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Translingual
Han character
壕 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 土卜口人 (GYRO), four-corner 40132, composition ⿰土豪)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 241, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5559
- Dae Jaweon: page 481, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 497, character 5
- Unihan data for U+58D5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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高
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*kaːw
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膏
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*kaːw, *kaːws
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篙
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*kaːw
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稿
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*kaːwʔ
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稾
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*kaːwʔ, *kʰaːws
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槁
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*kaːwʔ, *kʰaːwʔ
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縞
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*kaːwʔ, *kaːws
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暠
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*kaːwʔ
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槀
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*kaːwʔ
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藁
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*kaːwʔ
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燺
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*kʰaːwʔ
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薧
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*kʰaːwʔ, *kʰaːws, *qʰaːw
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犒
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*kʰaːws
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蒿
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*qʰaːw
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藃
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*qʰaːws, *qʰraːw, *qʰraw
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豪
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*ɡaːw
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毫
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*ɡaːw
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壕
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*ɡaːw
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濠
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*ɡaːw
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鎬
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*ɡaːwʔ
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滈
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*ɡaːwʔ, *qʰraːwɢ
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鄗
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*ɡaːwʔ, *kʰraːw, *qʰaːwɢ
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鰝
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*ɡaːwʔ, *qʰaːwɢ
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薃
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*ɡaːwʔ
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搞
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*kruːʔ
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敲
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*kʰraːw, *kʰraːws
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髇
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*qʰraːw
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嗃
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*qʰraːw, *qʰraːws, *qʰaːwɢ
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巐
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*kʰl'awʔ
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歊
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*qʰraw, *qʰoːwɢ
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謞
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*qʰaːwɢ, *qʰraːwɢ
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熇
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*qʰaːwɢ, *qʰoːwɢ, *qʰoːɡ
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碻
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*kʰraːwɢ
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塙
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*kʰraːwɢ
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毃
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*kʰraːwɢ
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翯
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*qʰraːwɢ, *ɡraːwɢ, *ɡoːwɢ
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瀥
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*qʰraːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ɡaːw) : semantic 土 (“earth; dirt”) + phonetic 豪 (OC *ɡaːw).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Lukang, Sanxia, Taipei, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Note:
- hô/hô͘ - literary;
- ô - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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壕
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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3749
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Phonetic component
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高
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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豪
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡaːw/
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Notes
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同濠
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Definitions
壕
- moat; channel
- (military) trench
- (Internet slang) Alternative form of 土豪 (tǔháo)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
壕
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- moat, trench
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 壕 (háo).
Pronunciation
Noun
壕 • (gō) ←がう (gau)?
- moat, trench
Usage notes
濠 implies one with water, 壕 implies one without water.
Etymology 2
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 掘る (horu, “to dig”).
Pronunciation
Noun
壕 • (hori)
- ditch, canal
- moat
Derived terms
References
Korean
Hanja
壕 • (ho) (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune–Reischauer ho)
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Vietnamese
Han character
壕: Hán Nôm readings: hào
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