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Translingual
Han character
腹 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉 +9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月人日水 (BOAE ), four-corner 78247 , composition ⿰月 复 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 990 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29722
Dae Jaweon: page 1442, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2097, character 1
Unihan data for U+8179
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
愎
*brɯɡ
鍑
*puɡs, *puɡ
覆
*pʰuɡs, *buɡs, *pʰɯːɡ, *pʰuɡ
復
*buɡs, *buɡ
椱
*buɡs, *buɡ
複
*buɡs, *puɡ
馥
*brɯɡ, *buɡ
腹
*puɡ
輹
*puɡ, *buɡ
蝮
*pʰuɡ
蕧
*pʰuɡ, *buɡ
复
*buɡ
鰒
*buɡ
澓
*buɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *puɡ ) : semantic 肉 ( “ meat; flesh ” ) + phonetic 复 ( OC *buɡ) – a part of the body.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-puːk ( “ belly; vitals; hollow object; cave ” ) ; cognate with 𥨍 (“cave”), Tibetan ཕུགས ( phugs , “ innermost parts ” ) , Burmese ဗိုက် ( buik , “ belly; pregnancy ” ) , အပေါက် ( a.pauk , “ hole ” ) , Chepang तुक् ( “ belly; stomach ” ) , Proto-Bodo-Garo *bi(ʔ)-buk ( “ guts ” ) , Cogtse Situ ( tə-pōk , “ belly ” ) , Brag-bar Situ ( tə-vōk , “ belly ” ) , Proto-Tani *puk ( “ heart ” ) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007 ; Zhang, Jacques, and Lai, 2019 ).
Also compare Austroasiatic words: Proto-Mon-Khmer *bo()k ( “ belly ” ) , Khmer ពោះ ( pŭəh , “ belly ” ) , Vietnamese bụng ( “ belly ” ) (Shorto, 2006 ; Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : fù , fǔ (fu4 , fu3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄈㄨˋ, ㄈㄨˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : fu2
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : fuk1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : fuuk2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : fuh6
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : puk
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : bug5 / fug5
Jin (Wiktionary ) : feh4
Northern Min (KCR ) : bŭ / hŭ
Eastern Min (BUC ) : bók / hók
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : pak / hok
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : bag4 / hog4
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 7 foq
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : fu6
Note :
Meixian:
bug5 - vernacular;
fug5 - literary.
Note :
bŭ - vernacular;
hŭ - literary.
Note :
bók - vernacular;
hók - literary.
Note :
pak - vernacular (“abdomen; belly-shaped object; inside; ”);
hok - literary.
Note :
bag4 - vernacular;
hog4 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
腹
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
fù
Middle Chinese
‹ pjuwk ›
Old Chinese
/*p(r)uk/
English
belly
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
腹
Reading #
1/1
No.
3543
Phonetic component
复
Rime group
覺
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
福
Old Chinese
/*puɡ/
Definitions
腹
( anatomy ) belly ; abdomen
( figurative ) belly -shaped object ; belly (of a bottle, jar, etc.)
( figurative ) heart ; mind
( figurative ) inside ; interior
( Mainland China Hokkien ) Classifier for for a full container of something. : stomachful
一 腹 火 [Hokkien ] ― chi̍t pak hé [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] ― a stomachful of anger
一 腹 尿 [Hokkien ] ― chi̍t pak liō [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] ― a pee
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
肚子 (“belly”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
腹
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
腹 , 腹部 , 肚子
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
肚子
Taiwan
肚子
Langfang
肚子
Ulanhot
肚子
Tongliao
肚子
Chifeng
肚子
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
肚子
Harbin
肚子
Malaysia
肚子
Singapore
肚子
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
肚子
Jilu Mandarin
Tangshan
肚子
Cangzhou
肚子
Baoding
肚子
Shijiazhuang
肚子
Jinan
肚子
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
