梏

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梏 U+688F, 梏
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-688F
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Translingual

Han character

梏 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木竹土口 (DHGR), four-corner 44961, composition ⿰木告)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 528, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14841
  • Dae Jaweon: page 917, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1215, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+688F

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 梏

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (告) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
造 *skʰuːɡs, *sɡuːʔ
慥 *skʰuːɡs
艁 *skʰuːɡs, *sɡuːʔ
糙 *skʰuːɡs
告 *kuːɡs, *kuːɡ
誥 *kuːɡs
郜 *kuːɡs, *kuːɡ
祰 *kʰuːʔ, *kuːɡ
靠 *kʰuːɡs
浩 *ɡuːʔ, *kuːb
晧 *ɡuːʔ
皓 *ɡuːʔ
窖 *kruːɡs
簉 *skʰruɡs
梏 *kruːɡ, *kuːɡ
硞 *kʰruːɡ, *kʰuːɡ
牿 *kuːɡ
鵠 *kuːɡ, *ɡuːɡ
酷 *kʰuːɡ
焅 *kʰuːɡ
嚳 *kʰuːɡ
頶 *ɡuːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kruːɡ, *kuːɡ): semantic 木 + phonetic 告 (OC *kuːɡs, *kuːɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 梏
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 覺 (10)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 古岳切
Baxter kaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kˠʌk̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kᵚɔk̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kɔk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kaɨwk̚/
Li
Rong 		/kɔk̚/
Wang
Li 		/kɔk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kɔk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jue
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gok3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 梏
Reading # 1/2
No. 3816
Phonetic
component 		告
Rime
group 		覺
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		覺
Old
Chinese 		/*kruːɡ/

Definitions

梏

  1. (historical) wooden handcuffs; manacles; fetters
  2. (archaic) to handcuff; to take into custody
Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 梏
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 沃 (6)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 古沃切
Baxter kowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kuok̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kuok̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kawk̚/
Li
Rong 		/kok̚/
Wang
Li 		/kuok̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kuok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		gu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		guk1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 梏
Reading # 2/2
No. 3819
Phonetic
component 		告
Rime
group 		覺
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		梏
Old
Chinese 		/*kuːɡ/

Definitions

梏

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 覺 / 觉 (“tall and big; upright; honest”)

Japanese

Kanji

梏

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

  • On (unclassified): こく (koku)、かく (kaku)
  • Kun: てかせ (tekase)

Compounds

Etymology

Kanji in this term
梏
てかせ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 梏 – see the following entry.
【てかせ】
handcuffs
Alternative spellings
手枷, 手械, 手桎, 手梏
(This term, 梏, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

梏 (eum 곡 (gok))

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Vietnamese

Han character

梏: Hán Nôm readings: gáo

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