適

Translingual

Han character

適 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜卜金月 (YYCB), four-corner 3030₂, composition ⿺辶啇)

Derived characters

• 擿, 㰅, 瓋, 讁, 藡, 𠐝, 𡂓, 𡣪, 𤁷, 𤑦, 𤢼, 𥖾, 𨮹, 𢤊

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1263, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39076
• Dae Jaweon: page 1759, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3877, character 8
• Unihan data for U+9069

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjeɡ, *hljeɡ, *teːɡ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 啻 (OC *hljeɡs).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

適

1. to go; to proceed (to a place)

   • 大夫七十而致事。若不得謝，則必賜之几杖，行役以婦人。適四方，乘安車。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     大夫七十而致事。若不得谢，则必赐之几杖，行役以妇人。适四方，乘安车。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Dàfū qīshí ér zhìshì. Ruò bùdé xiè, zé bì cì zhī jīzhàng, xíngyì yǐ fùrén. Shì sìfāng, chéng ānjū.

     A great officer, when he is seventy, should resign (his charge of) affairs.
     If he be not allowed to resign, there must be given him a stool and staff.
     When travelling on service, he must have the attendance of his wife.
     When going to any other state, he will ride in an easy carriage.

   • 三人行而一人惑，所適者猶可致也，惑者少也；二人惑則勞而不至，惑者勝也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三人行而一人惑，所适者犹可致也，惑者少也；二人惑则劳而不至，惑者胜也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Sān rén xíng ér yī rén huò, suǒ shì zhě yóu kě zhì yě, huò zhě shǎo yě; èr rén huò zé láo ér bù zhì, huò zhě shèng yě.

     If three men be walking together, and (only) one of them be under a delusion (as to their way), they may yet reach their goal , the deluded being the fewer; but if two of them be under the delusion, they will not do so, the deluded being the majority.

   1. to incline towards; (of the popular feeling) to tend towards; to turn towards
   2. (of a girl) to get married; to marry
   3. to follow; to submit to; to comply with
   4. to fit; to suit; to accord with
2. towards; to
3. to get; to obtain
   1. to control; to restrict; to moderate
   2. to regulate; to adjust; to measure
   3. to meet; to encounter
4. fitting; proper; suitable; appropriate
   1. good; fine; adequate
   2. happy; joyful; contented
   3. at ease; comfortable; cosy
5. by chance; as it happens; as luck would have it
   1. occasionally; from time to time
   2. if; assuming
   3. just (now); only

   • 近世各國所謂民權制度，往往為資產階級所專有，適成為壓迫平民之工具。 [MSC, trad.]
     近世各国所谓民权制度，往往为资产阶级所专有，适成为压迫平民之工具。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1924, 孫中山 (Sun Yat-sen), 《中國國民黨第一次全國代表大會宣言》 (Manifesto of the First National Congress of the Kuomintang), translation based on

     Jìnshì gèguó suǒwèi mínquán zhìdù, wǎngwǎng wéi zīchǎnjiējí suǒ zhuānyǒu, shì chéngwéi yāpò píngmín zhī gōngjù.

     The so-called democratic system in modern states is usually monopolized by the bourgeoisie and has become simply an instrument for oppressing the common people.

6. (historical) collar of the mourning gown
7. a surname

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

適

1. to devote; to dedicate (to one thing)

   • 子曰：「君子之於天下也，無適也，無莫也，義之與比。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「君子之于天下也，无适也，无莫也，义之与比。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ zhī yú tiānxià yě, wú dí yě, wú mò yě, yì zhī yǔ bǐ.”

     The Master said, “The superior man, in the world, does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”

2. Alternative form of 嫡 (dí, “legal wife; legal wife's son”)

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

適

1. Only used in 適適／适适 (“frightened; at a loss”).

Pronunciation 4

Definitions

適

1. Alternative form of 謫／谪 (zhé, “to blame; to punish; to banish; fault”)

Pronunciation 5

Definitions

適

1. Alternative form of 敵／敌 (dí, “enemy; to rival”)

Japanese

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

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. suitable, appropriate, fit
2. Alternative spelling of 嫡: direct; legitimate
3. Alternative spelling of 敵: enemy

Readings

• Go-on: しゃく (shaku); じゃく (jaku); ちゃく (chaku)
• Kan-on: せき (seki); てき (teki, Jōyō)
• Kan’yō-on: てき (teki, Jōyō)
• Kun: ゆく (yuku, 適く); とつぐ (totsugu, 適ぐ); かなう (kanau, 適う)^{←かなふ (kanafu, 適ふ, historical)}; あう (au, 適う)^{←あふ (afu, 適ふ, historical)}; たまたま (tamatama, 適); ただ (tada, 適だ); まさに (masani, 適に); たとい (tatoi, 適い)^{←たとひ (tatofi, 適ひ, historical)}
• Nanori: あたる (ataru); あつ (atsu); あり (ari); かなう (kanau); かのう (kanō); まさ (masa); ゆき (yuki); ゆく (yuku); より (yori)

Compounds

Etymology

References

Korean

Hanja

適 • (jeok, cheok) (hangeul 적, 척, revised jeok, cheok, McCune–Reischauer chŏk, ch'ŏk, Yale cek, chek)

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Vietnamese

Han character

適: Hán Nôm readings: thích, thách, thếch

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