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Translingual
Han character
預 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+4, 13 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓一月金 (NNMBC), four-corner 11286, composition ⿰予頁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1401, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43373
- Dae Jaweon: page 1917, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4363, character 10
- Unihan data for U+9810
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 野
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*laːʔ, *ɦljaʔ
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| 壄
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*laːʔ
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| 序
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*ljaʔ
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| 抒
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*ljaʔ, *hlja, *ɦljaʔ
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| 芧
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*l'aʔ
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| 杼
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*l'aʔ, *ɦljaʔ
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| 墅
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*ɦljaːʔ
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| 舒
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*hlja
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| 紓
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*hlja, *ɦljaʔ
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| 妤
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*la
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| 伃
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*la
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| 予
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*la, *laʔ
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| 預
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*las
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| 忬
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*las
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| 豫
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*las
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| 蕷
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*las
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| 澦
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*las
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *las) : phonetic 予 (OC *la, *laʔ) + semantic 頁.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Tainan, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
Note:
- Xiamen:
- ū - literary;
- ī - vernacular (“to participate; to play; to start”).
- Taiwan:
- ī/ū/īr/ǐr - literary;
- ī - vernacular (“to play”).
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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預
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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15740
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Phonetic
component
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予
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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豫
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Old
Chinese
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/*las/
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Definitions
預
- beforehand, in advance
- † to take part in
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to participate in an activity
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to play (chess, cards, mahjong, hide-and-seek, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, of an activity) to start
- (Cantonese, Teochew) to foresee; to expect; to anticipate
我預咗佢會遲到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我预咗佢会迟到㗎啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ngo5 jyu6 zo2 keoi5 wui5 ci4 dou3 gaa3 laa1.
- I knew he was going to be late.
- (Cantonese, Teochew) to prepare; to plan for; to estimate
今晚有朋友上嚟食飯，你預多啲飯餸喇喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
今晚有朋友上嚟食饭，你预多啲饭𩠌喇㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]- gam1 maan5-1 jau5 pang4 jau5 soeng6 lai4 sik6 faan6, nei5 jyu6 do1 di1 faan6 sung3 laa3 wo3.
- A friend is coming over for dinner tonight, so prepare more food.
- (Cantonese) to reserve a place; to count someone in
預返啲位畀佢擺行李喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
预返啲位畀佢摆行李㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]- jyu6 faan1 di1 wai6-2 bei2 keoi5 baai2 hang4 lei5 wo3.
- Save some space for him to put his luggage.
聽日旅行預埋你㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
听日旅行预埋你㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]- ting1 jat6 leoi5 hang4 jyu6 maai4 nei5 gaa3 laa3.
- We're counting you in for tomorrow's trip.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
預
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- beforehand
- take care of
- entrust
Readings
Compounds
Usage notes
See also 予.
Korean
Hanja
預 • (ye) (hangeul 예, revised ye, McCune–Reischauer ye, Yale yey)
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Vietnamese
Han character
預: Hán Việt readings: dự
預: Nôm readings: dứa, dựa, nhứ, rợ
- chữ Hán form of dự (“to participate”).
- (in compounds) chữ Hán form of dự (“to forsee, to prepare”).
References