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See also: 台 ,
🈴 ,
閤 ,
会 , and 슴
Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
合 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人一口 (OMR ), four-corner 80601 , composition ⿱亼 口 )
Derived characters
𫡥 , 佮 , 冾 , 哈 , 垥 , 姶 , 峆 , 帢 , 㢵 , 㣛 , 恰 , 拾 , 洽 , 𪯤 , 𰃣 , 䏩 , 㭘 , 烚 , 𬌗 , 珨 , 䢔 , 䀫 , 硆 , 祫 , 秴 , 粭 , 給 (给 ), 耠 , 𦕲 , 䑪 , 蛤 , 袷 , 鿘 , 詥 , 𧳇 , 䞩 , 跲 , 鉿 (铪 ), 鞈 , 韐 , 餄 (饸 ), 鿢 , 𩩂 , 𩳋 , 鮯 (𫚗 ), 𪑇 , 䶎 , 𪘁 , 㓣 , 𪠁 , 郃 , 㧱 , 敆 , 㪉 , 欱 , 𤙖 , 翖 , 䧻 , 頜 (颌 ), 鴿 (鸽 ), 搿
𣭝 , 㝓 , 峇 , 𰂅 , 𣆗 , 荅 , 䆟 , 答 , 𠷡 , 䨐 , 𩭆 , 䶀 , 𮯚 , 鿖 , 𡋛 , 𪦻 , 弇 , 𢙅 , 拿 , 𤥓 , 畣 , 㿯 , 盒 , 𥅽 , 翕 , 搻 , 樖 , 盫 , 龕 (龛 ), 𡄬 , 匌 , 匼 , 㕉 , 𢈈 , 㾑 , 閤 (𬮤 ), 𦒈 , 𡇞
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 174 , character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3287
Dae Jaweon: page 387, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 581, character 1
Unihan data for U+5408
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
龕
*kʰuːm
媕
*quːm, *qromʔ, *qɯːm, *qramʔ, *qɯːb
頜
*ɡuːmʔ, *kuːb
答
*tkuːb
畣
*tkuːb
荅
*tkuːb
嗒
*tuːb, *tʰoːb
褡
*tuːb, *toːb
撘
*tuːb
搭
*tuːb, *tʰoːb
榙
*tkuːb, *ɡuːb
佮
*tkʰuːb, *kuːb, *quːb, *quːb
蛤
*kuːb
鴿
*kuːb
合
*kuːb, *ɡuːb
郃
*kuːb, *ɡuːb
匌
*kuːb, *kʰuːb
鉿
*kuːb
閤
*kuːb
鞈
*kuːb, *kruːb
韐
*kuːb, *kruːb
鮯
*kuːb
哈
*ŋɡuːb
姶
*quːb, *quːb
欱
*qʰuːb, *qʰruːb
盒
*ɡuːb
耠
*ɡuːb
詥
*ɡuːb
塔
*tʰuːb
鞳
*tʰoːb
劄
*rtuːb
跲
*kruːb, *kob, *ɡob
袷
*kruːb, *ŋkob
餄
*kruːb
恰
*kʰruːb
帢
*kʰruːb
洽
*ɡruːb
祫
*ɡruːb
珨
*ɡruːb
烚
*ɡruːb
歙
*qʰjob, *qʰrub
湁
*tkʰub
拾
*ɡjub
給
*krub
翕
*qʰrub
噏
*qʰrub
潝
*qʰrub
熻
*qʰrub
嬆
*qʰrub
翖
*qʰrub
闟
*qʰrub
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 亼 + 口 ( “ mouth ” ) : Two mouths speaking together. See also 會 .
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gap ~ kap . Compare 蓋 (OC *kaːbs, *kaːb, *ɡaːb , “to cover”) and 盍 (OC *ɡaːb , “to unite”) (STEDT). Outside of Sinitic, possibly cognate with Burmese ကပ် ( kap , “ to approach ” ) .
Pronunciation
Note : gap4 - in
三合 (“Sanhe, Taishan”).
