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Translingual
Han character
劾 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜人大尸 (YOKS), four-corner 04827, composition ⿰亥力)
- examine into
- impeach, charge
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 147, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2342
- Dae Jaweon: page 331, character 28
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 370, character 2
- Unihan data for U+52BE
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 該
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*kɯː
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| 垓
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*kɯː
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| 賅
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*kɯː
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| 陔
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*kɯː
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| 豥
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*kɯː, *ɡɯː
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| 荄
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*kɯː, *krɯː
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| 郂
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*kɯː
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| 姟
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*kɯː
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| 絯
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*kɯː, *ɡrɯːʔ
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| 晐
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*kɯː
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| 峐
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*kɯː
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| 侅
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*kɯː, *kʰɯː, *ɡɯːʔ, *ɡrɯːʔ
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| 胲
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*kɯː
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| 頦
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*kɯːʔ, *ɡɯː
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| 奒
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*kʰɯː
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| 輆
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*kʰɯːʔ
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| 欬
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*kʰɯːɡs, *qraːds
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| 硋
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*ŋɡɯːɡs
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| 閡
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*ŋɡɯːɡs
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| 咳
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*qʰɯː, *ɡɯː
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| 孩
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*ɡɯː
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| 亥
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*ɡɯːʔ
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| 劾
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*ɡɯːɡs, *kʰrɯːɡs, *ɡɯːɡ
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| 痎
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*krɯː
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| 烗
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*kʰrɯːɡs
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| 骸
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*ɡrɯː
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| 駭
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*ɡrɯːʔ
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| 刻
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*kʰɯːɡ
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| 餩
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*qɯːɡ
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| 核
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*ɡuːd, *ɡrɯːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯːɡs, *kʰrɯːɡs, *ɡɯːɡ) : phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ) + semantic 力 (“power”).
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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劾
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劾
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劾
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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溪 (29)
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匣 (33)
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匣 (33)
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| Final (韻)
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皆 (33)
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咍 (41)
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德 (131)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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苦戒切
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胡槩切
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胡得切
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| Baxter
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kheajH
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hojH
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hok
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kʰˠɛiH/
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/ɦʌiH/
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/ɦək̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kʰᵚæiH/
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/ɦəiH/
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/ɦək̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kʰɐiH/
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/ɣɒiH/
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/ɣək̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kʰəɨjH/
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/ɦəjH/
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/ɦək̚/
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Li
Rong
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/kʰɛiH/
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/ɣᴀiH/
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/ɣək̚/
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Wang
Li
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/kʰɐiH/
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/ɣɒiH/
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/ɣək̚/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/kʰăiH/
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/ɣɑ̆iH/
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/ɣək̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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qiè
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hài
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hé
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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haai3
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hoi6
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hak6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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劾
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劾
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hé
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hé
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hojH ›
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‹ hok ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁək-s/
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/*ˁək/
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| English
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investigate
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investigate, try (a criminal)
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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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劾
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劾
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劾
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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4829
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4834
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4841
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Phonetic
component
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亥
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亥
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亥
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Rime
group
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志
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志
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職
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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瀣
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烗
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劾
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡɯːɡs/
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/*kʰrɯːɡs/
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/*ɡɯːɡ/
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Definitions
劾
- to expose one's crimes
- (literary) to try; to convict
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
劾
(Jōyō kanji)
- censure
Readings
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 劾 (MC hok).
Hanja
Wikisource
劾 (eumhun 꾸짖을 핵 (kkujijeul haek))
- hanja form? of 핵 (“scold; inquire”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
劾: Hán Nôm readings: hặc
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Compounds
