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Translingual Han character 宅 Kangxi radical 40, 宀 +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 十竹心 (JHP ), four-corner 30714 , composition ⿱宀 乇 )
Derived characters References Kangxi Dictionary: page 281 , character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7064
Dae Jaweon: page 551, character 19
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 913, character 3
Unihan data for U+5B85 Chinese Glyph origin
Old Chinese
咤 *ʔr'aː, *ʔr'aːɡs
吒 *ʔr'aːɡs
灹 *ʔr'aːɡs
矺 *ʔr'aːɡs, *ʔl'aːb, *ʔl'aːɡ, *l̥ʰaːɡ, *ʔr'eːɡ
奼 *ʔr'aːɡs, *hr'aːʔ, *ʔl'aːɡs
侘 *hr'aː, *hr'aːɡs
詫 *hr'aːɡs
秅 *r'aː, *ʔl'aːɡs
秺 *ʔl'aːɡs
亳 *blaːɡ
托 *l̥ʰaːɡ
託 *l̥ʰaːɡ
魠 *l̥ʰaːɡ
馲 *l̥ʰaːɡ, *raːɡ, *ʔr'aːɡ
侂 *l̥ʰaːɡ
飥 *l̥ʰaːɡ
仛 *l'aːɡ
虴 *pr'aːɡ
杔 *ʔr'aːɡ
乇 *ʔr'aːɡ
宅 *r'aːɡ
厇 *ʔr'eːɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 ／ 形声 OC *r'aːɡ宀 ( “ roof ” ) + phonetic 乇 ( OC *ʔr'aːɡ) .
Etymology slang
“someone who stays at home”
Ultimately from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese お宅 ( otaku ) ; this sense developed from the influence of its orthography. Pronunciation
Note :
zhái - vernacular;
zhè - literary. Note : tia̍k/te̍k - literary, the̍h/the̍eh - vernacular.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
宅
Reading #
1/1
Modern
zhái
Middle
‹ dræk ›
Old
/*m-tˁ<r>ak/
English
residence
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
宅
Reading #
1/1
No.
16929
Phonetic
乇
Rime
鐸
Rime
0
Corresponding
Old
/*r'aːɡ/
Definitions 宅
residence ; dwelling ; house ; home
住宅 zhùzhái † tomb ; grave † reside ; to dwell to place
宅 心仁厚 zhái xīn rénhòusettle the mind with benevolence and generosity
( slang ) homebody Compounds References Japanese Alternative forms Kanji 宅
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji )
home Readings Etymology Derived from Middle Chinese 宅 MC draek
Noun 宅( たく ) • (taku
home husband Korean Etymology 1 From Middle Chinese 宅 MC draek
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448ᄄᆡᆨ〮 (Yale : ttóyk )
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun ) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe , 1527집 Yale : cìp )ᄐᆡᆨ〮 Yale : thóyk )
Pronunciation Hanja Wikisource
宅 (eumhun 집 택 ( jip taek ) )
( only in compounds ) Hanja form? 택 ( “ house ; home ” ) .Compounds
Compounds
주택 住宅 jutaek )택배 宅配 taekbae )가택 家宅 gataek )고택 古宅 gotaek )구택 舊宅 gutaek )누택 陋宅 nutaek )별택 別宅 byeoltaek )사택 舍宅 sataek )사택 私宅 sataek )안택 安宅 antaek )양택 陽宅 yangtaek )자택 自宅 jataek )저택 邸宅 jeotaek )택사 宅舍 taeksa )재택 在宅 jaetaek )화택 火宅 hwataek )
Etymology 2 From a corrupted or unorthodox reading .
Pronunciation Hanja 宅 (eumhun 집 댁 ( jip daek ) )
Hanja form? 댁 ( “ residence ” ) .Hanja form? 댁 ( “ a respectful term of address for someone of equal or lower status ” ) .Usage notes When used in isolation, this reading is used to address others or people's houses in a polite manner.
Compounds References 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典 . Vietnamese Han character 宅 : Hán Nôm trạch trãi trại
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