唧

See also: 喞

Translingual

Han character

唧 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口日戈中 (RAIL), four-corner 6702₀, composition ⿰口即)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 634, character 14
• Unihan data for U+5527

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Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
卪	*ʔsiːɡ
癤	*ʔsiːɡ
幯	*ʔsiːɡ
節	*ʔsiːɡ
蝍	*ʔsiːɡ, *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
蠞	*ziːɡ
堲	*ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ, *zɯɡ
唧	*ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
楖	*ʔsiɡ, *ʔsriɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
揤	*ziɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
櫛	*ʔsriɡ
瀄	*ʔsriɡ
擳	*ʔsriɡ
即	*ʔsɯɡ
鯽	*ʔsɯɡ, *ʔseɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 即 (OC *ʔsɯɡ).

Etymology 1

trad.		唧/喞
simp.		唧

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “onomatopoeic?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jī, jí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ / zit¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chit / chek / chiak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jí
    • Wade–Giles: chi²
    • Yale: jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zik¹ / zit¹
    • Yale: jīk / jīt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ / dzit⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ / jid¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵/, /t͡siːt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit
    • Tâi-lô: tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cid
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek
    • Tâi-lô: tsik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siak̚⁵/

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou:
  • chit - vernacular;
  • chek/chiak - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiak / tsiek
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siak̚²/, /t͡siek̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: tsit, tsik

Rime
Character	唧	唧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	資悉切	子力切
Baxter	tsit	tsik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siɪt̚/	/t͡sɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sit̚/	/t͡sɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjet̚/	/t͡siek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sit̚/	/t͡sik̚/
Li Rong	/t͡siĕt̚/	/t͡siək̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭĕt̚/	/t͡sĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ĕt̚/	/t͡si̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zat1	zik1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsiɡ/, /*ʔsɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唧	唧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	5717	5727
Phonetic component	即	即
Rime group	質	職
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	堲	即
Old Chinese	/*ʔsiɡ/	/*ʔsɯɡ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 唧

1. to spurt; to squirt; to pump

Etymology 2

trad.		唧/喞
simp.		唧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jī, jí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ / zek¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chi̍t
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chit / chek / chiak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jí
    • Wade–Giles: chi²
    • Yale: jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zik¹ / zek¹
    • Yale: jīk / jēk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ / dzek⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ / zég¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵/, /t͡sɛːk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chi̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: jid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sit̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit
    • Tâi-lô: tsit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cid
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek
    • Tâi-lô: tsik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siak̚⁵/

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou:
  • chit - vernacular;
  • chek/chiak - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ziag⁴ / ziêg⁴
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiak / tsiek
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siak̚²/, /t͡siek̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: tsit, tsik

Rime
Character	唧	唧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	資悉切	子力切
Baxter	tsit	tsik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siɪt̚/	/t͡sɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sit̚/	/t͡sɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjet̚/	/t͡siek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sit̚/	/t͡sik̚/
Li Rong	/t͡siĕt̚/	/t͡siək̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭĕt̚/	/t͡sĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ĕt̚/	/t͡si̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zat1	zik1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsiɡ/, /*ʔsɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	唧	唧
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	5717	5727
Phonetic component	即	即
Rime group	質	職
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	堲	即
Old Chinese	/*ʔsiɡ/	/*ʔsɯɡ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 唧

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Etymology 3

trad.		唧/喞
simp.		唧
alternative forms		𫫊

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zek¹
    • Yale: jēk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 唧

1. (Cantonese) Sentence-final particle:
   1. Used to persuade someone.

      唔好理佢唧。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

      m⁴ hou² lei⁵ keoi⁵ zek¹. [Jyutping]

      Just ignore him.

   2. Used to ask or question someone, often in an impatient tone.

      你想去邊度玩唧？ [Cantonese, trad.]
      你想去边度玩唧？ [Cantonese, simp.]

      nei⁵ soeng² heoi³ bin¹ dou⁶ waan² zek¹? [Jyutping]

      So where do you want to hang out?

   3. Used in a tender tone to indicate endearment.

      隻啤啤熊好得意㗎唧！ [Cantonese, trad.]
      只啤啤熊好得意㗎唧！ [Cantonese, simp.]

      zek³ be¹ be¹ hung⁴ hou² dak¹ ji³ gaa³ zek¹! [Jyutping]

      The teddy bear is so cute!

   4. Used to indicate gratefulness, usually used with 好彩.

      好彩褲袋重有廿蚊唧。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      好彩裤袋重有廿蚊唧。 [Cantonese, simp.]

      hou² coi² fu³ doi^6-2 cung⁴ jau⁵ jaa⁶ man¹ zek¹. [Jyutping]

      Fortunately, there's still twenty dollars in my pocket.

See Also

• 啫 (zē)

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Japanese

Kanji

唧

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: そく (soku), しち (shichi)
• Kan-on: しょく (shoku), しつ (shitsu)
• Kun: かこつ (kakotsu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 唧 (tức, cơ)

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