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Translingual
Han character
跪 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 口一弓一山 (RMNMU), four-corner 67112, composition ⿰𧾷危)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1225, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37516
- Dae Jaweon: page 1696, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3704, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8DEA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鮠
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*ŋuːl
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| 峞
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*ŋuːl, *ŋuːlʔ
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| 頠
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*ŋuːlʔ, *ŋrolʔ
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| 詭
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*krolʔ
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| 垝
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*krolʔ, *krols
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| 陒
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*krolʔ
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| 觤
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*krolʔ
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| 恑
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*krolʔ
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| 蛫
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*krolʔ
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| 祪
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*krolʔ
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| 洈
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*krolʔ, *ŋrol
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| 姽
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*krolʔ, *ŋrolʔ
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| 桅
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*krolʔ
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| 佹
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*krolʔ
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| 跪
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*kʰrolʔ, *ɡrolʔ
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| 危
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*ŋrol
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| 峗
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*ŋrol
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| 硊
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*ŋrolʔ
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| 卼
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*kʰruls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰrolʔ, *ɡrolʔ) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 危 (OC *ŋrol). However, the phonetic component shows (perhaps by chance) a person kneeling on the ground.
Etymology
Perhaps connected with Proto-Vietic *t-kuːlʔ (> Vietnamese gối (“knee”)) (Schuessler, 2007). For the semantic relationship, compare English kneel. Also compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *koj (“bend; curved; lap; bosom”), whence Burmese ခွေ (hkwe, “to coil; hoop”) (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note:
- 3jjy - colloquial;
- 3gue - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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跪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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guì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ gjweX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*(r)ojʔ/
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| English
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kneel; foot
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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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跪
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跪
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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12779
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12780
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Phonetic
component
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危
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危
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Rime
group
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歌
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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跪
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跪
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰrolʔ/
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/*ɡrolʔ/
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Definitions
跪
- to kneel
- † foot
- (figuratively) to kowtow; to show obedience to
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
跪
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
跪 (eum 궤 (gwe))
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Vietnamese
Han character
跪: Hán Nôm readings: quỵ
- to kneel down; to fall on one's knees
Compounds