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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
伽 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人大尸口 (OKSR), four-corner 26200, composition ⿰亻加)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 97, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 486
- Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 140, character 7
- Unihan data for U+4F3D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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妿
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*kaːl, *qaːl
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賀
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*ɡaːls
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迦
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*ka, *kal, *kraːl
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茄
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*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
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伽
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*ɡa, *ɡal
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枷
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*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
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嘉
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*kraːl
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加
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*kraːl
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笳
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*kraːl
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痂
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*kraːl
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袈
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*kraːl
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跏
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*kraːl
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珈
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*kraːl
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鴐
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*kraːl
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架
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*kraːls
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駕
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*kraːls
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瘸
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*ɡʷal
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡa, *ɡal) : semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl).
Pronunciation 1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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伽
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伽
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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5868
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5869
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Phonetic component
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加
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加
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Rime group
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魚
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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伽
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伽
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡa/
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/*ɡal/
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Notes
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譯音字,僧伽saṃɡha
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Definitions
伽
- Original form of 茄 (qié).
- Used in transcription.
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
伽
- Used in transcription.
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
伽
- Used in transcription.
- Short for 伽利略 (jiālìlüè, “galileo (unit)”).
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
伽
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- nursing
- attending
- entertainer
- used for transliterating Sanskrit
Readings
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
伽 • (togi)
- relieving one of boredom with a story; also, such a person
- attending one in their bedroom; also, such a person
- nursing or taking care of a person; also, such a person
Korean
Hanja
伽 (eumhun 절 가 (jeol ga))
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Vietnamese
Han character
伽: Hán Nôm readings: già, giả, gia, nhà
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References