吉
Translingual
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Han character
吉 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 土口 (GR), four-corner 40601, composition ⿱士口)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 175, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3289
- Dae Jaweon: page 389, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 576, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5409
Chinese
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吉 | |
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alternative forms | 𠮷 |
Glyph origin
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Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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秸 | *kriːl, *kriːd |
髻 | *kiːds |
夡 | *kʰids |
鴶 | *kriːd |
袺 | *kriːd, *kiːd |
頡 | *kriːd, *ɡiːd |
劼 | *kʰriːd |
硈 | *kʰriːd |
咭 | *kʰriːd, *ɡlid, *qʰlid |
黠 | *ɡriːd |
聐 | *ŋreːd |
趌 | *ked, *klid, *kʰid, *ɡrid |
結 | *kiːd |
拮 | *kiːd, *klid |
桔 | *kiːd |
狤 | *kiːd, *klid, *ɡrid |
擷 | *qʰiːd, *ɡiːd |
襭 | *ɡiːd |
翓 | *ɡiːd |
纈 | *ɡiːd |
吉 | *klid |
郆 | *kid |
詰 | *kʰid |
蛣 | *kʰid |
佶 | *ɡlid, *ɡrid |
鮚 | *ɡrid |
姞 | *ɡrid |
欯 | *qʰlid |
恄 | *qʰlid |
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kjit (“happy; pleased”) (STEDT). Also compare Tibetan སྐྱིད་པ (skyid pa, “to be happy”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Cantonese sense of “empty” arises from avoidance of 空 (hung1), which is homophonous to 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).
Pronunciation
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Definitions
- auspicious; lucky
- good
- (Cantonese, euphemistic) empty
- Short for 吉林 (Jílín, “Jilin Province”).
- a surname
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
吉
Readings
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吉 |
きち Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Kanji in this term |
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吉 |
きつ Grade: S |
on'yomi |
Noun
- good luck
Korean
Hanja
吉 (eum 길 (gil))
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Vietnamese
Han character
吉: Hán Nôm readings: cát, kiết
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References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville
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