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Translingual
Han character
咨 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈人口 (IOR) or 一人口 (MOR), four-corner 37608, composition ⿱次口)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 186, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3538
- Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 32
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 621, character 4
- Unihan data for U+54A8
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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咨
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*ʔsli
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資
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*ʔsli
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姿
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*ʔsli
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粢
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*ʔsli
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諮
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*ʔsli
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恣
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*ʔslis
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澬
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*ʔsli, *zli
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趑
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*sʰli
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蠀
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*sʰli
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次
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*sn̥ʰis
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佽
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*sl̥ʰis
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絘
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*sl̥ʰis
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薋
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*zli
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瓷
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*zli
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茨
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*zli
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餈
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*zli
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垐
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*zli, *zlɯɡ
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楶
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*ʔsliːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ʔsli) : phonetic 次 (OC *sn̥ʰis) + semantic 口 (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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咨
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zī
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsij ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ij/
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English
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consult; plan (v.)
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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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咨
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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1785
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Phonetic component
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次
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Rime group
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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咨
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔsli/
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Definitions
咨
- to consult
- official document
- an interjection used to indicate appreciation
- to sigh
- to show the teeth
- Alternative form of 資/资 (zī)
- Alternative form of 茲/兹
- Alternative form of 齜/龇 (zī)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
咨
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
咨 (eum 자 (ja))
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Vietnamese
Han character
咨: Hán Nôm readings: tư, ti
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References