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U+9998, 馘
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9998

[U+9997]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9999]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 185, +8, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿山戈口一 (TUIRM), four-corner 83650, composition )

  1. cut off left ear
  2. tally dead enemy

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1428, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44507
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1954, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4501, character 21
  • Unihan data for U+9998

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms
𢦞

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *kʷrɯːɡ) : semantic (head) + phonetic (OC *ɡʷɯːɡ). This character largely displaced (OC *kʷrɯːɡ) in the received corpus of ancient classics. See also 𢦞.

Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Against traditional glossings (e.g. Shuowen Jiezi's), Cheng Hao (程顥) & Cheng Yi (程頤) propose that (MC kweak) < (OC kʷrɯːɡ) originally meant "to behead captives" (「馘, 斬獲也」); their proposal is supported by Milburn (2018).[1]

Pronunciation 1

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (28)
Final () (120)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter kweak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠwɛk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷᵚæk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kuɐk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwəɨjk̚/
Li
Rong
/kuɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/kwæk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kwæk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
guo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwak1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
guó
Middle
Chinese
‹ kwɛk ›
Old
Chinese
/*C.qʷˁ<r>ək/
English severed left ears

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5562
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʷrɯːɡ/

Definitions

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  1. (historical) severed left ear of a slain enemy (as trophy and tally for military merit)
  2. (historical) to cut off the left ear of an enemy
  3. (by extension) killed enemy; dead enemy

Compounds

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Pronunciation 2

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The pronunciation was uncertain due to the sparsity of attestation, namely one sentence in the Zhuangzi, which might have been affected by textual error. The following was based on those of 𤷇, whose reading in the 切韻 system would have been homophonic to that of (MC xwik) > Mandarin ().


Note: Uncertain.

Definitions

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  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:[2]
    1. cheek; face
    2. Alternative form of 𤷇 (, headache; aching head)

Compounds

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References

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  1. ^ Milburn, O. (2018). "Headhunting in ancient China: The history of violence and denial of knowledge." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 81(1), p. 103-120. doi:10.1017/S0041977X17001446
  2. ^ 郭慶藩 (1895) 莊子集釋 (in Chinese), volume 10, page 34

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. To cut off (the left) ear as proof of defeating an enemy.
  2. To cut off the head.
  3. To Fire.

Readings

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Compounds
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Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (goek))

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