處

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See also: 処 and 处
處 U+8655, 處
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8655
← 虔
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 虖 →

Translingual

Traditional 處
Shinjitai 処
Simplified 处

Alternative forms

Han character

處 (Kangxi radical 141, 虍+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 卜心竹水弓 (YPHEN), four-corner 21241, composition ⿸虍処)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1073, character 25
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32697
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1541, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2822, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+8655

Chinese

trad. 處
simp. 处
alternative forms
 
処
䖏
𠙚
𧇤
𩂭
処
䖏
𠙚
𧇤
𩂭
𩂫
𠁅

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 處
Western Zhou Warring States
Bronze inscriptions Qin slip script
Characters in the same phonetic series (虍) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
唬 *qʰraːs, *kʷraːɡ
戲 *qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː
巇 *qʰra
隵 *qʰra
嚱 *qʰras
盧 *b·raː
鑪 *raː
壚 *raː
籚 *raː
蘆 *raː, *ra
顱 *b·raː
髗 *b·raː
鱸 *raː
攎 *raː
櫨 *raː
轤 *raː
黸 *raː
獹 *raː
鸕 *raː
艫 *raː
纑 *raː
瀘 *raː
瓐 *raː
爐 *raː
嚧 *raː
矑 *b·raː
罏 *raː
蠦 *raː
虜 *raːʔ
擄 *raːʔ
艣 *raːʔ
鐪 *raːʔ
虖 *qʰaː, *qʰʷa, *qʰaː, *qʰʷa
虍 *qʰaː
雐 *qʰʷlaː
虎 *qʰlaːʔ
琥 *qʰlaːʔ
萀 *qʰlaːʔ
臚 *b·ra
廬 *ra
驢 *b·ra
藘 *ra
爈 *ra, *ras
櫖 *ra, *ras
儢 *raʔ
慮 *ras
勴 *ras
鑢 *ras
濾 *ras
攄 *r̥ʰa
處 *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas
豦 *kas, *ɡa
據 *kas
鐻 *kas, *ɡa, *ɡaʔ
澽 *kas, *ɡas
虛 *kʰa, *qʰa
墟 *kʰa
懅 *ɡa
蘧 *ɡa, *ɡʷa
籧 *ɡa
醵 *ɡa, *ɡas, *ɡaɡ
璩 *ɡa
虡 *ɡaʔ
遽 *ɡas
勮 *ɡas
噓 *qʰa, *qʰas
驉 *qʰa
歔 *qʰa
魖 *qʰa
膚 *pla
虧 *kʰʷral
噱 *ɡaɡ
臄 *ɡaɡ
劇 *ɡaɡ
諕 *qʰʷraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas) : phonetic 虍 (OC *qʰaː) + semantic 夂 + semantic 几 (“table”).

Etymology

In Starostin, this is reconstructed as *thaʔ in Old Chinese and subsumed under Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dhăH (/*thăH) (“to put; to place”), whence also 署 (OC *djas, “to place; to position”), Tibetan གདའ (gda', “to be; to be there”), གདན (gdan, “seat; residence”) and Burmese ထား (hta:, “to put; to place”).

With the original *–l– initial, compare Proto-Tamangic *ᴮglaː/ᴬglaː (“place”), Mizo tla, tlat (“to be; to exist; to live; to remain”) (Schuessler, 2007).

居 (OC *kɯ, *kas) may be related (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation 1

Rime
Character 處
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 昌 (24)
Final (韻) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 昌與切
Baxter tsyhoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕʰɨʌX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕʰiɔX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕʰiɔX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cʰɨə̆X/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕʰiɔX/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕʰĭoX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕʰi̯woX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cyu2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 處
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		chǔ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsyhoX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*t.qʰaʔ/
English be at

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 處
Reading # 1/2
No. 5248
Phonetic
component 		虍
Rime
group 		魚
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		杵
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰljaʔ/

Definitions

處

  1. to reside; to live; to dwell
  2. to be situated in; to be in
  3. staying at home; not assuming a government position, or not married
  4. virginity; chastity
  5. to manage; to deal with
  6. to punish; to discipline
  7. to get along with
  8. (obsolete) to stop; to disappear; to cease
    處暑／处暑  ―  chǔshǔ  ―  Chushu (one of twenty-four solar terms) (literally, “end of hot weather”)
  9. a surname

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Note:
  • syu3/syu3-2 - colloquial;
  • cyu5 - “department”, nonstandard form influenced by 署.
Rime
Character 處
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 昌 (24)
Final (韻) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 昌據切
Baxter tsyhoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕʰɨʌH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕʰiɔH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕʰiɔH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cʰɨə̆H/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕʰiɔH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕʰĭoH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕʰi̯woH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		chù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cyu3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 處
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		chù
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsyhoH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*t.qʰaʔ-s/
English place (n.)

