汲

汲 U+6C72, 汲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6C72 ← 汱 [U+6C71] CJK Unified Ideographs 汳 → [U+6C73]

Translingual

Han character

汲 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4 in traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, 水+3 in mainland China, 7 strokes in traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, 6 strokes in mainland China, Cangjie input 水弓竹水 (ENHE), four-corner 3714₇, composition ⿰氵及)

Derived characters

• 𮡾, 𨦮

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 608, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17163
• Dae Jaweon: page 1001, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1554, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6C72

Chinese

trad.		汲
simp. #		汲

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
趿	*sqʰɯːb
鈒	*sqʰɯːb, *sqʰrɯb
靸	*sqʰɯːb, *sqʰaːb
馺	*sqʰɯːb
砐	*ŋɡɯːb
魥	*ŋɡɯːb, *kʰab
扱	*skʰrɯːb
笈	*skʰrɯːb, *ɡrab, *ɡab, *ɡrɯb
衱	*ɡrab, *kab
极	*ɡrab, *ɡab
昅	*ɡab
雭	*sqʰrɯb
急	*krɯb
級	*krɯb
汲	*krɯb
芨	*krɯb
伋	*krɯb
彶	*krɯb
及	*ɡrɯb
岌	*ŋɡrɯb
吸	*qʰrɯb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *krɯb): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəp (“to scoop, draw water”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jí (ji²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kap¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): gék
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khip
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • 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: kap¹
    • Yale: kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: keb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐp̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɛiʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khip
    • Tâi-lô: khip
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qib
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰip̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰip̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰip̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰip̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰip̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq
    • MiniDict: cih^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kip

Rime
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	緝 (142)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居立切
Baxter	kip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚip̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiep̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjip̚/
Li Rong	/kjəp̚/
Wang Li	/kĭĕp̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯əp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ji
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gap1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*krɯb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	汲
Reading #	1/1
No.	5660
Phonetic component	及
Rime group	緝
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	急
Old Chinese	/*krɯb/

Definitions

汲

1. to draw water from a well

   汲水  ―  jí shuǐ  ―  to draw water (from a well)

   綆短汲深／绠短汲深  ―  gěng duǎn jí shēn  ―  (literally) the rope is too short to fetch water from a well that is too deep

   • 短綆不可以汲深井之泉，知不幾者不可與及聖人之言。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     短绠不可以汲深井之泉，知不几者不可与及圣人之言。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Duǎn gěng bùkěyǐ jí shēn jǐng zhī quán, zhī bù jǐ zhě bùkě yǔ jí shèngrén zhī yán. [Pinyin]

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   • 夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水；澤居苦水者，買庸而決竇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水；泽居苦水者，买庸而决窦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE

     Fū shān jū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóu là ér xiàng yí yǐ shuǐ; zé jū kǔ shuǐ zhě, mǎi yōng ér jué dòu. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. used in 汲取 (jíqǔ, “to draw (from a lesson, experience, etc.)”)
3. (obsolete) to guide; to assist

   • 汲鄭伯，逃歸陳侯。致柤之會，存中國也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     汲郑伯，逃归陈侯。致柤之会，存中国也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《穀梁傳·襄公十年》 (Guliang Zhuan)

     Jí zhèng bó, táo guī chén hóu. Zhì 柤 zhī huì, cún zhōng guó yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 無相非色，空不可極，而立言垂訓，以汲引為方。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无相非色，空不可极，而立言垂训，以汲引为方。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 沈約 (Shen Yue) 《竟陵王發講疏並頌》

     Wú xiàng fēi sè, kōng bù kě jí, ér lì yán chuí xùn, yǐ jí yǐn wèi fāng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. (obsolete) to nominate; to recommend a person

   • 禹、稷與皋陶傳相汲引，不為比周。何則？忠於為國，無邪心也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     禹、稷与皋陶传相汲引，不为比周。何则？忠于为国，无邪心也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Yǔ, jì yǔ gāotáo chuán xiàng jí yǐn, bù wèi bǐ zhōu. Hé zé? Zhōng yú wèi guó, wú xiéxīn yě. [Pinyin]

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5. used in 汲汲 (jíjí)
6. a surname

Synonyms

• (to imbibe):

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• 吸 (xī)
• 吸取 (xīqǔ)
• 吸收 (xīshōu)
• 抽取 (chōuqǔ)
• 攝 / 摄 (literary, or in compounds)
• 攝取 / 摄取 (shèqǔ)
• 束 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 汲取 (jíqǔ)
• 燥 (Hokkien)

Compounds

• 提甕出汲 / 提瓮出汲
• 汲井
• 汲冢古文
• 汲取 (jíqǔ)
• 汲古 (jígǔ)
• 汲古閣 / 汲古阁
• 汲引
• 汲水 (jíshuǐ)
• 汲水機 / 汲水机
• 汲汲 (jíjí)
• 汲汲營營 / 汲汲营营 (jíjíyíngyíng)
• 汲汲皇皇
• 汲深綆短 / 汲深绠短
• 汲直
• 汲綆 / 汲绠
• 汲道
• 汲酒
• 汲黯
• 短綆汲深 / 短绠汲深
• 綆短汲深 / 绠短汲深

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	Shinjitai (extended)	汲󠄀 汲+󠄀? (Adobe-Japan1)
汲󠄂 汲+󠄂? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
Print standard	汲
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Kanji

汲

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. (of water) to draw; to scoop; to ladle; to pump
2. (of feelings) to understand; to consider

Readings

• Go-on: こう (kō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū)^{←きふ (kifu, historical)}
• Kun: くむ (kumu, 汲む)、ひく (hiku, 汲く)
• Nanori: くみ (kumi)

Compounds

• 汲(く)み上(あ)げる (kumiageru)
• 汲(く)み入(い)れる (kumiireru)
• 汲(く)み置(お)き (kumioki)
• 汲(く)み込(こ)む (kumikomu)
• 汲(く)み立(た)て (kumitate)
• 汲(く)み出(だ)す (kumidasu)
• 汲(く)み取(と)る (kumitoru)
• 汲(く)み干(ほ)す (kumihosu)
• 汲(く)み分(わ)ける (kumiwakeru)
• 汲々(きゅうきゅう) (kyūkyū); 汲汲(きゅうきゅう) (kyūkyū)

Korean

Hanja

汲 (eum 급 (geup))

1. to draw water from a well

Vietnamese

Han character

汲: Hán Việt readings: cấp
汲: Nôm readings: ngập, bập, gập

1. chữ Nôm form of ngập (“used in ngập ngừng (“to be hesitant; to waver”)”)

Compounds

• 汲凝 (ngập ngừng)
• 汲澎 (bập bềnh)
• 汲𱥶 (ngập ngừng)