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou )
Note :
ha̍p - literary (“to close; to join; to add up to; classifier for matching sets”);
ha̍h/a̍h - vernacular (“to suit; to get along well”).
Note :
hab8 - alternative pronunciation for "to close";
gah4 - "to fit", etc..
Note :
hheq (T5) - regular pronunciation for "together", etc;
keq (T4) - alternative pronunciation in certain words like 合算.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
合
Reading #
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
hé
Middle Chinese
‹ hop ›
Old Chinese
/*m-kˁop/
English
come together; bring together
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
合
Reading #
2/2
No.
4970
Phonetic component
合
Rime group
緝
Rime subdivision
3
Corresponding MC rime
合
Old Chinese
/*ɡuːb/
Definitions
合
to close ; to shut
合 上 ― hé shàng ― close
to join ; to combine ; to unite ; to bring together
組合 / 组合 ― zǔhé ― to assemble
集合 ― jíhé ― to gather, to assemble
to suit ; to fit
適合 / 适合 ― shìhé ― to fit, to suit
合 適/ 合 适 ― hé shì ― suitable, fitting
魚 和 紅酒 不合 。/ 鱼 和 红酒 不合 。 ― Yú hé hóngjiǔ bùhé . ― Fish and red wine don't go well together .
那 個 店 裡 沒有 合 我 尺寸 的 帽子 。 [MSC , trad. ] 那 个 店 里 没有 合 我 尺寸 的 帽子 。 [MSC , simp. ] Nà ge diàn lǐ méiyǒu hé wǒ chǐcùn de màozǐ. There are no hats in that store that fit me.
to have sexual intercourse
to fight , to have a confrontation with
to add up to; to be equivalent to; to amount to
一 公頃 合 十五 市畝 。 [MSC , trad. ] 一 公顷 合 十五 市亩 。 [MSC , simp. ] Yī gōngqǐng hé shíwǔ shìmǔ. A hectare is equivalent to 15 mu.
spouse
whole ; entire
together
這 張 卡片 是 我們 全家 合 送 的 。祝 您 母親節 快樂 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这 张 卡片 是 我们 全家 合 送 的 。祝 您 母亲节 快乐 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhè zhāng kǎpiàn shì wǒmen quánjiā hé sòng de. Zhù nín mǔqīnjié kuàilè. This card comes from the whole family. Happy Mother's Day.
† Alternative form of 盒 ( hé , “ box ” )
( games , battle) round
( astronomy ) conjunction
( Hokkien ) to get along well
( Chinese phonetics ) Short for 合口 (hékǒu , “closed-mouthed”).
( Xiamen Hokkien ) Classifier for matching sets of instruments such as teaware.
† Classifier for number of fights.
† to compound ; to make up ( medicine, etc. )
又 合 狂藥 ,令 人 服 之 ,父子 兄弟 不 相 知識 ,唯 以 殺害 為 事 。 [Literary Chinese , trad. ] 又 合 狂药 ,令 人 服 之 ,父子 兄弟 不 相 知识 ,唯 以 杀害 为 事 。 [Literary Chinese , simp. ] From: Wei Shou , Book of Wei , 551 – 554 CE Yòu hé kuángyào, lìng rén fú zhī, fùzǐ xiōngdì bù xiàng zhīshí, wéi yǐ shāhài wéi shì. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
誰 敢 合 毒藥 與 你 ?這廝 好 大膽 也 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , trad. ] 谁 敢 合 毒药 与 你 ?这厮 好 大胆 也 。 [Written Vernacular Chinese , simp. ] From: Yuan Dynasty , Guan Hanqing , The Injustice to Dou E Shéi gǎn hé dúyào yǔ nǐ? Zhèsī hǎo dàdǎn yě. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
吾 家 葛巾娘子 ,手 合 鴆湯 ,其 速 飲 ! [Literary Chinese , trad. ] 吾 家 葛巾娘子 ,手 合 鸩汤 ,其 速 饮 ! [Literary Chinese , simp. ] From: 1740 CE , Pu Songling , Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Wú jiā Gě Jīn niángzǐ, shǒu hé zhèntāng, qí sù yǐn! (please add an English translation of this usage example)
a surname
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
合
Reading #
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
gě
Middle Chinese
‹ kop ›
Old Chinese
/*kˁop/
English
together; put together; combined
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
合
Reading #
1/2
No.
