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See also:
U+8F03, 較
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F03

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 159, +6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十十卜金大 (JJYCK), four-corner 50048, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1242, character 31
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38297
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1718, character 26
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3531, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+8F03

Chinese

trad.
simp.
alternative forms
𨊿

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ) : semantic (vehicle) + phonetic (OC *kreːw).

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • kàu - literary;
  • khà/khah - vernacular (“comparatively; even more; no matter how”).

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (28)
Final () (90)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠauH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚauH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kauH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kaɨwH/
Li
Rong
/kauH/
Wang
Li
/kauH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kauH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gaau3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 14644
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kreːwɢs/
Notes

Definitions

  1. to compare
      ―  jiàoliàng  ―  to compete
  2. comparatively; relatively; rather
      ―  jiào hǎo  ―  better
  3. than (introduces the object of comparison)
    收入父母 [MSC, trad.]
    收入父母 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de shōurù jiào fùmǔ duō.
    My salary is more than my parents'.
  4. obvious; clear
  5. (Hokkien) more; even more
  6. (Hokkien) no matter how ... (often followed by () or ())
Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (90) (10)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II II
Fanqie
Baxter kaewH kaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠauH/ /kˠʌk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚauH/ /kᵚɔk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kauH/ /kɔk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kaɨwH/ /kaɨwk̚/
Li
Rong
/kauH/ /kɔk̚/
Wang
Li
/kauH/ /kɔk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kauH/ /kɔk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiào jue
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gaau3 gok3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 14644 14654
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kreːwɢs/ /*kreːwɢ/
Notes

Definitions

  1. horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
  2. straight
  3. Alternative form of (jué, to compete; to contend)

Compounds

Pronunciation 3


Definitions

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of (xiào, school)

Compounds

Pronunciation 4

Definitions

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of (gaau3, to adjust)

Japanese

Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

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Readings

Korean

Hanja

(eumhun 견줄 (gyeonjul gyo))

  1. hanja form? of (compare)
  2. hanja form? of (comparatively, more)

(eumhun 수레 (sure gwi gak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings: giác, giảo

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