肚子
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
肚子
Daming
肚子
Wanrong
肚子
Zhengzhou
肚
Xi'an
肚子
Xining
肚子
Xuzhou
肚子
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
肚子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
肚子
Bayanhot
肚子
Lanzhou
肚子
Ürümqi
肚子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
肚皮 , 肚子
Wuhan
肚子
Guiyang
肚皮
Guilin
肚子
Liuzhou
肚子
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
肚子
Yangzhou
肚子
Nantong
肚子
Hefei
肚子
Huanggang
肚子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
肚
Hong Kong
肚
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
肚
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
肚
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
肚胈
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
肚胈
Macau
肚
Guangzhou (Panyu)
肚
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
肚
Guangzhou (Conghua)
肚
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
肚
Foshan
肚
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
肚
Foshan (Shunde)
肚
Foshan (Sanshui)
肚
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
肚
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
肚
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
肚
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
肚
Zhuhai (Doumen)
屎肚
Jiangmen (Baisha)
肚
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
肚
Taishan
肚
Kaiping (Chikan)
肚
Enping (Niujiang)
肚
Heshan (Yayao)
肚
Dongguan
屎肚
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
肚
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
肚胈
Qingyuan
肚
Fogang
肚
Yingde (Hanguang)
肚胈
Yangshan
肚
Lianshan (Butian)
肚
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
肚
Shaoguan
肚
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
肚
Renhua
肚
Lechang
肚
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
肚
Sihui
肚
Guangning
肚
Deqing
肚
Huaiji
肚
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
肚
Yunfu
肚
Xinxing
肚
Luoding
肚
Yunan (Pingtai)
肚
Yangjiang
肚
Xinyi
肚
Lianjiang
肚
Nanning
肚
Wuzhou
肚
Yulin
屎肚
Hepu (Lianzhou)
肚煲
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
肚
Singapore (Guangfu)
肚
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
肚
Mandalay (Taishan)
肚
Gan
Nanchang
肚子
Lichuan
肚仔 , 肚
Pingxiang
肚子
Jianning
肚
Taining
腹屎
Hakka
Meixian
肚屎 , 肚
Xingning
肚胈
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
肚胈 , 肚屎
Huidong (Daling)
肚胈
Dongguan (Qingxi)
肚胈
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
肚胈
Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
肚胈
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
肚胈
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
肚屎 , 肚胈
Wuhua (Huacheng)
肚胈 , 肚屎
Wuhua (Changbu)
肚胈
Wuhua (Mianyang)
肚屎
Heyuan (Bendihua)
肚胈
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
肚屎
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
屎肚
Liannan
肚
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
肚胈
Jiexi
肚屎
Luhe
肚屎
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
食肚
Pinghe (Jiufeng)
腹肚
Changting
腹屎
Shanghang
肚屎
Longyan (Yongding)
肚
Wuping
肚屎
Wuping (Yanqian)
肚屎
Wuping (Pingyu)
肚屎
Liancheng
腹屎
Ninghua
腹屎
Qingliu
腹屎
Yudu
屎肚
Ningdu
肚籮
Ruijin
肚籮 , 肚屎
Shicheng
肚籮 , 肚
Shangyou (Shexi)
肚
Tonggu (Sandu)
肚
Ganzhou (Panlong)
肚
Dayu
肚哩
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
肚屎
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
肚屎
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
肚屎
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
肚屎
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
屎肚 , 肚屎
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
屎肚
Hong Kong
肚胈
Yangxi (Tangkou)
肚
Yangchun (Sanjia)
肚
Xinyi (Sihe)
肚
Xinyi (Qianpai)
肚
Gaozhou (Xindong)
肚
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
肚
Huazhou (Xin'an)
肚
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
肚
Lianjiang (Qingping)
肚屎
Mengshan (Xihe)
肚胈
Luchuan
肚
Luchuan (Daqiao)
肚皮 , 肚
Sabah (Longchuan)
肚胈
Senai (Huiyang)
肚胈
Singkawang
肚屎
Singapore (Meixian)
肚屎
