苟
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See also: 茍
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Translingual
Han character
苟 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿心口 (TPR), four-corner 44627, composition ⿱艹句)
Usage notes
This character is not to be confused with 茍, which contains ⻀ instead of 艹.
Derived characters
- 㺃 㻤 𠸚 𫽚 𣕉 𧛩 𨩦 𮏆 𥰄 𦴳
- 敬 (Exception: Only for Mainland China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam character. Taiwan and Hong Kong character contain 茍 instead.)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1023, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30790
- Dae Jaweon: page 1482, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3194, character 12
- Unihan data for U+82DF
Chinese
| trad. | 苟 | |
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| simp. # | 苟 | |
| alternative forms | 芶 𠷜 𦯗 𦴆 𦴳 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 苟 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 勾 | *koː, *koːs |
| 鉤 | *koː |
| 鴝 | *koː, *ɡo |
| 句 | *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo |
| 夠 | *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː |
| 枸 | *koː, *koːʔ, *koʔ |
| 軥 | *koː, *koːs, *ɡo |
| 狗 | *koːʔ |
| 苟 | *koːʔ |
| 岣 | *koːʔ, *ko |
| 笱 | *koːʔ |
| 玽 | *koːʔ |
| 耇 | *koːʔ |
| 豿 | *koːʔ, *qʰroːɡ |
| 敂 | *koːʔ |
| 怐 | *koːs, *kʰoːs, *qʰoːs, *kos |
| 雊 | *koːs |
| 竘 | *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoʔ |
| 齁 | *qʰoː |
| 呴 | *qʰoːʔ, *qʰos |
| 蚼 | *qʰoːʔ, *ɡo |
| 豞 | *qʰoːs |
| 訽 | *qʰoːs, *ɡoːs |
| 佝 | *qʰoːs |
| 拘 | *ko |
| 駒 | *ko |
| 眗 | *ko |
| 跔 | *ko |
| 鮈 | *ko |
| 痀 | *ko |
| 蒟 | *koʔ, *kos |
| 絇 | *kos, *ɡo |
| 邭 | *kos |
| 劬 | *ɡo |
| 朐 | *ɡo |
| 鼩 | *ɡo |
| 斪 | *ɡo |
| 翑 | *ɡo |
| 葋 | *ɡo |
| 姁 | *ɡo, *qʰo, *qʰoʔ, *qʰos |
| 欨 | *qʰo, *qʰoʔ |
| 喣 | *qʰoʔ |
| 煦 | *qʰoʔ, *qʰos |
| 昫 | *qʰos |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *koːʔ) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo) – a kind of grass, in original sense.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
苟
- careless; casual; indifferent
- casually; carelessly
- 苟同 ― gǒutóng ― to readily agree
- tentatively; for the time being
- 苟全性命於亂世，不求聞達於諸侯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表
- Gǒuquán xìngmìng yú luànshì, bù qiú wèndá yú zhūhóu.
- For the time being, I did what I could to survive the chaotic times, and never wished to become eminent among the nobles.
苟全性命于乱世，不求闻达于诸侯。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) if only; if
- 苟能充之，足以保四海；苟不充之，不足以事父母。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Gǒu néng chōng zhī, zúyǐ bǎo sìhǎi; gǒu bù chōng zhī, bù zúyǐ shì fùmǔ.
- If the four principles can be developed, men will be capable of living and protecting all within the four seas; if the four principles are not developed, men will not be capable of serving their parents.
- † a type of grass
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 如果 (“if”)
Compounds
- 一字不苟
- 一絲不苟／一丝不苟 (yīsībùgǒu)
- 不苟 (bùgǒu)
- 不苟且
- 不苟言笑 (bùgǒuyánxiào)
- 不苟言談／不苟言谈
- 偷合苟容
- 偷生苟活
- 因循苟且 (yīnxúngǒuqiě)
- 媮合苟容／偷合苟容
- 方正不苟
- 狗苟
- 狗苟蠅營／狗苟蝇营
- 畏難苟安／畏难苟安 (wèinángǒu'ān)
- 臨財不苟／临财不苟
- 臨財苟得／临财苟得
- 臨難苟免／临难苟免 (línnàngǒumiǎn)
- 苟且 (gǒuqiě)
- 苟且偷安
- 苟且偷生 (gǒuqiětōushēng)
- 苟且唐塞
- 苟且自度
- 苟免 (gǒumiǎn)
- 苟全 (gǒuquán)
- 苟同 (gǒutóng)
- 苟合 (gǒuhé)
- 苟合取容
- 苟存
- 苟安 (gǒu'ān)
- 苟安一隅
- 苟容
- 苟容曲從／苟容曲从
- 苟延殘喘／苟延残喘 (gǒuyáncánchuǎn)
- 苟延殘息／苟延残息
- 苟弟轉酷／苟弟转酷
- 苟得
- 苟政
- 苟活
- 苟為／苟为
- 苟然
- 苟營／苟营
- 苟生
- 苟留殘喘／苟留残喘
- 苟祿／苟禄
- 苟簡／苟简
- 苟言
- 苟非
- 蠅營狗苟／蝇营狗苟 (yíngyínggǒugǒu)
- 行不苟合 (xíngbùgǒuhé)
- 行不苟容
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 苟 – see 茍 (“to be circumspect or cautious in one's behaviour ”). (This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as a variant form of 茍). |
References
- “苟”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
苟
Readings
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
苟 (eumhun 진실로 구 (jinsillo gu))
- Hanja form? of 구 (“careless, frivolous”).
- Hanja form? of 구 (“illicit”).
- Hanja form? of 구 (“if, but, if only”).
Vietnamese
Han character
1. (Tính) Cẩu thả, ẩu, bừa. ◎Như: "nhất bút bất cẩu" 一筆不苟 một nét không cẩu thả.
2. (Phó) Tạm, tạm bợ. ◎Như: "cẩu an đán tịch" 苟安旦夕 tạm yên sớm tối, "cẩu toàn tính mệnh" 苟全性命 tạm cầu cho còn tính mạng, "cẩu hợp" 苟合 lấy vợ lấy chồng không có đủ lễ chính đáng (không tính chuyện lâu dài).
Zhuang
Noun
苟