另

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See also: 叧, 加, and 叻
另 U+53E6, 另
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53E6
← 句
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 叧 →

Translingual

Stroke order
5 strokes

Han character

另 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS), four-corner 60427, composition ⿱口力)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3235
  • Dae Jaweon: page 382, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 574, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+53E6

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 另
alternative forms 叧

Glyph origin

In 玉篇校釋 (胡吉宣, 1989), it is considered a simplified form of 別／别 (bié), used to refer a synonym word with different pronunciation.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 另
Reading # 1/1
No. 8333
Phonetic
component 		另
Rime
group 		耕
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		零
Old
Chinese 		/*reːŋs/
Notes 五音集韻音，由伶（仃）𠟨分化，用別之半體訓讀

Definitions

另

  1. another; separate; other
    另一回事  ―  lìng yī huí shì  ―  another thing
    另計／另计  ―  lìngjì  ―  to count separately
  2. in addition; besides
    另有打算  ―  lìng yǒu dǎsuàn  ―  to have other plans
    另請高明／另请高明  ―  lìngqǐnggāomíng  ―  to find someone better qualified (than myself)
  3. Used to add a postscript to a letter like the English abbreviation "P.S."
Compounds

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 另 – see 剮 (“to cut flesh off from bone; lingchi; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 剮).

Japanese

Kanji

另

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Korean

Hanja

另 (eum 령 (ryeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

另: Hán Nôm readings: lánh, lính, liếng, tránh

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References

  • Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
  • Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
  • Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
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