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Translingual
Han character
穡 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+13, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹木土人田 (HDGOW), four-corner 24961, composition ⿰禾嗇)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 860, character 42
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25325
- Dae Jaweon: page 1287, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2634, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7A61
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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濇
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*srɯb, *srɯɡ
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嗇
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*srɯɡ
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穡
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*srɯɡ
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薔
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*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
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轖
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*srɯɡ
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繬
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*srɯɡ
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嬙
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*zaŋ, *srɯɡ
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懎
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*srɯɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *srɯɡ) : semantic 禾 (“cereal; grain”) + phonetic 嗇 (OC *srɯɡ). Specialization of 嗇 (OC *srɯɡ).
Etymology 1
Probably related to 采 (OC *s.r̥ˤəʔ, “to pluck”) (Baxter, 1992; Sagart, 1999; Baxter and Sagart, 2014). See there for more.
Schuessler (2007) compares it to Proto-Lolo-Burmese *C-šak (“to pluck; to pick (a fruit, etc.)”), as well as Khmer ច្រូត (crout, “to reap; to harvest”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- sit - vernacular;
- sek/siak - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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穡
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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sè
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Middle Chinese
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‹ srik ›
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Old Chinese
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/*s.rək/
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English
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reap
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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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穡
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10993
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Phonetic component
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嗇
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Rime group
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職
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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色
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Old Chinese
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/*srɯɡ/
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Notes
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嗇轉註字
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Definitions
穡
- to harvest; to reap
- † harvest; crops
- † to plant crops; to cultivate; to work on a farm
- † ear of grain
- (literary or Hokkien) farming; farm labour
- (Hokkien) work; labour (in general)
- † to link together; to connect; to hook together
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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穡
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10993
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Phonetic component
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嗇
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Rime group
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職
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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色
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Old Chinese
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/*srɯɡ/
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Notes
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嗇轉註字
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Definitions
穡
- † Alternative form of 嗇/啬 (sè, “to cherish; to not waste”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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穡
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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10993
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Phonetic component
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嗇
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Rime group
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職
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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色
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Old Chinese
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/*srɯɡ/
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Notes
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嗇轉註字
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Definitions
穡
- † Alternative form of 㱇 (“anxious; distressed; sorrowful”)
Japanese
Kanji
穡
(Hyōgai kanji)
- harvest
Readings
Korean
Hanja
穡 • (saek) (hangeul 색, revised saek, McCune–Reischauer saek, Yale sayk)
- farm, harvest grain
- stingy
Vietnamese
Han character
穡: Hán Nôm readings: sắc
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