度

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

度 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈廿水 (ITE), four-corner 0024₇, composition ⿸广⿱廿又)

Derived characters

• 喥, 𡍨, 𢜬, 𢱋, 渡, 𰡠, 𪳁, 𣨲, 𰚌, 𤚡, 𪻿, 𦂀, 艔, 𮔦, 𧩧(𬤏), 𧶴, 踱, 𨍏(𰺕), 鍍(镀), 𪳿, 䩲, 𩩮, 𬵟, 𮯍
• 剫, 𢾖, 𢾅, 𰐂, 𰐄, 𪪪, 𪃒(𫛻), 𭐊, 𦳔, 𫱩, 𥯖

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 345, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9313
• Dae Jaweon: page 655, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 880, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5EA6

• Unihan data for U+FA01

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 度
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Originally an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 石 (“rock”) + 又 (“hand”) — hand measuring a piece of rock. Also a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) , with 石 (OC *djaɡ) as a phonetic component. 石 is then corrupted into ⿸广廿.

Shuowen considers it to be a phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *daːɡs, *daːɡ) : phonetic 庶 (OC *hljaɡs) + semantic 又.

Compare 庶 (OC *hljaɡs) and 席 (OC *ljaːɡ).

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-twa (“handspan”). Cognate with Tibetan མཐོ (mtho, “span; span of thumb and middle finger”), Burmese ထွာ (htwa, “to measure by a handspan; a quarter yard”), အထွာ (a.htwa, “handspan; quarter yard”), တွက် (twak, “to consider, to reckon; to calculate; to refuse to do things because others would not”), အတွက် (a.twak, “calculation; because of; for the sake of”). It is unclear whether Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɗaʔ (“span; handspan”) (whence Mon ဍ (daˀ, “to measure by spans of thumb and middle finger”)) is related. Related to 圖 (OC *daː, “to plan; to consider; plan; map”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

度

1. linear measure; size; measures
2. 52nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "measure" (𝌹)
3. consideration; thought; expectation
4. law; standard; rule; convention
5. extent; limit; quota
6. tolerance; open-mindedness
7. degree; level; measure (often used to translate English -ness, -ity)

   深度  ―  shēndù  ―  depth

   長度／长度  ―  chángdù  ―  length

   亮度  ―  liàngdù  ―  brightness; luminance

   可信度  ―  kěxìndù  ―  reliability; believability

   色度  ―  sèdù  ―  color saturation

   鹽度／盐度  ―  yándù  ―  salinity

8. (graph theory) degree

   入度  ―  rùdù  ―  indegree

   出度  ―  chūdù  ―  outdegree

9. plan; design; programme
10. to pass (time); to spend time
11. to pass (physically); to go over
12. (Buddhism) to say prayers or perform Buddhist service to release souls from purgatory

    廣度／广度  ―  guǎngdù  ―  to save (sentient beings) universally

13. (religion) to try to persuade someone to become a monk, nun or Taoist priest
14. to write; to compose
15. Classifier for degrees.

    旋轉90度／旋转90度  ―  xuánzhuǎn 90 dù  ―  rotate 90 degrees

    東經120度／东经120度  ―  dōngjīng 120 dù  ―  longitude 120° E

    絕對零度／绝对零度  ―  juéduì língdù  ―  absolute zero

    攝氏20度／摄氏20度  ―  shèshì 20 dù  ―  20 degrees Celsius

    1. (physics) Classifier for kilowatt-hour.
    2. (ophthalmology) Classifier for 0.01 dioptres.

       近視300度／近视300度  ―  jìnshì 300 dù  ―  –3.00 dioptres

    3. Classifier for alcohol concentration: percent

       紅酒酒精十幾度。 [MSC, trad.]
       红酒酒精十几度。 [MSC, simp.]

       Hóngjiǔ jiǔjīng shí jǐ dù.

       Red wine is around 10% alcohol.

