咳

Translingual

Han character

咳 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口卜女人 (RYVO), four-corner 6008₂, composition ⿰口亥)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 187, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3555
• Dae Jaweon: page 406, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 622, character 4
• Unihan data for U+54B3

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰɯː, *ɡɯː) : semantic 口 + phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

咳

1. to cough

   咳到好辛苦 [Cantonese]  ―  kat¹ dou³ hou² san¹ fu²   ―  painfully cough

   咳出一口血來／咳出一口血来  ―  ké chū yī kǒu xiě lái  ―  to cough up a mouthful of blood

2. cough

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

咳

1. Used to express sorrow, remorse, or surprise.

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

咳

1. (of infant) to laugh; to cackle
2. Alternative form of 孩 (hái, “child; infant”)
3. interjection for sighing or order
4. Alternative form of 閡／阂 (“to be cut off from”)

Pronunciation 4

Definitions

咳

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 㩿 (kak¹) (Used in 甩咳.)

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: がい (gai); け (ke); げ (ge)
• Kan-on: かい (kai)
• Kan’yō-on: がい (gai)
• Kun: せく (seku, 咳く); せき (seki, 咳); しわぶく (shiwabuku, 咳く); しわぶき (shiwabuki, 咳)

Etymology

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb せく (“to cough”). Cognate with 堰 (seki, “dam”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せき​ (Odaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

咳(せき) • (seki) 

1. a cough

   咳(せき)が出(で)る ― seki ga deru ― I have a cough.

References

Korean

Hanja

咳 • (hae) (hangeul 해)

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Vietnamese

Han character

咳: Hán Nôm readings: cay, hãy, hỡi, khái, gay, gây

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References

• Nom Foundation