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Translingual
Han character
揖 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手口尸十 (QRSJ), four-corner 56041, composition ⿰扌咠)
- salute, bow
- defer to, yield
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 442, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12351
- Dae Jaweon: page 793, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1916, character 1
- Unihan data for U+63D6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 楫
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*ʔseb
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| 檝
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*ʔseb, *zib
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| 湒
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*ʔsib
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| 咠
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*ʔsib, *sʰib
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| 葺
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*ʔsib, *sʰib, *zib
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| 緝
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*sʰib
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| 諿
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*sʰib
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| 輯
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*zib
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| 箿
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*zib
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| 蕺
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*ʔsrib
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| 戢
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*ʔsrib
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| 濈
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*ʔsrib
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| 霵
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*ʔsrib, *zrib
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| 揖
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*qib
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Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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揖
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjip ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*qip/
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| English
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bow (v.), salute
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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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揖
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10170
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Phonetic
component
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咠
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Rime
group
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緝
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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揖
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Old
Chinese
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/*qib/
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Definitions
揖
- to salute with one hand clasping the other in front of one's chest
- to politely decline; to modestly decline
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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揖
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jí
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsip ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.qrip/ (dialect: MC tsr- > ts-)
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| English
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cluster together
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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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Definitions
揖
- Alternative form of 輯／辑 (jí, “to gather”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
揖
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
揖 • (eup, jeup) (hangeul 읍, 즙)
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Vietnamese
Han character
揖: Hán Nôm readings: ập
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