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Translingual
Han character
夥 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 田木弓戈弓 (WDNIN), four-corner 67927, composition ⿰果多)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 247, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5808
- Dae Jaweon: page 492, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 865, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5925
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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裸
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*ɡ·roːlʔ
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躶
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*ɡ·roːlʔ
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果
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*kloːlʔ
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菓
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*kloːlʔ
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猓
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*kloːlʔ
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輠
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*kloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ, *kʰluːls
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裹
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*kloːlʔ, *kloːls
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蜾
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*kloːlʔ
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惈
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*kloːlʔ
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粿
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*kloːlʔ
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窠
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*kʰloːl
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稞
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*kʰloːl, *ɡroːlʔ
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課
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːls
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髁
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːls, *kʰroːlʔ
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棵
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*kʰloːl, *kʰloːnʔ, *ɡloːnʔ
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顆
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*kʰloːlʔ
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堁
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*kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls, *kloːns
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敤
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*kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls
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夥
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*qʰloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ
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婐
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*qloːlʔ, *kroːl
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踝
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*ɡroːlʔ
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祼
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*ɡluːlʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qʰloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ) : phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ) + semantic 多.
Etymology 1
According to Fangyan, 夥, which means "many" or "much", was a dialectal expression found in rural Qi and Song and around the border between Chu and Wei (齊宋之郊、楚魏之際曰夥).
Pronunciation
Note:
- hóⁿ - literary;
- hér/hé/hóe - vernacular.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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夥
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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huǒ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hwaX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ajʔ/
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English
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many, much
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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夥
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夥
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夥
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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No.
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4788
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4789
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4797
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Phonetic component
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果
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果
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果
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Rime group
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歌
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歌
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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3
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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火
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禍
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夥
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰloːlʔ/
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/*ɡloːlʔ/
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/*ɡroːlʔ/
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Notes
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火(夥)別體
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說文果在右
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Definitions
夥
- many; much; a lot of; numerous
- (alt. form 伙) companion; partner; assistant
Compounds
Usage notes
In Simplified Chinese, this character should be written as 夥 rather than simplified as 伙 when used to express "many" or "much".
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
夥
- Only used in 夥頤/伙颐.
Japanese
Kanji
夥
(Hyōgai kanji)
- immense
- tremendous
Readings
Korean
Hanja
夥 (eumhun 많을 과 (maneul gwa))
夥 (eumhun 많을 화 (maneul hwa))
- The template Template:ko-hanja form of does not use the parameter(s):
t=many
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.hanja form? of 과
- The template Template:ko-hanja form of does not use the parameter(s):
t=many
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.hanja form? of 화
Vietnamese
Han character
夥: Hán Nôm readings: lõa/loã, hỏa/hoả, khỏa/khoả
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