16. (literary) Classifier for events or occurrences: time

    再度  ―  zàidù  ―  one more time

17. (Cantonese) Classifier for doors.

    alt. forms: 道

18. a surname

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

度

1. to speculate

   忖度  ―  cǔnduò  ―  to guess

2. to measure; to estimate; to judge

   用把尺度吓 [Cantonese]  ―  jung⁶ baa² cek³ dok⁶ haa²   ―  measure with a ruler

   • 權，然後知輕重；度，然後知長短。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     权，然后知轻重；度，然后知长短。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Quán, ránhòu zhī qīngzhòng; duò, ránhòu zhī chángduǎn.

     By weighing, we know what things are light, and what heavy. By measuring, we know what things are long, and what short.

3. to devise

   度橋／度桥 [Cantonese]  ―  dok⁶ kiu^4-2   ―  devise a smart idea

Synonyms

Compounds

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 1?”)

Pronunciation

Definitions

度 (Cantonese)

1. Used to indicate location of something.

   度度 [Cantonese]  ―  dou⁶ dou⁶   ―  everywhere

   呢幾度／呢几度 [Cantonese]  ―  ni¹ gei² dou⁶   ―  these places

   唔通我留咗條鎖匙喺架車度？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   唔通我留咗条锁匙喺架车度？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   m⁴ tung¹ ngo⁵ lau⁴ zo² tiu⁴ so² si⁴ hai² gaa³ ce¹ dou⁶?

   Can it be that I left the key in the car?

   行埋佢度 [Cantonese]  ―  haang⁴ maai⁴ keoi⁵ dou⁶   ―  walk near to him/her

Synonyms

• (dated) 處／处 (syu3)

Compounds

See also

• 裡／里 (lǐ)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 1?”)

Pronunciation

Definitions

度 (Cantonese)

1. approximately; around

   Synonym: 左右 (zuǒyòu)

   兩磅度／两磅度 [Cantonese]  ―  loeng⁵ bong⁶ dou^6-2   ―  around 2 pounds

Etymology 4

References

• “度”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. degrees
2. occurrence
3. time
4. counter for occurrences

Readings

• Go-on: ど (do, Jōyō); だく (daku)
• Kan-on: と (to, Jōyō ^†); たく (taku, Jōyō ^†)
• Kun: たび (tabi, 度, Jōyō); はかる (hakaru, 度る); めもり (memori, 度); のり (nori, 度); わたる (wataru, 度る)

Compounds

Etymology 1

Noun

度(たび) • (tabi) 

1. time; whenever
   • 1908, 夏目漱石(なつめそうせき) [Natsume Sōseki], “第一夜”, in 夢十夜(ゆめじゅうや) (Yume jūya)‎:

     土(つち)をすくうたびに、貝(かい)の裏(うら)に月(つき)の光(ひかり)が差(さ)してきらきらした。

     Tsuchi o sukuu tabi ni, kai no ura ni tsuki no hikari ga sashite kirakira shita.

     Every time I dug up the earth, the back of the shell glittered from the moonlight.

See also

• 時(とき) (toki)

Counter

度(たび) • (-tabi) 

1. times

Suffix

度(たび) • (-tabi) 

1. time

Etymology 2

Suffix

度(ど) • (-do) 

1. -itude
2. (geometry) degree of an angle
3. degree in temperature, scale, and so on
   • 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) (武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)), volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     喰(く)らえ　五(ご)千(せん)百(ひゃく)度(ど)の炎(ほのお)　ブレイズオブグローリイィ‼

     Kurae gosenhyaku-do no honō Bureizu obu Gurōriii‼

     Take this 5,100-degree flame, Blaze of Glory!!

4. number of times
5. percentage of alcohol concentration

Noun

度(ど) • (do) 

1. (informal, of eyeglasses) diopter

   Synonym: 度数 (dosū)

   度(ど)が入(はい)ってない眼鏡(めがね)

   do ga haittenai megane

   non-prescription eyeglasses

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 度 (MC duH).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

度

Wikisource

度 (eumhun 법도(法度) 도 (beopdo do))

1. Hanja form^? of 도 (“bound, limit, extent”).
2. Hanja form^? of 도 (“degree”).

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 度 (MC dak).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Hanja

度 (eumhun 헤아릴 탁 (hearil tak))

1. Hanja form^? of 탁 (“to speculate; to measure”).

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

度: Hán Nôm readings: độ, dạc, đác, đạc, đọ, đủ, đù, dác, đo, đồ, đợ

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