俎
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See also: 爼
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Translingual
Han character
俎 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人人月一 (OOBM), four-corner 87810, composition ⿰仌且)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 104, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 679
- Dae Jaweon: page 221, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 156, character 4
- Unihan data for U+4FCE
Chinese
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俎 | |
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| alternative forms | 爼 𤕲 且 | |
Glyph origin
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 虘 | *zaːl, *zaː |
| 蔖 | *zlaːl, *sʰaːʔ |
| 摣 | *rnaː, *ʔsraː |
| 袓 | *ʔsjaː, *zaʔ |
| 怚 | *ʔsjaː, *ʔsas, *zaʔ |
| 罝 | *ʔsjaː |
| 謯 | *ʔslja, *ʔsraːʔ |
| 姐 | *ʔsjaːʔ |
| 抯 | *ʔsljaːʔ, *ljaːʔ, *ʔsraː |
| 飷 | *ʔsjaːʔ |
| 且 | *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa |
| 趄 | *sʰjaːs, *sʰa |
| 笡 | *sʰjaːs |
| 查 | *ʔsraː, *zraː, *zraː |
| 柤 | *ʔsraː |
| 樝 | *ʔsraː |
| 皻 | *ʔsraː |
| 渣 | *ʔsraː |
| 楂 | *zraː |
| 苴 | *zraː, *ʔsa, *ʔsaʔ, *sʰa |
| 駔 | *ʔslaːŋʔ, *zaːʔ |
| 租 | *ʔsaː |
| 蒩 | *ʔsaː, *ʔsaːʔ, *sʰa |
| 祖 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 組 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 珇 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 靻 | *ʔsaːʔ |
| 粗 | *sʰaː, *zaːʔ |
| 徂 | *zaː |
| 殂 | *zaː |
| 麆 | *zaːʔ, *zras |
| 伹 | *zaːʔ, *sʰa |
| 蛆 | *ʔsa, *sʰa |
| 沮 | *ʔsa, *ʔsas, *sʰa, *zaʔ, *ʔsra |
| 咀 | *ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ |
| 疽 | *sʰa |
| 雎 | *sʰa |
| 狙 | *sʰa, *sʰas |
| 岨 | *sʰa |
| 砠 | *sʰa |
| 坥 | *sʰa, *sʰas |
| 刞 | *sʰas |
| 覰 | *sʰas |
| 覷 | *sʰas |
| 跙 | *zaʔ |
| 筯 | *das |
| 菹 | *ʔsra |
| 葅 | *ʔsra |
| 阻 | *ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras |
| 俎 | *ʔsraʔ |
| 詛 | *ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras |
| 鉏 | *zra, *zraʔ |
| 豠 | *zra |
| 鋤 | *zra |
| 耡 | *zra, *zras |
| 齟 | *zraʔ |
| 助 | *zras |
Pictogram (象形) – sacrificial altar for meat. The altar's legs are on the left and the vessel is on the right.
Pronunciation
Definitions
俎
- (historical) sacrificial altar; stand or vessel for meat and food sacrifice
- (literary) chopping board; chopping block
- a surname
Compounds
References
- “俎”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
俎
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 俎 |
| そ Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi |
Borrowing from Middle Chinese 俎 (MC tsrjoX, “a wooden stand used in offering rites”). Compare modern Cantonese reading zo2.
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
This reading appears to be less common. For the cutting board sense in particular, the manaita reading below is more common.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 俎 |
| まないた Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 俎 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 俎, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
Korean
Hanja
俎 • (jo) (hangeul 조, revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho)
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