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Translingual
Han character
吳 (Kangxi radical 30, 口 +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口女弓大 (RVNK ), four-corner 26801 , composition ⿺⿱𠃑 大 口 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 179 , character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3365
Dae Jaweon: page 396, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 595, character 8
Unihan data for U+5433
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
吳
*ŋʷaː
蜈
*ŋʷaː
鋘
*ŋʷaː, *ŋʷraː
麌
*ŋʷaː, *ŋʷaʔ
祦
*ŋaː
誤
*ŋʷaːs
悞
*ŋʷaːs
娛
*ŋʷaːs, *ŋʷa
虞
*ŋʷa
澞
*ŋʷa
鸆
*ŋʷa
俁
*ŋʷaʔ
噳
*ŋʷaʔ
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 口 ( “ mouth ” ) + 夨 ( “ man with tilted head ” ) – to speak loudly.
Etymology 1
"to shout"
Perhaps related to Tibetan ངར་སྐད ( ngar skad , “ roar; shout ” ) , Tibetan ང་རོ ( nga ro , “ roar; yell; shout ” ) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Pinyin ) : wú (wu2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄨˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : ng4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : m3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : u4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : ǹg
(Hailu , HRS ) : ng
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : n2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : vu1
Northern Min (KCR ) : ngû
Eastern Min (BUC ) : ngù
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): gou2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : ngô͘ / gô͘
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : ghou5
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : ngu5 / ngeu5
Wu (Northern , Wugniu ) : 6 wu / 2 wu / 2 vu / 2 ng / 2 n / 2 ghou
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : u2
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Puxian Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Lukang , Sanxia , Magong , Hsinchu , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Tainan , Yilan , Kinmen , Taichung , Philippines , Singapore )
(Teochew )
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : ngu5 / ngeu5
Sinological IPA : /ŋu²²/, /ŋɛu²²/
Note :
ngu5 - literary;
ngeu5 - vernacular (surname).
Wu
(Northern : Shanghai )
(Northern : Chongming , Changzhou , Jiaxing , Tongxiang , Haining , Haiyan , Hangzhou , Shaoxing , Ningbo )
(Northern : Songjiang )
(Northern : Songjiang , Suzhou , Jiaxing , Tongxiang , Haiyan , Shaoxing )
(Northern : Chongming )
(Northern : Suzhou )
Note :
ng, n - vernacular pronunciation;
wu, vu, ghou - literary (if contrasted with vernacular).
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
吳
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wú
Middle Chinese
‹ ngu ›
Old Chinese
/*ŋʷˁa/
English
shout; name of a state
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
吳
Reading #
1/1
No.
13094
Phonetic component
吳
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
吾
Old Chinese
/*ŋʷaː/
Notes
金 文 象 對 人 口 出 大 聲 ,令 其 震 驚 而 側 首 避 讓 ,馮 時 說
Definitions
吳
† to speak loudly ; to shout
† big
( historical ) ( ~國 ) Wu , a state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period
( historical ) ( ~國 ) Eastern Wu , one of the Three Kingdoms
( historical ) ( ~國 ) Wu , one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937
the region comprising southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang
Wu ; the Chinese dialects of that territory, including Suzhounese and Shanghainese
See also: 吳語
( ~市 ) Kure (a city in Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan )
a surname
吳 三 桂 / 吴 三 桂 ― Wú Sānguì ― Wu Sangui (Chinese military leader)
吳 作 棟 [Hokkien , trad. ] 吴 作 栋 [Hokkien , simp. ] Gô͘ Chok-tòng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] Goh Chok Tong (Singapore's second Prime Minister; currently Emeritus Senior Minister)
Descendants
Compounds
See also
Dynasties (朝代 ) in Chinese history
Name
Time period
Divisions
Xia 夏 (~朝 , ~代 )
2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (~朝 , ~代 ) 殷 (~朝 , ~代 )
1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (~朝 , ~代 )
1046 – 256 BCE
Western Zhou 西周
Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周
Spring and Autumn period 春秋
Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (~朝 , ~代 )
221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (~朝 , ~代 )
206 BCE – 220 C.E.
Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
Xin 新 (~朝 )
Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国
220 – 280 C.E.
Wei 魏
Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (~朝 , ~代 )
265 – 420 C.E.
Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝
420 – 589 C.E.
Northern dynasties 北朝
Northern Wei 北魏
Western Wei 西魏
Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
Northern Zhou 北周
Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
Southern dynasties 南朝
Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
Liang 梁 (~朝 , ~代 )
Chen 陳 / 陈 (~朝 , ~代 )
Sui 隋 (~朝 , ~代 )
581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (~朝 , ~代 )
618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国
907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 / 辽 (~朝 , ~代 )
907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (~朝 , ~代 )
960 – 1279 C.E.
Northern Song 北宋
Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏
1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (~朝 , ~代 )
1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽
1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (~朝 , ~代 )
1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (~朝 , ~代 )
1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (~朝 , ~代 )
1636 – 1912 C.E.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
吳
Alternative form of 虞 ( yú )
Japanese
Kanji
吳
(Hyōgai kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 呉 )
China
to give something, to do something for someone
Readings
Usage notes
This character lacks JIS support. The character 呉 (U+5449) is used instead in Japanese.
Korean
Hanja
吳 (eumhun 성씨 오 ( seongssi o ) ) Surname:Oh
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吳 (eumhun 큰소리칠 화 ( keunsorichil hwa ) ) Making a loud noise or Make a loud noise.
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Vietnamese
Han character
吳 : Hán Nôm readings: ngô
chữ Hán form of Ngô ( “ a surname ” ) .
吳寶珠 ― Ngô Bảo Châu