值

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See also: 値, and 𰁲
值 U+503C, 值
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-503C
← 倻
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 倽 →

Translingual

Stroke order
10 strokes
Traditional 值
Simplified 值
Japanese 値
Korean 値

Han character

值 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人十月一 (OJBM), four-corner 24216, composition ⿰亻直)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 109, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 171, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+503C

Chinese

trad. 值/値
simp. 值
2nd round simp. 𰁲

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 值
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
s05893
Transcribed ancient scripts
L19335
References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (直) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
置 *tɯɡs
值 *dɯɡs, *dɯɡ
植 *dɯɡs, *djɯɡ
埴 *tʰjɯɡs, *djɯɡ
惪 *tɯːɡ
德 *tɯːɡ
稙 *tɯɡ
淔 *tʰɯɡ
直 *dɯɡ
犆 *dɯɡ
殖 *djɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dɯɡs, *dɯɡ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 直 (OC *dɯɡ).

Pronunciation 1

Note:
  • ta̍t - vernacular;
  • chhṳ̍t - literary.
Note:
  • ta̍t - vernacular (“to be worth; to be a match for”);
  • te̍k/tia̍k - literary;
  • ti̍t - vernacular (Mainland), literary (Taiwan).
Note:
  • dag8 - vernacular;
  • dêg8 - literary.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 值
Mandarin Beijing /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Harbin /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ ～錢
/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ ～日
Tianjin /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/
Jinan /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴²/
Qingdao /tʃz̩⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
Xi'an /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
Xining /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
Yinchuan /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/
Lanzhou /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵³/
Ürümqi /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Wuhan /t͡sz̩²¹³/
Chengdu /t͡sz̩³¹/
Guiyang /t͡sz̩²¹/
Kunming /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³¹/
Nanjing /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ʔ⁵/
Hefei /ʈ͡ʂəʔ⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /t͡səʔ⁵⁴/
Pingyao /ʈ͡ʂʌʔ⁵³/
Hohhot /t͡səʔ⁴³/
Wu Shanghai /zəʔ¹/
Suzhou /zəʔ³/
Hangzhou /d͡zəʔ²/
Wenzhou /d͡zei²¹³/
Hui Shexian /t͡ɕʰi²²/
Tunxi /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
Xiangtan /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
Gan Nanchang /t͡sʰɨʔ²/
Hakka Meixian /t͡sʰət̚⁵/
Taoyuan /tʃʰït̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese Guangzhou /t͡sek̚²/
Nanning /t͡sek̚²²/
Hong Kong /t͡sik̚²/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /tik̚⁵/
/tit̚⁵/ ～班
/tat̚⁵/ ～錢
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /tiʔ⁵/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /ti⁴²/
/t͡si²⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /tek̚⁵/
/tak̚⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /t͡sek̚³/
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 值
Reading # 2/2
No. 17271
Phonetic
component 		直
Rime
group 		職
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		直
Old
Chinese 		/*dɯɡ/

Definitions

值

  1. price
  2. (mathematics, computing, etc.) value
    絕對值／绝对值  ―  juéduìzhí  ―  absolute value
  3. to be worth
    這塊玉值一萬美元。 [MSC, trad.]
    这块玉值一万美元。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè kuài yù zhí yī wàn měiyuán.
    This jade is worth ten thousand US dollars.
    這支筆值偌濟錢？ [Hokkien, trad.]
    这支笔值偌济钱？ [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit ki pit ta̍t lōa-chōe chîⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    How much money is this pen worth?
  4. worthwhile
    這趟旅行太值了。 [MSC, trad.]
    这趟旅行太值了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè tàng lǚxíng tài zhí le.
    This journey is absolutely worthwhile.
  5. to be on duty
    值班  ―  zhíbān  ―  to be on duty
  6. to face; to confront
  7. (Hokkien) to be a match for; to compare favorably with
    水晶做的毋值玉做的。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    Chúi-chiⁿ chòe ê m̄ ta̍t ge̍k chòe ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The one made with crystal is no match for the one made with jade.

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Rime
Character 值
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 澄 (11)
Final (韻) 之 (19)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 直吏切
Baxter driH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɖɨH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɖɨH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȡieH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɖɨH/
Li
Rong 		/ȡiəH/
Wang
Li 		/ȡĭəH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȡʱiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zi6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 值
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		zhì
Middle
Chinese 		‹ driH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*m-t<r>ək-s/
English hold upright

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 值
Reading # 1/2
No. 17262
Phonetic
component 		直
Rime
group 		代
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		值
Old
Chinese 		/*dɯɡs/

Definitions

值

  1. (obsolete) to hold upright

References

Japanese

Kanji

值

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Alternative form of 値

Readings

Korean

Hanja

值 (eum 치 (chi))

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Vietnamese

Han character

值: Hán Nôm readings: trị, trịa

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