調

Translingual

Han character

調 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口月土口 (YRBGR), four-corner 0762₀, composition ⿰訁周)

Derived characters

• 𢸛, 𤂂, 𭌄, 𥶏, 𧞴

Related characters

• 调 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1166, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35609
• Dae Jaweon: page 1631, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3989, character 6
• Unihan data for U+8ABF

• Unihan data for U+FAB9

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dɯːw, *dɯːws, *tɯw) : semantic 言 + phonetic 周 (OC *tjɯw).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

調

1. to adjust; to regulate
2. to train; to tame; to drill
3. (music) to tune; to play (an instrument)
4. to recuperate under medical treatment
5. to mix; to stir; to blend
6. harmonious; matching
7. to cook; to flavour
8. to play; to display; to be rude; to be naughty
9. to take liberties with (a woman); to flirt
10. to throw; to toss

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 調 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• Key (music) (English)

Definitions

調

1. to transfer; to move; to shift

   調走／调走  ―  diàozǒu  ―  to be transferred (from a post or position)

2. to select; to promote
3. to send; to dispatch; to arrange; to allocate
4. to exchange; to interchange
5. to extract; to draw out; to obtain
6. to turn; to revolve
7. to calculate; to investigate
8. to show off; to resort to
9. style; form; mode
10. mood; taste
11. opinion; idea; expression
12. (linguistics) accent; tone
13. (music) tune; melody
14. (music) key; mode

    A調／A调  ―  A diào  ―  key of A

    徵調曲／征调曲  ―  Zhǐ diào qū  ―  Tune in the Key of Zhi (by Yu Xin)

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

調

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 朝 (“morning”)

   • 未見君子、惄如調飢。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     未见君子、惄如调饥。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wèi jiàn jūnzǐ, nì rú zhāojī.

     While I could not see my lord, I felt as it were pangs of morning hunger.

Usage notes

Legge translates 調飢 as "great hunger", apparently based on Zhu Xi's glossing 調 as 「重也」 ("grave, serious"). On the other hand,《毛詩傳》Mao Commentary glosses 調 as 「朝也」.

References

Japanese

Shinjitai	調
Kyūjitai	調󠄁 調+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	調󠄃 調+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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調

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Kanji

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. tune, tone, meter, key (music)
2. writing style
3. to prepare, to exorcise
4. to investigate
5. to harmonize, to mediate

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←でう (deu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)^{←てう (teu, historical)}
• On: ちゅう (chū)^{←ちう (tiu, historical)}
• Kun: しらべる (shiraberu, 調べる, Jōyō); ととのう (totonou, 調う, Jōyō)^{←ととのふ (totonofu, 調ふ, historical)}; ととのえる (totonoeru, 調える, Jōyō)^{←ととのへる (totonoferu, 調へる, historical)}; やわらぐ (yawaragu, 調らぐ)^{←やはらぐ (yafaragu, 調らぐ, historical)}

Compounds

Proper noun

調(みつぐ) • (Mitsugu) 

1. a male given name

References

Korean

Hanja

調 • (jo, ju) (hangeul 조, 주, revised jo, ju, McCune–Reischauer cho, chu, Yale co, cwu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

調: Hán Nôm readings: điều, đều, đìu, dìu, điệu, điu

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References

• Nom Foundation