較

See also: 较

較 U+8F03, 較 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F03 ← 輂 [U+8F02] CJK Unified Ideographs 輄 → [U+8F04]

Translingual

Han character

較 (radical 159, 車+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十十卜金大 (JJYCK), four-corner 5004₈, composition ⿰車交)

References

• KangXi: page 1242, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38297
• Dae Jaweon: page 1718, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3531, character 5
• Unihan data for U+8F03

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Chinese

trad.		較
simp.		较

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (爻) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
崤	*ɢaːw, *ɢraːw
郩	*qaːwʔ
敎	*kraːw, *kraːws
較	*kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ
肴	*ɢraːw
淆	*ɢraːw
倄	*ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ
爻	*ɢraːw
餚	*ɢraːw
殽	*ɢraːw
笅	*ɢraːw
駁	*praːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ): semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 爻 (OC *ɢraːw).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiào, jiǎo (jiao⁴, jiao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): káu / kau / kha / ha
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kàu / khà / khah / kà / kah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ga³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, nonstandard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³
    • Yale: gaau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³
    • IPA ^(key): /kɑːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: káu / kau / kha / ha
    • Hakka Romanization System: gau` / gau / ka / ha
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gau³ / gau⁴ / ka⁴ / ha⁴
    • IPA: /ka̯u³¹/, /ka̯u⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /ha⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu
    • Tâi-lô: kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaux
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaʊ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kaʊ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʊ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà
    • Tâi-lô: khà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qax
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
    • Tâi-lô: khah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà
    • Tâi-lô: kà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kax
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka²¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
    • Tâi-lô: kah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Note:

• kàu - literary;
• khà/khah - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ga³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kà
  • IPA ^(key): /ka²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠau^H/, /kˠʌk̚/▼

Rime
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古孝切	古岳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠauH/	/kˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚauH/	/kᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwH/	/kaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Wang Li	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kauH/	/kɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào	jue

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*kreːwɢs/, /*kreːwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14644	14654
Phonetic component	爻	爻
Rime group	豹	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	敎	覺
Old Chinese	/*kreːwɢs/	/*kreːwɢ/
Notes	說文從爻聲	說文從爻聲

Definitions

較

1. to compare
2. comparatively; relatively; more
3. preposition introducing the object of comparison
4. obvious; clear

Compounds

• 一較長短／一较长短
• 一較高下／一较高下
• 不計較／不计较
• 分斤較兩／分斤较两
• 大較／大较
• 彰明較著／彰明较著
• 批較／批较
• 斤斤計較／斤斤计较 (jīnjīnjìjiào)
• 比較／比较 (bǐjiào)
• 比較文學／比较文学 (bǐjiào wénxué)
• 比較美學／比较美学
• 獵較／猎较

• 相較／相较 (xiàngjiào)
• 計較／计较 (jìjiào)
• 較切／较切
• 較勁／较劲 (jiàojìn)
• 較勁兒／较劲儿
• 較勝一籌／较胜一筹
• 較場／较场
• 較好／较好
• 較如畫一／较如画一
• 較時量力／较时量力
• 較武論文／较武论文
• 較然／较然

• 較略／较略
• 較真兒／较真儿 (jiàozhēnr)
• 較短量長／较短量长
• 較若畫一／较若画一
• 較著／较著
• 較親／较亲
• 較計／较计
• 較證／较证
• 較量／较量 (jiàoliàng)
• 錙銖必較／锱铢必较
• 錙銖較量／锱铢较量

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Japanese

Kanji

較

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): かく (kaku, Jōyō); こう (kō)
• Kun: くらべる (kuraberu, 較べる)

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Korean

Hanja

較 • (gyo, gak) (hangeul 교, 각, revised gyo, gak, McCune–Reischauer kyo, kak, Yale kyo, kak)

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Vietnamese

Han character

較 (giác, giảo)

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