夠

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See also: 够
夠 U+5920, 夠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5920
← 够
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 夡 →

Translingual

Han character

夠 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓心口 (NNPR), four-corner 27220, composition ⿰多句)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 247, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5777
  • Dae Jaweon: page 491, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 864, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5920

Usage notes

This character is listed in the Kangxi dictionary as an alternative form of 够.

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (句) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
勾 *koː, *koːs
鉤 *koː
鴝 *koː, *ɡo
句 *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo
夠 *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː
枸 *koː, *koːʔ, *koʔ
軥 *koː, *koːs, *ɡo
狗 *koːʔ
苟 *koːʔ
岣 *koːʔ, *ko
笱 *koːʔ
玽 *koːʔ
耇 *koːʔ
豿 *koːʔ, *qʰroːɡ
敂 *koːʔ
怐 *koːs, *kʰoːs, *qʰoːs, *kos
雊 *koːs
竘 *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoʔ
齁 *qʰoː
呴 *qʰoːʔ, *qʰos
蚼 *qʰoːʔ, *ɡo
豞 *qʰoːs
訽 *qʰoːs, *ɡoːs
佝 *qʰoːs
拘 *ko
駒 *ko
眗 *ko
跔 *ko
鮈 *ko
痀 *ko
蒟 *koʔ, *kos
絇 *kos, *ɡo
邭 *kos
劬 *ɡo
朐 *ɡo
鼩 *ɡo
斪 *ɡo
翑 *ɡo
葋 *ɡo
姁 *ɡo, *qʰo, *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
欨 *qʰo, *qʰoʔ
喣 *qʰoʔ
煦 *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
昫 *qʰos

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː): semantic 多 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).

Etymology 1

trad. 夠/够
simp. 够
alternative forms 彀
勾

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kàu - vernacular;
  • kiò/kò͘ - literary.
Note:
  • gou3 - literary;
  • gao3 - vernacular.
    Rime
    Character 夠 夠
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 溪 (29) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 侯 (137) 侯 (137)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) I I
    Fanqie 恪侯切 古侯切
    Baxter khuw kuw
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kʰəu/ /kəu/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kʰəu/ /kəu/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kʰəu/ /kəu/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kʰəw/ /kəw/
    Li
    Rong         		/kʰu/ /ku/
    Wang
    Li         		/kʰəu/ /kəu/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/kʰə̯u/ /kə̯u/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		kōu gōu
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		hau1 gau1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 夠 夠 夠
    Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
    No. 7065 7077 7082
    Phonetic
    component         		句 句 句
    Rime
    group         		侯 侯 侯
    Rime
    subdivision         		0 0 0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		鉤 遘 彄
    Old
    Chinese         		/*koː/ /*koːs/ /*kʰoː/

    Definitions

    夠

    1. to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach or achieve a desired level
      我的錢不夠。／我的钱不够。  ―  Wǒ de qián bùgòu.  ―  I don't have enough money.
      一個就夠了。／一个就够了。  ―  Yīge jiù gòu le.  ―  One is enough.
      他們說沒吃夠。／他们说没吃够。  ―  Tāmen shuō méi chī gòu.  ―  They say that they're still hungry. (lit. They say that they didn't eat enough.)
    2. to reach
      夠不著／够不着  ―  gòu bù zháo  ―  can't reach
    3. to have enough of something; to have a sufficient amount of something
      夠嗮嘢食／够嗮嘢食   ―  gau3 saai3 je5 sik6   ―  having plenty of things to eat
      佢唔夠膽食鳳爪。
      佢唔够胆食凤爪。
      keoi5 m4 gau3 daam2 sik6 fung6 zaau2.
      He doesn't have enough guts to try chicken feet.
      我夠了。／我够了。  ―  Wǒ gòu le.  ―  I'm fine./I don't need more.
    4. (with negative connotations) quite; impressively
      你們真的是夠厲害了！
      你们真的是够厉害了！
      Nǐmen zhēnde shì gòu lìhài le!
      You lot are ridiculous!
      夠嗮煩／够嗮烦   ―  gau3 saai3 faan4   ―  annoying to a remarkable extent
    5. (Cantonese) also
      好叻咩？我夠識英文啦。
      好叻咩？我够识英文啦。
      hou2 lek1 me1? ngo5 gau3 sik1 jing1 man4-2 laa1.
      You're so smart! I also know English.
    6. (Hakka) serious; hardworking
    7. (Hakka) arrogant
    8. (Teochew) whole; entire
      夠日／够日   ―  gao3 rig8   ―  whole day
    Synonyms
    • (to be enough): (Xinzhou Jin) 足沿
    • (Hakka) 罅 (la)
    Dialectal synonyms of 整 (“whole; entire”)
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 整
    Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 整
    Malaysia 整
    Singapore 整
    Cantonese Guangzhou 成, 冚
    Hong Kong 成, 冚
    Taishan 成
    Singapore (Guangfu) 成, 冚
    Hakka Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 成
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 規
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 規
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 規
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 規
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 規
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 規
    Southern Min Xiamen 規, 規圇, 交圇
    Xiamen (Tong'an) 規, 規圇, 交圇
    Quanzhou 規, 交圇
    Zhangzhou 規, 規尼, 間尼, 交圇
    Tainan 規
    Penang (Hokkien) 規
    Singapore (Hokkien) 規
    Manila (Hokkien) 規
    Chaozhou 夠, 咸, 交圇
    Jieyang 夠, 咸
    Singapore (Teochew) 夠
    Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 成

    Compounds

    Etymology 2

    trad. 夠/够
    simp. 够

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    夠

    1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 疚 (“tired”)

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    夠

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    • Go-on: く (ku)
    • Kan-on: こう (kō)
    • Kun: あつまる (atsumaru, 夠まる)、おおい (ōi, 夠い)←おほい (ofoi, 夠い, historical)

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    夠: Hán Việt readings: cú, cấu, hú
    夠: Nôm readings: cấu

    1. chữ Hán form of cú (“to reach a goal or satisfaction”)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Trần (1999).
    2. ^ Nguyễn (1974).
    3. ^ Thiều Chửu (1942).
    4. ^ Trần (2004).
    5. ^ Hồ (1976).
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