顆

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See also: 颗
顆 U+9846, 顆
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9846
← 顅
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 顇 →

Translingual

Han character

顆 (Kangxi radical 181, 頁+8, 17 strokes, cangjie input 田木一月金 (WDMBC), four-corner 61986, composition ⿰果頁)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1406, character 6
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43551
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1923, character 30
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4378, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+9846

Chinese

trad. 顆
simp. 颗

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (果) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
裸 *ɡ·roːlʔ
躶 *ɡ·roːlʔ
果 *kloːlʔ
菓 *kloːlʔ
猓 *kloːlʔ
輠 *kloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ, *kʰluːls
裹 *kloːlʔ, *kloːls
蜾 *kloːlʔ
惈 *kloːlʔ
粿 *kloːlʔ
窠 *kʰloːl
稞 *kʰloːl, *ɡroːlʔ
課 *kʰloːl, *kʰloːls
髁 *kʰloːl, *kʰloːls, *kʰroːlʔ
棵 *kʰloːl, *kʰloːnʔ, *ɡloːnʔ
顆 *kʰloːlʔ
堁 *kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls, *kloːns
敤 *kʰloːlʔ, *kʰloːls
夥 *qʰloːlʔ, *ɡloːlʔ, *ɡroːlʔ
婐 *qloːlʔ, *kroːl
踝 *ɡroːlʔ
祼 *ɡluːlʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰloːlʔ): phonetic 果 (OC *kloːlʔ) + semantic 頁 (“head”).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • khó — prescriptive;
  • kho/kho͘/kher - vernacular (俗).
Rime
Character 顆
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 戈 (95)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) I
Fanqie 苦果切
Baxter khwaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kʰuɑX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kʰuɑX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kʰuɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kʰwaX/
Li
Rong 		/kʰuɑX/
Wang
Li 		/kʰuɑX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kʰuɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		kuǒ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fo2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 顆
Reading # 1/1
No. 4781
Phonetic
component 		果
Rime
group 		歌
Rime
subdivision 		3
Corresponding
MC rime 		顆
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰloːlʔ/

Definitions

顆

  1. Classifier for small round objects. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
    一顆珠子／一颗珠子  ―  yī kē zhūzi  ―  a single bead
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of 棵 (“classifier for plants”)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 顆 (“(classifier for eggs)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 顆, 枚, 個
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 顆
Malaysia 粒
Singapore 粒
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 個
Cantonese Guangzhou 隻
Hong Kong 隻
Dongguan 粒
Gan Nanchang 個
Hakka Meixian 隻
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 粒
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 粒
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 粒
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 隻
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 粒
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 粒
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 粒
Huizhou Jixi 個
Eastern Min Fuzhou 粒
Fuzhou (Changle) 粒
Fuqing 粒
Yongtai 粒
Gutian 粒
Fu'an 粒
Ningde 粒
Shouning 粒
Zhouning 粒
Fuding 粒
Southern Min Xiamen 粒
Taipei 粒 GT
Jieyang 個, 粒
Wu Wenzhou 個
Jinhua 個
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
Dialectal synonyms of 顆 (“(classifier for grains of rice)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 顆, 粒
Northeastern Mandarin Chifeng 顆
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 粒
Qiqihar 顆
Harbin 顆
Jilu Mandarin Tangshan 顆
Shijiazhuang 粒兒
Jinan 粒
Central Plains Mandarin Linfen 顆
Xinyang 顆
Baihe 顆
Xi'an 顆
Baoji 顆
Tianshui 顆
Xining 顆
Xuzhou 顆
Fuyang 顆
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 顆
Lanzhou 顆
Dunhuang 顆
Hami 顆
Ürümqi 顆
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 顆
Nanchong 顆
Dazhou 顆
Hanyuan 顆
Xichang 顆
Zigong 顆
Chongqing 顆
Wuhan 顆
Yichang 顆
Xiangyang 顆
Tianmen 顆
Guiyang 顆
Zunyi 顆
Bijie 顆
Liping 顆
Zhaotong 顆
Dali 顆
Kunming 顆
Mengzi 顆
Guilin 顆
Liuzhou 顆
Jishou 顆
Changde 顆
Hanzhong 顆
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 顆
Yangzhou 顆
Lianyungang 粒
Nantong 粒
Hefei 粒
Cantonese Guangzhou 粒
Hong Kong 粒
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 粒
Macau 粒
Guangzhou (Panyu) 粒
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 粒
Guangzhou (Conghua) 粒
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 粒
Foshan 粒
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 粒
Foshan (Shunde) 粒
Foshan (Sanshui) 粒
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 粒
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 粒
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 粒
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 粒
Zhuhai (Doumen) 粒
Jiangmen (Baisha) 粒
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 粒
Taishan 粒
Kaiping (Chikan) 粒
Enping (Niujiang) 粒
Heshan (Yayao) 粒
Dongguan 粒
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 粒
Hakka Meixian 粒
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 粒
Dongguan (Qingxi) 隻
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 隻
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 粒
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 粒
Huizhou Shexian 粒
Jin Taiyuan 顆
Yangyuan 顆
Datong 顆
Xinzhou 顆
Lüliang (Lishi) 顆
Changzhi 顆
Linhe 顆
Jining 顆
Hohhot 顆
Erenhot 顆
Zhangjiakou 顆
Linzhou 顆
Suide 顆
Eastern Min Fuzhou 粒
Southern Min Xiamen 粒
Quanzhou 粒
Zhangzhou 粒
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 粒
Dialectal synonyms of 顆 (“(classifier for oysters)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 顆
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 顆
Cantonese Hong Kong 隻, 粒
Southern Min Xiamen 敉
Zhangzhou 敉
Zhao'an 粒
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 敉
Changhua (Yongjing) 尾
Tainan 敉
Tainan (Anping) 敉
Penghu (Xiyu) 敉
Singapore (Hokkien) 敉
Jieyang 粒

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

顆

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. grain (e.g. rice)

Readings

  • Go-on: か (ka)←くわ (kwa, historical)
  • Kan-on: か (ka)←くわ (kwa, historical)
  • Kun: つぶ (tsubu)

Counter

Kanji in this term
顆
か
Hyōgai
on'yomi

顆(か) • (-ka) ←くゎ (-kwa)?

  1. indicates small round things, such as gemstones, fruit, stones, tears

Noun

顆(か) • (ka) ←くゎ (kwa)?

  1. a condyle
    上(じょう)腕(わん)/大(だい)腿(たい)骨(こつ)顆(か)
    jōwan/daitaikotsuka
    the condyles of the humerus/femur
    外(がい)/内(ない)側(そく)顆(か)
    gai/naisokuka
    the lateral/medial condyle

See also

Korean

Hanja

顆 (eum 과 (gwa))

  1. grain, kernel

Vietnamese

Han character

顆: Hán Nôm readings: khỏa/khoả, lõa/loã, khỏ, khở, khửa, khủa, khảu

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