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Translingual
Han character
碎 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一口卜人十 (MRYOJ), four-corner 10648, composition ⿰石卒)
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 832, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24284
- Dae Jaweon: page 1248, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2439, character 9
- Unihan data for U+788E
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 晬
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*ʔsuːds
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| 祽
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*ʔsuːds
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| 綷
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*ʔsuːds
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| 淬
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*sʰuːds
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| 啐
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*sʰuːds, *suːds, *sʰroːds, *ʔsud
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| 倅
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*sʰuːds, *ʔsuːd
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| 焠
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*sʰuːds
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| 碎
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*suːds
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| 誶
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*suːds, *suds, *zud
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| 濢
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*ʔslulʔ, *sʰluds
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| 噿
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*ʔslulʔ
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| 臎
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*ʔslulʔ, *sʰluds
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| 醉
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*ʔsuds
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| 翠
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*sʰuds
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| 悴
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*zuds
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| 萃
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*zuds
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| 瘁
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*zuds
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| 顇
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*zuds
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| 粹
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*suds
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| 睟
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*suds
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| 賥
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*suds
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| 卒
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*ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud
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| 稡
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*ʔsuːd
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| 猝
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*sʰuːd
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| 椊
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*zuːd
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| 捽
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*zuːd, *zud
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| 崪
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*zuːd
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| 窣
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*suːd
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| 崒
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*zud
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| 踤
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*zud
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| 錊
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*ʔsuːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *suːds) : semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 卒 (OC *ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud).
Pronunciation
Note:
- sùi - literary;
- chhùi - vernacular.
Note:
- 5sue (Jiaxing) - literary;
- 5sae (Jiaxing) - colloquial.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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碎
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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suì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ swojH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁu-s/
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| English
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break
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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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碎
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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17936
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Phonetic
component
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卒
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Rime
group
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隊
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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Old
Chinese
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/*suːds/
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Definitions
碎
- shattered; fragmented; shredded
- 碎片 ― suìpiàn ― chip; fragment
啲薯片碎嗮喇。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- di1 syu4 pin3-2 seoi3 saai3 laa3.
- The chips are all crushed.
- small pieces; bits; fragments
- 玻璃碎 ― bōli suì ― glass shards
- 肉碎 ― ròusuì ― minced meat
- to shatter; to fragment; to shred
- 碎紙機／碎纸机 ― suìzhǐjī ― paper shredder
- talkative
- 閒言碎語／闲言碎语 ― xiányánsuìyǔ ― gossip
- 碎嘴子 ― suìzuǐzi ― talkative
- a surname: Sui
Synonyms
- (fragmented): 零星 (língxīng)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
碎
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 砕)
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Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 碎 (MC swojH).
Hanja
碎 (eumhun 부술 쇄 (busul swae))
- Hanja form? of 쇄 (“shred”).
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
碎: Hán Việt readings: toái
碎: Nôm readings: tôi, tui, toái, thỏi, tỏa/toả, tủi
Noun
碎 • (tôi)
- (archaic, historical) slave; domestic servant
Pronoun
碎 • (tôi)
- (formal in all dialects) I/me (used in formal contexts, regardless of the difference in status between the speakers)
Notes
This character is also used for the alternative pronunciation, tui
