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Translingual
Han character
歐 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 尸口弓人 (SRNO), four-corner 77782, composition ⿰區欠)
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 571, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16185
- Dae Jaweon: page 959, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2149, character 12
- Unihan data for U+6B50
Chinese
Wikipedia has articles on:
- 歐 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 歐 (Cantonese)
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 摳
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*kʰoː, *kʰo
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| 彄
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*kʰoː
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| 剾
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*kʰoː, *qoː
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| 謳
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*qoː
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| 歐
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*qoː, *qoːʔ
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| 區
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*qoː, *kʰo
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| 鷗
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*qoː
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| 甌
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*qoː
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| 漚
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*qoː, *qoːs
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| 瞘
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*qoː
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| 嘔
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*qoː, *qoːʔ
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| 櫙
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*qoː
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| 膒
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*qoː
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| 蓲
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*qoː, *kʰu, *qo, *qos
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| 醧
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*qoː, *qas
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| 鏂
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*qoː
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| 毆
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*qoːʔ
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| 塸
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*qoːʔ
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| 貙
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*kʰl'o
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| 樞
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*kʰjo
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| 驅
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*kʰo, *kʰos
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| 軀
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*kʰo
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| 嶇
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*kʰo
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| 鰸
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*kʰo
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| 敺
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*kʰo
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| 傴
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*qoʔ
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| 嫗
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*qos
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| 饇
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*qos
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoː, *qoːʔ) : phonetic 區 (OC *qoː, *kʰo) + semantic 欠 (“to yawn; to exhale”) – to vomit (original form of 嘔).
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
- au - vernacular (incl. surname);
- o͘/o/io - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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歐
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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10583
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Phonetic
component
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區
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Rime
group
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侯
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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謳
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Old
Chinese
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/*qoː/
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Definitions
歐
- Short for 歐羅巴／欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā, “Europe”).
- 歐洲／欧洲 ― Ōuzhōu ― Europe
- 東歐／东欧 ― Dōng-Ōu ― Eastern Europe
- 歐化／欧化 ― ōuhuà ― to Europeanise
- Short for 歐盟／欧盟 (Ōuméng, “European Union”).
- 英歐關係／英欧关系 ― Yīng Ōu guānxì ― UK-EU relationship
- Short for 歐元／欧元 (ōuyuán, “euro”).
- 二十歐／二十欧 ― èrshí ōu ― twenty euros
- Short for 歐姆／欧姆 (ōumǔ, “ohm”).
- Alternative form of 謳／讴 (ōu, “to sing”)
- Alternative form of 毆／殴 (ōu, “to beat; to strike”)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
歐元 (“euro”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 歐 – see 嘔 (“to vomit; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 嘔). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
歐
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 欧)
- Europe
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading. The original reading is 우 (u) based on Middle Chinese 歐 (MC 'uw).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
歐 (eumhun 구라파 구 (gurapa gu))
- Hanja form? of 구 (“Europe”).
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
歐: Hán Nôm readings: âu
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