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Translingual
| Stroke order
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Han character
呆 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口木 (RD), four-corner 60904, composition ⿱口木)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3395
- Dae Jaweon: page 399, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 585, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5446
Chinese
Glyph origin
- Etymology 1
- Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 口 (“mouth”) + 木 (“wood”) – dull; wooden.
- Etymology 2
- See 保.
- Etymology 3
- Simplified from 槑.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- tai - vernacular;
- gâi - literary.
Note: ngai5 - used in
呆板.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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呆
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呆
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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1956
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1957
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Phonetic
component
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呆
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呆
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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𪒴
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皚
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Old
Chinese
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/*tɯː/
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/*ŋɯː/
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| Notes
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懛今字
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獃今字
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Definitions
呆
- dull; wooden
- dull-minded; simple; stupid
- (Eastern Min) bad
- (chiefly Mainland China) Alternative form of 待 (“to stay”)
在廣州呆了十幾年 [MSC, trad.]
在广州呆了十几年 [MSC, simp.]- zài guǎngzhōu dāile shí jǐ nián
- was in Guangzhou for 10 or so years
- a surname: Dai
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
壞 (“bad; not good”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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惡
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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壞
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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壞, 賴
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| Taiwan
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壞
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| Jinan
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壞, 孬, 賴
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| Xi'an
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瞎, 壞
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| Wuhan
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壞, 拐
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| Chengdu
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壞
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| Yangzhou
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壞
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| Hefei
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壞
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| Malaysia
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壞
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| Singapore
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壞
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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壞, 弊, 衰
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| Hong Kong
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壞, 衰
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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衰
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| Yangjiang
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壞
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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衰
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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壞
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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壞
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| Wuhua (Meilin)
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衰
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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賴, 壞
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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壞, 獰
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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呆, 否
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹, 䆀
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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歹
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| Quanzhou
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歹
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| Jinjiang
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歹
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| Nan'an
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歹
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| Shishi
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歹
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| Zhangzhou
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䆀
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| Zhao'an
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䆀, 孬
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| Tainan
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歹
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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䆀, 歹
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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歹
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| Datian
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歹
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| Chaozhou
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孬
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| Shantou
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孬
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| Jieyang
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孬, 歹
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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歹, 孬
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| Leizhou
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㾀
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| Wenchang
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㾀
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| Haikou
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㾀
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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㾀
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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壞, 恘
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| Suzhou
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壞, 恘
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| Ningbo
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歪, 推扳, 嘸做
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| Wenzhou
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毛
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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壞, 拐
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| Shuangfeng
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壞, 拐
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- 呆傻 (dāishǎ)
- 呆痴 (dāichī)
- 𡳞面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
- 𡳞鳥面／𡳞鸟面 (Hokkien, vulgar)
- 愚戇／愚戆 (Hokkien)
- 愚昧 (yúmèi)
- 愚笨 (yúbèn)
- 愚蠢 (yúchǔn)
- 愚鈍／愚钝 (yúdùn)
- 拙 (zhuō) (literary, or in compounds)
- 拙笨 (zhuōbèn)
- 撚樣／撚样 (lan2 joeng6-2) (Cantonese, vulgar)
- 暗昧 (ànmèi)
- 梢跤 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 梢跤軟蹄／梢跤软蹄 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 梢蹬 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 棒槌 (bàngchuí)
- 海鱟／海鲎 (Hokkien)
- 混鈍／混钝 (Hokkien)
- 痴呆
- 發踱／发踱 (7faq 8doq) (Wu)
- 笨 (bèn)
- 笨拙 (bènzhuō)
- 笨車車／笨车车 (Hokkien)
- 臭笨 (Hokkien)
- 菜瓜 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 蠢 (chǔn)
- 蠢氣／蠢气 (qyn3 qi4) (Xiang)
- 蠢笨 (chǔnbèn)
- 袋屎 (Hokkien)
- 袋屎袋尿 (Hokkien)
- 跤梢 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 遲鈍／迟钝 (chídùn)
- 阿西 (Hokkien)
- 頇顢／顸颟 (Hokkien)
- 鱟／鲎 (Hokkien)
- 鳩拙／鸠拙 (jiūzhuó) (literary)
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 呆 – see 保 (“to raise; to rear; to keep; to maintain; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 保). |
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 呆 – see 梅.
(This character is a variant form of 梅). |
Japanese
Kanji
呆
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- amazed, disgusted, shocked
Readings
Korean
Hanja
呆 (eumhun 어리석을 매 (eoriseogeul mae))
- Hanja form? of 매 (“dull-minded; simple; stupid”).
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
呆: Hán Nôm readings: ngốc
- stupid, naive, foolish
