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Translingual
Han character
咕 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口十口 (RJR), four-corner 64060, composition ⿰口古)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 185, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3522
- Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5495
Chinese
Glyph origin
Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 古 (gǔ).
- “to stand someone up”
- Derived from 放鴿子／放鸽子 (fàng gēzi), from pigeon's sound.
Pronunciation
Definitions
咕
- (onomatopoeia) the sound of rumbling, bubbling, glugging, cooing, etc. (often in compounds)
- (colloquial) to stand up someone; to fail to show up
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
咕
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
咕 • (go) (hangeul 고, revised go, McCune–Reischauer ko)
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Vietnamese
Han character
咕: Hán Nôm readings: cô, cổ
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