厝

Translingual

Han character

厝 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一廿日 (MTA), four-corner 7126₁, composition ⿸厂昔)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 161, character 37
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2961
• Dae Jaweon: page 368, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 73, character 9
• Unihan data for U+539D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 厝
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ) : semantic 厂 + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ).

Etymology 1

From 磋 (OC *sʰlaːl, “to rub; to polish”) + suffix -k (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Definitions

厝

1. ^† whetstone

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

厝

1. ^† Alternative form of 錯／错 (“mixed; jumbled”)

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

厝

1. ^† Alternative form of 措 (cuò, “to place”)
2. ^† to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

Compounds

Etymology 4

Traditionally thought to be derived from etymology 3, but its etymology is disputed. Norman (1984) argues for a derivation from 戍 (OC *hljos, “to garrison the frontier”), while Zhengzhang (2014) proposes that it is from 處 (OC *kʰljas, “residence”).

Pronunciation

Definitions

厝 (Min)

1. house (building) (Classifier: 間／间 mn)

   • 佢似像一隻人開厝，地掘得盡深，厝基做到石巖上邊：做大水其時候，水撞著樣厝，𣍐𢫦得佢動；因為厝開得實落。 [Northern Min, trad.]
     佢似像一只人开厝，地掘得尽深，厝基做到石岩上边：做大水其时候，水撞着样厝，𫧃𢫦得佢动；因为厝开得实落。 [Northern Min, simp.]

     From: 1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Lū-gá 6:48

     Gṳ̀ su̿-siōng cì-ciă nêng kṳé chio̤̿, diá gṳ̄-dă̤ cèng chéng, chio̤̿-gí ca̿ da̿u ciō̤-ngâng ciōng-bíng: ca̿ duōi-sṳ̌ gâ̤ sî-hē, sṳ̌ chè̤ng-diō̤ iŏ̤ng chio̤̿, mài mà-dă̤ gṳ̀ dòng; éng-ṳē chio̤̿ kṳé-dă̤ ì-lò̤. [Kienning Colloquial Romanized]

     He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

   • 有幾間厝用磚仔砌　看起來普通普通 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     有几间厝用砖仔砌　看起来普通普通 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1991, 葉啟田 (Yeh Chi-tien), 故鄉

     Ū kúi keng chhù iōng chng-á khōng, khòaⁿ--khí-lâi phó͘-thong phó͘-thong [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     There are a few houses built with bricks; they look quite ordinary

2. home

   伊無佇厝。／伊无伫厝。 [Hokkien]  ―  I bô tī chhù. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  He/she is not home.

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Compounds

Further reading

• “Entry #5810”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Definitions

厝

1. An ancient county in modern Hebei

References

• zi.tools
• “厝”, 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

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. cut
2. engrave
3. gravest

Readings

• On (unclassified): さく (saku); そ (so); せき (seki); じゃく (jaku)
• Kun: と (to); まじる (majiru); おく (oku)

Korean

Hanja

厝 (eum 조 (jo))

1. to cut or engrave
2. a grave or tombstone

Vietnamese

Han character

厝: Hán Nôm readings: xó

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