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Translingual
Han character
牢 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛 +3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十竹手 (JHQ ), four-corner 30502 , composition ⿱宀 牛 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 698 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19934
Dae Jaweon: page 1110, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1802, character 6
Unihan data for U+7262
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
牢
*ruː
窂
*ruː
哰
*ruː
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 宀 ( “ pen; animal yard ” ) + 牛 ( “ cow ” )
Pronunciation
Note :
lâu - vernacular;
tiâu/láu - vernacular (俗);
lô/lô͘ - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
牢
Reading #
1/1
No.
7644
Phonetic component
牢
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
勞
Old Chinese
/*ruː/
Definitions
牢
pen ; enclosure
亡羊補牢 ,猶 未 遲 也 。 [MSC , trad. ] 亡羊补牢 ,犹 未 迟 也 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wáng yáng bǔ láo , yóu wèi chí yě. Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.
prison ; jail
監牢 / 监牢 ― jiānláo ― prison
firm ; fast ; durable
牢 固 ― láo gù ― firm; durable
dependable ; reliable
animal used for sacrificing
太牢 ― tàiláo ― animal used for sacrificing
with grievance and toil
牢 騷/ 牢 骚 ― láo sāo ― to be discontented
( Northern Wu ) indicates continuous aspect
抱 牢 勿 放 [Shanghainese ] ― 6 bau-lau6 8 veq-faon5 [Wugniu ] ― holding on, not letting go
捏 牢 [Suzhounese ] ― 8 gniaq 2 lau [Wugniu ] ― kneading
伊 吃 牢 我 。 [Shanghainese , trad. and simp. ] 6 yi 7 chiq-lau6 6 ngu [Wugniu ] He’s staring at me.
a surname : Lao
Synonyms
( pen ) : 圈 (juàn )
( prison ) :
囹圄 ( língyǔ ) ( literary ) 大牢 ( dàláo ) ( archaic ) 清室 ( qīngshì ) ( archaic ) 牢房 ( láofáng ) 牢獄 / 牢狱 ( láoyù ) 班房 ( bānfáng ) ( colloquial ) 監房 / 监房 ( jiānfáng ) 監牢 / 监牢 ( jiānláo ) 監獄 / 监狱 ( jiānyù ) 鐵屋 / 铁屋 ( tiěwū ) ( literary, figurative )
堅固 / 坚固 ( jiāngù ) 堅實 / 坚实 ( jiānshí ) 堅硬 / 坚硬 ( jiānyìng ) 扎實 深厚 ( shēnhòu ) ( figurative, of foundations ) 牢固 ( láogù ) 牢牢 ( láoláo ) 牢靠 ( láokào ) 瓷 ( cí ) 穩固 / 稳固 ( wěngù ) 結實 / 结实 緊實 / 紧实 ( jǐnshí ) 鞏 / 巩 ( gǒng ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 鞏固 / 巩固 ( gǒnggù )
信實 / 信实 ( xìnshí ) 保險 / 保险 ( bǎoxiǎn ) 停 ( tíng ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 可恃 ( kěshì ) ( literary ) 可靠 ( kěkào ) 把牢 ( bǎláo ) ( regional, chiefly in the negative ) 把穩 / 把稳 ( bǎwěn ) ( regional ) 牢牢 ( láoláo ) 牢靠 ( láokào ) 穩妥 / 稳妥 ( wěntuǒ ) 穩當 / 稳当 穩陣 / 稳阵 ( wan2 zan6 ) ( Cantonese )
( indicates continuous aspect ) : ( Mandarin, Jin ) 著 / 着 (zhe )
Compounds
Descendants
→ Manchu: ᠯᠣᠣ ( loo )
→ Zhuang: lauz
→ Vietnamese: rào
Japanese
Kanji
牢
(Hyōgai kanji )
prison
stable , pen
secure
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 牢 (MC law ).
Pronunciation
Noun
牢( ろう ) • (rō ) ←らう ( rau ) ?
prison
Synonyms: 監獄 ( kangoku ) , 牢屋 ( rōya ) , 牢獄 ( rōgoku )
References
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
牢 • (roe, noe, ro, no ) (hangeul 뢰 , 뇌 , 로 , 노 , revised roe, noe, ro, no, McCune–Reischauer roe, noe, ro, no, Yale loy, noy, lo, no)
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Okinawan
Kanji
牢
(Hyōgai kanji )
Compounds
Noun
牢( るー ) (rū )
prison
Synonyms: 監獄 ( かんぐく, kanguku ) , 牢屋 ( るーや, rūya )
References
Vietnamese
Han character
牢 : Hán Nôm readings: lao , lào , sao , sau
chữ Hán form of lao ( “ prison ” ) .
Nôm form of lao ( “ javelin , harpoon ” ) .
Nôm form of Lào ( “ Laos ” ) .
Nôm form of rao ( “ to announce ” ) .
Nôm form of sao ( “ why , how ” ) .
Nôm form of sao ( “ star ” ) .
Nôm form of sau ( “ after ” ) .
Nôm form of trau ( “ to polish ” ) .