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Translingual
Han character
夸 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 大一一尸 (KMMS), four-corner 40207, composition ⿱大亏)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5854
- Dae Jaweon: page 509, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 526, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5938
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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侉
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*qaːls
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夸
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*kʰʷraː
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姱
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*kʰʷraː
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胯
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*kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs
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跨
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*kʰʷraː, *kʰʷraːʔ, *kʰʷraːs, *kʰʷaːs
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誇
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*kʰʷraː
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垮
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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銙
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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骻
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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咵
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*kʰʷraːʔ
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釫
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*ɢʷraː, *qʷaː
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摦
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*ɡʷraːs
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鮬
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*pɢʷaː, *kʰʷaː
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嶀
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*qʰʷl'aː
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扝
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*kʰʷaː, *qʷaː
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刳
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*kʰʷaː
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郀
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*kʰʷaː
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挎
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*kʰʷaː
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袴
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*kʰʷaːs
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絝
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*kʰʷaːs
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褲
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*kʰʷaːs
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恗
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*qʰaː
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洿
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*ɡʷaːʔ, *qʷaː
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瓠
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*ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs
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鄠
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*ɢʷlaːʔ
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污
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*qʷaː, *qʷaːs
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杇
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*qʷaː
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圬
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*qʷaː
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鴮
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*qʷaː
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盓
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*qʷaː
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汙
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*qʷaːs, *ɢʷa
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樗
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*qʰʷl'a
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摴
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*qʰʷl'a
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荂
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*pqʰʷa, *qʰʷa
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雩
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*qʰʷla, *ɢʷla
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吁
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*qʰʷa, *ɢʷas
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盱
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*qʰʷa
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訏
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*qʰʷa
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扜
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*qʰʷa, *qʷa
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旴
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*qʰʷa
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冔
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*qʰʷaʔ
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紆
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*qʷa
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陓
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*qʷa
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迂
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*qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa
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虶
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*qʷa
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于
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*ɢʷa
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盂
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*ɢʷa
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竽
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*ɢʷa
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邘
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*ɢʷa
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玗
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*ɢʷa
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芋
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*ɢʷa, *ɢʷas
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杅
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*ɢʷa
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釪
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*ɢʷa
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骬
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*ɢʷa
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謣
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*ɢʷla
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宇
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*ɢʷaʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰʷraː) : semantic 大 (“man”) + phonetic 于 (OC *ɢʷa)
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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夸
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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kuā
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khwæ ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁra/
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English
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boast
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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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夸
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15648
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Phonetic component
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于
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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誇
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰʷraː/
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Definitions
夸
- extravagant; luxurious; handsome
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
夸
- † beautiful
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
夸
- † Alternative form of 跨 (kuà, “to cross over”)
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
夸
- † Only used in 夸𡗸.
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 夸 – see 誇 (“to boast; to exaggerate; to praise; to commend”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 誇). |
Notes: |
Japanese
Kanji
夸
(Hyōgai kanji)
- boast
Readings
Korean
Hanja
夸 (eum 과 (gwa))
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Vietnamese
Han character
夸: Hán Nôm readings: khoa
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