石膏

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	ointment; paste
trad. (石膏)		石	膏
simp. #(石膏)		石	膏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shígāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шыго (šɨgo, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ gou¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sa̍k-kâu

  (Hailu, HRS): shag^ˋ gau^ˋ

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sieo⁷ go¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-ko

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zioh⁸ go¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shígāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhgao
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-kao¹
    • Yale: shŕ-gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrgau
    • Palladius: шигао (šigao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шыго (šɨgo, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²⁴ kɔ⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ gou¹
    • Yale: sehk gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ gou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² kou̯⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sa̍k-kâu
    • Hakka Romanization System: sag gau^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sag⁶ gau¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sak̚⁵ kau̯²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: shag^ˋ gau^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ʃak² kau⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo⁷ go¹ [Phonetic: sieo⁵ o¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̤u̍h-geo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)o⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo⁷ go¹ [Phonetic: sieo⁵ o¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)o⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-ko
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-ko
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqkoy
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ko³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zioh⁸ go¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsio̍h ko
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² ko³³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyek kaw

Rime
Character	石	膏
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	昔 (123)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	常隻切	古勞切
Baxter	dzyek	kaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑiᴇk̚/	/kɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɛk̚/	/kɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiæk̚/	/kɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑiajk̚/	/kaw/
Li Rong	/ʑiɛk̚/	/kɑu/
Wang Li	/ʑĭɛk̚/	/kɑu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ɛk̚/	/kɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shí	gāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sik6	gou1

Noun

石膏

1. gypsum

   食用石膏  ―  shíyòng shígāo  ―  food-use calcium sulfate

2. plaster
3. (medicine) cast (supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones)

   打石膏  ―  dǎ shígāo  ―  to put in a cast

Derived terms

• 石膏工 (shígāogōng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (石膏):

• → Japanese: 石膏(せっこう) (sekkō)
• → Korean: 석고(石膏) (seokgo)
• → Vietnamese: thạch cao (石膏)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
石	膏
せき > せっ Grade: 1	こう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せっこー [sèkkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

石(せっ)膏(こう) • (sekkō) ^{←せきかう (sekikau)?}

1. plaster
2. gypsum

References

• “石^▲膏”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
石	膏

Noun

石膏 • (seokgo) (hangeul 석고)

1. hanja form^? of 석고 (“plaster; gypsum”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
石	膏

Noun

石膏

1. chữ Hán form of thạch cao (“plaster; gypsum”)