definitions[edit]

右

  1. right (direction)
    右手  ―  yòushǒu  ―  right hand
  2. west; areas to the west
  3. (historical) right side as the side of precedence
  4. (politics) right-wing
  5. A surname​.
Antonyms[edit]
  • 左 (zuǒ, “left”)

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Rime
Character 右
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 尤 (136)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 于救切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦɨuH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦiuH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣiəuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦuwH/
Li
Rong 		/ɣiuH/
Wang
Li 		/ɣĭəuH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/i̯ə̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yòu
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 右
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yòu
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hjuwH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/ (~ *m-qʷəʔ)
English right hand

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 右
Reading # 2/2
No. 15604
Phonetic
component 		又
Rime
group 		之
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		宥
Old
Chinese 		/*ɢʷɯs/

Definitions[edit]

右

  1. Original form of 佑 (yòu).
  2. Original form of 祐 (yòu).
  3. to take sb's side
  4. Alternative form of 侑 (yòu).

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

右

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. right
  2. conservative
  3. right-wing, right fielder
  4. respect for
  5. aid, assist, counsel

Readings[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Compounds

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
右
みぎ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

右 (hiragana みぎ, rōmaji migi)

  1. right (direction)
    • 1999 July 22, “封ふう印いんされし者ものの右みぎ足あし [Right Leg of the Sealed One]”, in Vol.4 (in Japanese), Konami:
      封 (ふう)印 (いん)された右 (みぎ)足 (あし)。封 (ふう)印 (いん)を解 (と)くと、無 (む)限 (げん)の力 (ちから)を得 (え)られる。
      Fūinsareta migiashi. Fūin o toku to, mugen no chikara o erareru.
      A sealed right leg. Whosoever breaks the seal shall earn infinite power.
  2. (in vertical writing of Japanese, with columns running right to left) the above statement, foregoing
  3. (politics) the right wing, a rightist
  4. (historical) a superior during in the Chinese Warring States period
    Synonym: 上位 (jōi)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Proverbs[edit]
Proverbs

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
右
みぎり
Grade: 1
Irregular

The final り (ri) is likely by analogy with its antonym 左 (hidari, “left”).[3]

Noun[edit]

右 (hiragana みぎり, rōmaji migiri)

  1. (archaic) Same as みぎ (migi) above

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
右
ゆう
Grade: 1
kan’on

The “right (direction)” and “respect, esteem, value” senses are from Middle Chinese 右 (MC ɦɨuX).

The “aid, assist” sense is from Middle Chinese 右 / 佑 (MC ɦɨuH).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Affix[edit]

右 (hiragana ゆう, rōmaji yū, historical hiragana いう)

  1. right (direction)
  2. respect; esteem; value
  3. Alternative form of 佑 (yū, “aid; assist”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Kanji in this term
右
う
Grade: 1
goon

From Middle Chinese 右 (MC ɦɨuX).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Affix[edit]

右 (hiragana う, rōmaji u)

  1. right (direction)
  2. (politics) right-wing
  3. (baseball) right fielder

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. ^ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

右 • (u)

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

右 (hữu)

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