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 處
Reading # 2/2
No. 5249
Phonetic
component 		虍
Rime
group 		魚
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		處
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰljas/

Definitions

處

  1. place; location; spot
    此處／此处  ―  cǐchù  ―  this place
    邊處／边处 [Cantonese]  ―  bin1 syu3   ―  where
  2. part; aspect; respect
  3. department; office
  4. Classifier for locations or items of damage.
  5. (Cantonese, slightly dated) here
    我響處。／我响处。 [Cantonese]  ―  ngo5 hoeng2 syu3.   ―  I'm here.
    佢唔喺處。／佢唔喺处。 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 m4 hai2 syu3.   ―  He's not here.
Usage notes
  • (Cantonese) 處／处 (syu3), like 度 (dou6) needs to be preceded by the preposition 喺 (hai2) or 響／响 (hoeng2).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 這裡 (“here”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 斯, 此
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 這裡, 此處 formal, 此 formal
Mandarin Beijing 這兒, 這兒合兒 colloquial, 這合兒 colloquial
Taiwan 這, 這裡
Tianjin 這兒, 這兒合兒
Jinan 這裡
Xi'an 這搭兒
Wuhan 這裡, 這塊, 這塊歇
Chengdu 這兒
Guilin 這塏
Liuzhou 這塏
Yangzhou 這塊
Hefei 這塊, 這蒿子
Malaysia 這裡
Singapore 這裡
Mae Salong (Lancang) 這點, 這古
Cantonese Guangzhou 呢度, 呢處, 依度
Hong Kong 呢度, 呢處, 依度, 依處
Macau 呢度
Taishan 該, 該處, 該埞
Yangjiang 該, 該處, 該處塗
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 呢度
Singapore (Guangfu) 呢度, 依度
Gan Nanchang 箇𥚃
Hakka Meixian 這仔
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 這位
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 這位, 這息
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 這位
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 這位, 這位項
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 這位
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 這位, 這
Hong Kong 這裡, 這埞
Kuching (Hepo) 這邊
Jin Taiyuan 這裡, 這兒家
Northern Min Jian'ou 𱕇裡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 只所, 只塊, 只裡, 租塊
Southern Min Xiamen 遮, 這帶, 這跡, 這位, 這搭
Quanzhou 遮, 這帶, 這跡, 這位, 這搭
Jinjiang 這跡, 這位
Hui'an 這搭
Zhangzhou 遮, 這帶, 這位, 這位仔
Taipei 遮
New Taipei (Sanxia) 遮
Kaohsiung 遮
Yilan 遮
Changhua (Lukang) 遮
Taichung 遮
Tainan 遮
Hsinchu 遮
Kinmen 遮
Penghu (Magong) 遮
Penang (Hokkien) 這落, 這爿
Singapore (Hokkien) 這兜, 這爿
Manila (Hokkien) 遮, 這搭, 這位, 這路, 這爿
Chaozhou 只塊
Shantou 只塊
Shantou (Chaoyang) 這爿
Singapore (Teochew) 只塊
Wenchang 這裡
Haikou 這帶
Qionghai 這裡, 這路
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 亞啲
Wu Shanghai 搿搭, 搿搭塊, 搿搭裡, 迭搭 old-style, 迭搭塊 old-style, 迭搭裡 old-style, 此地, 此地塊, 此地塊搭
Suzhou 該搭, 搿搭
Wenzhou 該頭, 該柢, 柢, 彀, 彀宕
Xiang Changsha 箇裡, 箇當, 箇塊子, 該裡, 該當, 該塊子
Xiangtan 箇當
Shuangfeng 箇裡, 箇當數

Compounds

References

Japanese

Shinjitai

処

Kyūjitai

處

Kanji

處

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 処)

  1. place
  2. locale
  3. department

Readings

Korean

Hanja

處 • (cheo) (hangeul 처, revised cheo, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏ, Yale che)

  1. place
  2. locate
  3. stop

Vietnamese

Han character

處: Hán Nôm readings: xử, xớ, xở, xứ

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