4955
Phonetic component
合
Rime group
緝
Rime subdivision
3
Corresponding MC rime
閤
Old Chinese
/*kuːb/
Definitions
合
unit of volume, equal to one tenth of a 升 (shēng )
( Han dynasty ) equal to 2 龠 (yuè )
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
合
( music ) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low sol (5̣).
( music ) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note low sol (5̣).
Compounds
Derived terms
佮 ( ho4 ) ( Cantonese ) 𪛗 ( hé )
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Note :
kap - literary;
kah - vernacular.
Definitions
合
( Hokkien , Teochew ) Alternative form of 佮 ( “ and ; with ” )
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Note : gab4 - "to combine" (e.g. 合藥).
Definitions
合
( Hokkien , Teochew ) to wrap a book ( with paper, etc. )
( Hokkien , traditional Chinese medicine ) to have a traditional Chinese medicine prescription filled ( of the patient )
( Mainland China Hokkien ) to embrace in one's bosom
( Mainland China Hokkien , figurative ) to watch over ; to look after ; to take care of ( a child, etc. )
( Taiwanese Hokkien ) to match ; to go with
( Teochew ) to concoct ( to make medicine, etc. )
( Teochew ) to form a partnership
( Teochew ) to bind ( into a book )
Compounds
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see 閤 (“to close , to shut ; all of , whole of”). (This character is the simplified form of 閤 ).Notes:
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see 盒 (“box ; case ”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 盒 ).Notes:
References
Japanese
Kanji
合
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
fit
suit
join
one tenth
Readings
From Middle Chinese 合 (MC hop ); compare Mandarin 合 ( hé, gě ) :
From Middle Chinese 合 (MC kop ); compare Mandarin 合 ( gě ) :
From native Japanese roots:
Kun : あう ( a u , 合う , Jōyō ) ←あふ ( a fu , 合ふ , historical ) 、あわす ( a wasu , 合わす , Jōyō ) ←あはす ( a fasu , 合はす , historical ) 、あわせる ( a waseru , 合わせる , Jōyō ) ←あはせる ( a faseru , 合はせる , historical ) 、あい ( a i , 合い ) ←あひ ( a fi , 合ひ , historical ) 、あつまる ( atsu maru , 合まる ) 、あつめる ( atsu meru , 合める ) 、あわい ( awai , 合 ) ←あはひ ( afafi , 合 , historical ) 、あわさる ( a wasaru , 合わさる ) ←あはさる ( a fasaru , 合はさる , historical ) 、あわせ ( awa se , 合せ ) ←あはせ ( afa se , 合せ , historical )
Nanori : あい ( ai ) 、あう ( au ) 、かい ( kai ) 、はる ( haru ) 、よし ( yoshi )
Compounds
Etymology 1
Counter
合( ごう ) • (-gō ) ←がふ ( -gafu ) ?
covered containers
battles
Noun
合( ごう ) • (gō ) ←がふ ( gafu ) ?
0.18039 liters , equaling ten shaku or a tenth of a shō
a tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
See also
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see the following entry.
(This term, 合 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
合 (eumhun 합할 합 ( haphal hap ) )
hanja form? of 합 ( “ to unite ” )
Vietnamese
Han character
合 : Hán Việt readings: hợp [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] , hiệp [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] , hạp [ 6] [ 3] , cáp [ 3] [ 4]
合 : Nôm readings: hợp [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] , họp [ 1] [ 2] [ 6] , hiệp [ 1] [ 2] , hạp [ 6] , cáp [ 1] , cóp [ 6] , gộp [ 6] , sáp [ 1]
chữ Hán form of hợp ( “ to unite , suitable ” ) .
chữ Hán form of hiệp ( “ unite ” ) .
chữ Hán form of hạp ( “ to unite , suitable (rare spelling of hợp ) ” ) .
Nôm form of sáp ( “ flexible material used to store cosmetics ” ) .
References