漚

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See also: 沤
漚 U+6F1A, 漚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F1A
← 漙
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 漛 →

Translingual

Han character

漚 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 水尸口口 (ESRR), four-corner 31116, composition ⿰氵區)

Related characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 646, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18139
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1055, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1719, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+6F1A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 漚
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (區) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
摳 *kʰoː, *kʰo
彄 *kʰoː
剾 *kʰoː, *qoː
謳 *qoː
歐 *qoː, *qoːʔ
區 *qoː, *kʰo
鷗 *qoː
甌 *qoː
漚 *qoː, *qoːs
瞘 *qoː
嘔 *qoː, *qoːʔ
櫙 *qoː
膒 *qoː
蓲 *qoː, *kʰu, *qo, *qos
醧 *qoː, *qas
鏂 *qoː
毆 *qoːʔ
塸 *qoːʔ
貙 *kʰl'o
樞 *kʰjo
驅 *kʰo, *kʰos
軀 *kʰo
嶇 *kʰo
鰸 *kʰo
敺 *kʰo
傴 *qoʔ
嫗 *qos
饇 *qos

Etymology 1

trad. 漚
simp. 沤
alternative forms 吽 Cantonese

Pronunciation

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Rime
Character 漚
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 侯 (137)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 烏候切
Baxter 'uwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔəuH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔəuH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔəuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔəwH/
Li
Rong 		/ʔuH/
Wang
Li 		/əuH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ʔə̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		òu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		au3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 漚
Reading # 2/2
No. 10600
Phonetic
component 		區
Rime
group 		侯
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		漚
Old
Chinese 		/*qoːs/

Definitions

漚

  1. to soak for a prolonged period of time
  2. (dialectal) to suppress one's feelings for a long time
  3. (Cantonese) to let to ferment or deteriorate for a prolonged period of time
  4. (Cantonese) to develop, incubate or grow (something that is bad)
    漚雨／沤雨 [Cantonese]  ―  au3 jyu5   ―  to have rain soon to occur
    漚菇／沤菇 [Cantonese]  ―  au3 gu1   ―  to have mushrooms grow
  5. (Southern Min) bad
  6. (Singapore Hokkien) inferior; poor; substandard
Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 漚
simp. 沤

Pronunciation

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Rime
Character 漚
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 侯 (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 烏侯切
Baxter 'uw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔəu/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔəu/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔəw/
Li
Rong 		/ʔu/
Wang
Li 		/əu/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ʔə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ōu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		au1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 漚
Reading # 1/2
No. 10587
Phonetic
component 		區
Rime
group 		侯
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		謳
Old
Chinese 		/*qoː/

Definitions

漚

  1. foam; froth
  2. Alternative form of 鷗／鸥 (ōu)
  3. (～江) name of river
Compounds

References

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji

漚

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. to soak; to steep
  2. sodden; soaked

Readings

Korean

Hanja

漚 • (gu) (hangeul 구, revised gu, McCune–Reischauer ku, Yale kwu)

  1. to soak
  2. fragrance
  3. foam, bubble

Vietnamese

Han character

漚: Hán Nôm readings: âu

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References

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