Singapore (Dabu)
肚屎
Huizhou
Jixi
肚
Huangshan (Tunxi)
肚
Jin
Taiyuan
肚子
Xinzhou
肚子
Taibus (Baochang)
肚
Linhe
肚子
Jining
肚
Hohhot
肚
Baotou
肚
Dongsheng
肚子
Haibowan
肚子
Zhangjiakou
肚子
Handan
肚
Northern Min
Jian'ou
腹
Jian'ou (Dikou)
腹肚
Songxi
腹肚
Zhenghe
腹
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
腹鹵
Jianyang
腹
Wuyishan
腹
Pucheng (Shibei)
腹屎 , 腹仔 , 腹肚
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
腹肚
Fuzhou (Changle)
腹肚
Lianjiang
腹肚
Fuqing
腹肚
Pingtan
腹肚
Yongtai
腹肚
Minqing
腹肚
Gutian
腹肚
Pingnan
腹肚
Luoyuan
腹肚
Fu'an
腹肚
Ningde
腹肚
Xiapu
腹肚
Zherong
腹肚
Shouning
腹肚
Zhouning
腹肚
Fuding
腹肚
Matsu
腹肚
Southern Min
Xiamen
腹肚
Xiamen (Tong'an)
腹肚
Quanzhou
腹肚
Jinjiang
腹肚
Nan'an
腹肚
Shishi
腹肚
Hui'an
腹肚
Anxi
腹肚 , 食肚
Yongchun
腹肚
Dehua
腹肚
Zhangzhou
腹肚
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
腹肚
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
腹肚
Hua'an
腹肚
Nanjing
腹肚
Pinghe
腹肚
Zhangpu
腹肚
Yunxiao
腹肚
Zhao'an
腹肚
Dongshan
腹肚
Taipei
腹肚
New Taipei (Sanxia)
腹肚
Kaohsiung
腹肚
Yilan
腹肚
Changhua (Lukang)
腹肚
Taichung
腹肚
Taichung (Wuqi)
腹肚
Tainan
腹肚
Taitung
腹肚
Hsinchu
腹肚
Kinmen
腹肚
Penghu (Magong)
腹肚
Penang (Hokkien)
腹肚
Singapore (Hokkien)
腹肚
Manila (Hokkien)
腹肚
Longyan
屎肚
Zhangping
腹肚
Datian
腹肚
Pingnan (Shangdu)
肚 , 屎肚
Chaozhou
肚
Shantou
屎肚 , 肚
Shantou (Chaoyang)
肚
Jieyang
屎肚 , 肚
Haifeng
肚
Bangkok (Teochew)
肚
Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
肚
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
肚
Singapore (Teochew)
肚
Leizhou
肚
Wenchang
肚屎
Haikou
肚 , 肚屎
Singapore (Hainanese)
肚
Puxian Min
Putian
腹肚
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
腹肚
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
腹肚
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
腹肚
Xianyou
腹肚
Xianyou (Fengting)
腹肚
Xianyou (Youyang)
腹肚
Central Min
Yong'an
腹屎
Sanming (Sanyuan)
腹屎
Sanming (Shaxian)
腹屎
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
腹屎
Guangze
腹
Jiangle
腹屎
Mingxi
腹屎
Shunchang
腹屎
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
肚腩 , 肚
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
肚腩
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
肚
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
肚子
Shehua
Fu'an
肚屎
Fuding
肚屎
Luoyuan
肚屎
Guixi (Zhangping)
肚
Cangnan
肚屎
Jingning (Hexi)
肚屎
Lishui
肚屎
Longyou
肚屎
Chaozhou
肚
Fengshun
肚屎
Wu
Shanghai
肚皮
Shanghai (Chongming)
肚皮
Suzhou
肚皮
Wuxi
肚皮
Danyang
肚皮
Hangzhou
肚皮
Ningbo
肚皮
Wenzhou
肚
Jinhua
肚皮 , 肚
Pucheng
腹肚
Xiang
Changsha
肚子
Loudi
肚子
Shuangfeng
肚子
內心 / 内心 ( nèixīn ) 寸心 ( cùnxīn ) ( literary ) 心上 ( xīnshàng ) 心中 ( xīnzhōng ) 心內 / 心内 ( Hakka, Hokkien ) 心地 ( xīndì ) 心坎 ( xīnkǎn ) 心曲 ( xīnqū ) ( literary ) 心田 ( xīntián ) 心窩 / 心窝 ( xīnwō ) ( figurative, poetic ) 心窩子 / 心窝子 ( xīnwōzi ) ( figurative, poetic ) 心裡 / 心里 ( xīnlǐ ) 心頭 / 心头 ( xīntóu ) 心骨 ( xīngǔ ) ( literary ) 意下 ( yìxià ) ( literary ) 私心 ( sīxīn ) 肚子 ( figurative ) 肚裡 / 肚里 ( dùlǐ ) 肺肝 ( fèigān ) ( literary ) 胸 ( xiōng ) 胸中 ( xiōngzhōng ) ( literary ) 胸坎 ( xiōngkǎn ) ( literary )
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
腹
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji )
abdomen
belly
stomach
Readings
Compounds
Pronunciation
Noun
腹( はら ) • (hara )
belly
Derived terms
See also
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
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 腹 (MC pjuwk ). Recorded as Middle Korean 복〮 ( pwók ) (Yale : pwok ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
腹 (eumhun 배 복 ( bae bok ) )
hanja form? of 복 ( “ belly ; abdomen ; stomach ” )
Compounds
Compounds
복근 (腹筋 , bokgeun )
복부 (腹部 , bokbu )
복막 (腹膜 , bongmak )
복수 (腹水 , boksu )
복배 (腹背 , bokbae )
복강 (腹腔 , bokgang )
복장 (腹臟 , bokjang )
복절 (腹節 , bokjeol )
복안 (腹案 , bogan )
복비 (腹誹 , bokbi )
복벽 (腹壁 , bokbyeok )
복심 (腹心 , boksim )
공복 (空腹 , gongbok )
심복 (心腹 , simbok )
복통 (腹痛 , boktong )
복화술 (腹話術 , bokhwasul )
복상사 (腹上死 , boksangsa )
복식호흡 (腹式呼吸 , boksikhoheup )
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
腹 : Hán Nôm readings: phúc , phục , phuốc
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