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Translingual
Han character
郁 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大月弓中 (KBNL) or 難大月弓中 (XKBNL), four-corner 47227, composition ⿰有阝)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1270, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39371
- Dae Jaweon: page 1769, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3766, character 5
- Unihan data for U+90C1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 絠
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*kɯːʔ
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| 醢
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*qʰɯːʔ
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| 珛
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*qʰʷɯs
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| 栯
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*ɢʷɯʔ, *qʷɯ
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| 有
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*ɢʷɯʔ
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| 友
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*ɢʷɯʔ
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| 右
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*ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs
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| 宥
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 囿
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*ɢʷɯs, *ɡʷɯ
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| 侑
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 酭
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 姷
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 又
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 佑
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 祐
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*ɢʷɯs
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| 賄
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*qʰʷɯːʔ
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| 蛕
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*qʰʷɯːʔ, *ɡʷɯː
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| 烠
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*ɡʷɯː
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| 倄
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*ɢraːw, *ɢʷɯːʔ
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| 鮪
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*ɢʷɯʔ
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| 洧
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*ɢʷɯʔ
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| 痏
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*ɢʷɯʔ
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| 郁
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*qʷɯ
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| 戫
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*qʷɯ
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| 哊
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*ɡʷɯ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʷɯ) : phonetic 有 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ) + semantic 邑.
Etymology 1
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郁
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| simp. #
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郁
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| alternative forms
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𨚼 ‡
𨟝 Used in 馥𨟝 <span class="mention
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Pronunciation
Note:
- hiok - vernacular;
- iok - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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郁
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yù
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjuwk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʷək/
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| English
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stately, elegant
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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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郁
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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15615
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Phonetic
component
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又
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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郁
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʷɯ/
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Definitions
郁
- Used in 郁夷 (“name of an ancient county in modern-day Shaanxi province”).
- sweet-smelling; rich in aroma; fragrant
- Alternative form of 彧 (yù, “adorned; elegant; ornate”)
- Alternative form of 薁 (“oriental bush berry”)
- Alternative form of 燠 (“warm”)
- fruit which lacks a kernel or stone inside
- a surname
- 郁達夫／郁达夫 ― Yù Dáfū ― Yu Dafu (Chinese writer)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 郁 – see 喐 (“(Cantonese) to move”).
(This character is a variant form of 喐). |
Japanese
Kanji
郁
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- culture, cultural progress
- fragrance, perfume
Readings
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 郁 (MC 'juwk).
Pronunciation
Affix
郁 • (iku)
- fragrant; sweet-smelling
- cultured; refined
Etymology 2
Proper noun
郁 • (Kaoru)
- a unisex given name
Korean
Hanja
郁 • (uk) (hangeul 욱, revised uk, McCune–Reischauer uk, Yale wuk)
- sweet smelling
- rich in aroma
Vietnamese
Han character
郁: Hán Nôm readings: hóc
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