輸

輸 U+FAC2, 輸 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FAC2 ← 贈 CJK Compatibility Ideographs 遲 →

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Translingual

Han character

輸 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 十十人一弓 (JJOMN), four-corner 5802₁, composition ⿰車俞(GHTJV or U+FAC2) or ⿰車兪(K or U+2F9DF))

Derived characters

• 𭌋, 瀭, 𪿐

Related characters

• 输 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1246, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38438
• Dae Jaweon: page 1723, character 31
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3546, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8F38

• Unihan data for U+FAC2

• Unihan data for U+2F9DF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hljo, *hljos) : semantic 車 + phonetic 俞 (OC *l̥ʰus, *lo).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

輸

1. to transport; to carry; to haul

   運輸／运输  ―  yùn shū  ―  to transport

   • 晉饑，秦輸之粟；秦饑，晉閉之糴，故秦伯伐晉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     晋饥，秦输之粟；秦饥，晋闭之籴，故秦伯伐晋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Jìn jī, qín shū zhī sù; qín jī, jìn bì zhī dí, gù qín bó fá jìn.

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2. to lose; to be beaten; to be defeated

   Synonym: 敗／败 (bài)

   Antonym: 贏／赢 (yíng)

   輸給一個小孩／输给一个小孩  ―  shū gěi yīge xiǎohái  ―  to lose to a child

   輸畀個細路／输畀个细路 [Cantonese]  ―  syu¹ bei² go³ sai³ lou⁶   ―  to lose to a child

   • 智者竭其智，勇者奮其勇，富者輸其財，舉國一致，眾志成城。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     智者竭其智，勇者奋其勇，富者输其财，举国一致，众志成城。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1915: 李大釗 (Li Dazhao) 《警告全國父老書》 (A Letter of Warning to All the Elders of the Country)

     Zhì zhě jié qí zhì, yǒng zhě fèn qí yǒng, fù zhě shū qí cái, jǔ guó yīzhì, zhòngzhìchéngchéng.

     The wise exhaust their wisdom; the brave consume their bravery; the wealthy lose their wealth; the entire country shares a common goal, the will of the masses forge a stronghold.

3. (literary) to donate; to contribute

   輸誠／输诚  ―  shū chéng  ―  to contribute/express sincerity

   輸財助邊／输财助边  ―  shū cái zhù biān  ―  to donate money for border defence

   • 大家牛車，小家擔負，輸租繈屬不絕，課更以最上。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     大家牛车，小家担负，输租襁属不绝，课更以最上。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Taiping Yulan (Readings of the Taiping Era), 977 – 983 CE

     Dàjiā niúchē, xiǎojiā dānfù, shū zū qiǎng shǔ bùjué, kè gèng yǐ zuìshàng.

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   • 侍郎宋德宜奏稱捐輸三載，所入二百餘萬，知縣最多，計五百餘人。 [MSC, trad.]
     侍郎宋德宜奏称捐输三载，所入二百余万，知县最多，计五百余人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 《清稗類鈔·度支類·捐輸始於開國》 (Anthology of Petty Qing Matters)

     Shìláng Sòngdéyí zòu chēng juān shū sān zǎi, suǒ rù èrbǎi yú wàn, zhīxiàn zuìduō, jì wǔbǎi yú rén.

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4. a surname

Compounds

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: thua (“to lose”)

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

輸

1. ^† present, gift, donation
2. ^† Alternative form of 腧 (“acupoint”)

Compounds

Japanese

Shinjitai	輸
Kyūjitai	輸 輸 or 輸+︁?
	輸󠄁 輸+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	輸󠄃 輸+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 輸)

1. to transport; to send
2. to be inferior to

Readings

• Go-on: す (su)
• Kan-on: しゅ (shu)^{←しゆ (syu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ゆ (yu, Jōyō)
• Kun: いたす (itasu, 輸す); うつす (utsusu, 輸す); おくる (okuru, 輸る); まける (makeru, 輸ける)
• Kan’yōon ゆ (yu) is from analogy to other kanji with the phonetic part 俞. Compare 愉(ゆ) (yu) and 諭(ゆ) (yu).

Derived terms

References

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 輸 (MC syu|syuH). Recorded as Middle Korean 슈 (syu) (Yale: syu) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

輸

Wikisource

輸 (eumhun 보낼 수 (bonael su))

1. Hanja form^? of 수 (“to transport; to send”).

Compounds

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

輸: Hán Việt readings: thâu
輸: Nôm readings: thua, thâu

1. Nôm form of thua (“to lose”).

References