較

Translingual

Han character

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

Derived characters

• 𦽨

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

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ) : semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

較

1. to compare

   較量／较量  ―  jiàoliàng  ―  to compete

2. comparatively; relatively; rather

   較好／较好  ―  jiào hǎo  ―  better

3. than (introduces the object of comparison)

   我的收入較父母多。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的收入较父母多。 [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 嘛 (mā) or 也 (iā))

Synonyms

• (comparatively): 比較／比较 (bǐjiào)
• (even more): 更 (gēng)
• (no matter how): 再怎麼／再怎么 (zàizěnme)

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

較

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

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

較

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)

Compounds

Pronunciation 4

Definitions

較

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

   • 你去較準個鐘呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     你去较准个钟呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1828, Robert Morrison, Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, part III, section I

     nei⁵ heoi³ gaau³ zeon² go³ zung¹ aa³.

     You go and put right that clock.

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō); きょう (kyō)^{←けう (keu, historical)}
• Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō); こう (kō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
• Kun: くらべる (kuraberu, 較べる)

Korean

Hanja

較 (eumhun 견줄 교 (gyeonjul gyo))

1. Hanja form^? of 교 (“compare”).
2. Hanja form^? of 교 (“comparatively, more”).

較 (eumhun 수레 귀 각 (sure gwi gak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

較: Hán Nôm readings: giác, giảo

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