尕

尕	U+5C15, 尕 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C15

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Translingual

Han character

尕 (Kangxi radical 42, 小+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 弓尸火 (NSF), four-corner 1790₂, composition ⿱乃小)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 297, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 562, character 4
Unihan data for U+5C15

Chinese

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 乃 (“breast; milk”) + 小 (“small”) – a suckling infant (small).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		尕

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gǎ (ga³)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): га (ga, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ga³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎ
  - Wade–Giles: ka³
  - Yale: gǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaa
  - Palladius: га (ga)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kä²¹⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: га (ga, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaa¹
  - Yale: gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ga³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kà
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²¹³/

Definitions

尕

(Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin) small
(Central Plains Mandarin) Prefix used before a name to indicate affection, similar to 小.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 小 (“small”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		小
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	小
	Taiwan	小
	Harbin	小
	Malaysia	小
	Singapore	小
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	小
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	小
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	小
	Xi'an	小, 碎
	Xining	小, 尕
	Xuzhou	小
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	小
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	小, 尕
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	小
	Wuhan	小
	Guiyang	小
	Guilin	小
	Liuzhou	小
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	小
	Yangzhou	小
	Hefei	小
Cantonese	Guangzhou	細
	Hong Kong	細
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	細
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	細
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	細
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	細
	Macau	細
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	細
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	細
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	細
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	細
	Foshan	細
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	細
	Foshan (Shunde)	細
	Foshan (Sanshui)	細
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	細
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	細
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	細
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	細
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	細
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	細
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	細
	Taishan	細
	Kaiping (Chikan)	細
	Enping (Niujiang)	細
	Heshan (Yayao)	細
	Dongguan	細
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	細
	Qingyuan	細
	Fogang	細
	Yingde (Hanguang)	細
	Yangshan	細
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	細
	Shaoguan	細
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	細
	Renhua	細
	Lechang	細
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	細
	Sihui	細
	Guangning	細
	Deqing	細
	Huaiji	細
	Yunfu	細
	Xinxing	細
	Luoding	細
	Yunan (Pingtai)	細
	Yangjiang	細
	Xinyi	細
	Maoming (Xinpo)	細
	Lianjiang	細
	Nanning	細
	Wuzhou	細, 𱒃
	Yulin	𱒃
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	𱒃
	Hepu (Shatian)	𱒃
	Guiping	細, 小
	Guiping (Mule)	𱒃
	Pingnan	細
	Mengshan (Xihe)	細
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	細
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	細
	Guigang (Pingdong)	細
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	細
	Baise	細
Bobai	細
Lingshan	細
Pubei	細
Qinzhou	細
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	𱒃
Beihai	細
Beihai (Nankang)	細
Beihai (Yingpan)	𱒃
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	細
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	細, 小
Ningming	細
Hengzhou	細
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	細
Danzhou	細
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	細
Singapore (Guangfu)	細
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	細
Móng Cái	細
Gan	Nanchang	細, 小
	Lichuan	細, 小
	Pingxiang	細, 小
Hakka	Meixian	細, 小
	Xingning	細
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	細
	Huiyang	細
	Huidong (Daling)	細
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	細
	Boluo (Bendihua)	細
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	細
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	小
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	細
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	細
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	細
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	細
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	細
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	細
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	細
	Jiexi	細
	Changting	細
	Wuping	細
	Wuping (Pingyu)	細
	Liancheng	細
	Ninghua	小
	Yudu	細
	Ruijin	細
	Shicheng	細
	Shangyou (Shexi)	細
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	細
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	細
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	細
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	細
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	細
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	細
	Hong Kong	細
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	小
	Mashan (Pianlian)	細
	Senai (Huiyang)	細
Huizhou	Jixi	小
Jin	Taiyuan	小
Northern Min	Jian'ou	小
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	嫩, 細
	Fuzhou (Changle)	嫩
	Fuqing	嫩
	Yongtai	嫩
	Gutian	嫩
	Fu'an	嫩
	Ningde	嫩
	Shouning	嫩
	Zhouning	細
	Fuding	嫩, 細
	Matsu	嫩
Southern Min	Xiamen	細
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	細
	Quanzhou	細
	Jinjiang	細
	Nan'an	細
	Hui'an	細
	Anxi	細
	Yongchun	細
	Dehua	細
	Zhangzhou	細
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	細
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	細
	Hua'an	細
	Nanjing	細
	Pinghe	細
	Zhangpu	細
	Yunxiao	細
	Zhao'an	細
	Dongshan	細
	Taipei	小, 細
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	小, 細
	Kaohsiung	小, 細
	Yilan	小, 細
	Changhua (Lukang)	小, 細
	Taichung	小, 細
	Tainan	小, 細
	Hsinchu	小, 細
	Kinmen	小
	Penghu (Magong)	小
	Penang (Hokkien)	細
	Singapore (Hokkien)	細
	Manila (Hokkien)	細
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	細
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	小
	Chaozhou	細
	Shantou	細
	Shantou (Chenghai)	細
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	細
	Jieyang	細
	Haifeng	細
	Bangkok (Teochew)	細
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	細
	Singapore (Teochew)	細
	Batam (Teochew)	細
	Pontianak (Teochew)	細
	Leizhou	細
	Wenchang	細, 孧
	Haikou	細, 孧
	Qionghai	孧
	Singapore (Hainanese)	孧, 細
Puxian Min	Putian	細
Puxian Min	Xianyou	細
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	細
	Nanning (Shajing)	細
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	細
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	細
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	細
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	細
Wu	Shanghai	小
	Shanghai (Chongming)	小
	Suzhou	小
	Danyang	小
	Hangzhou	小
	Ningbo	小
	Wenzhou	小, 瑣
	Lishui	細
	Jinyun	巧
	Jinhua	小
Xiang	Changsha	細, 小
	Loudi	小
	Shuangfeng	細
	Quanzhou	小
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	小

Descendants

Wutunhua: ga

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		尕
alternative forms		𬫿呄鎈／𫟿

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): gá

Mandarin
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: gá
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²⁴/

Definitions

尕

(Xi'an and Lanzhou Mandarin) money
有尕 [Guanzhong Mandarin] ― yòugá [Guanzhong Pinyin] ― rich

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 錢 (“money”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		錢, 幣
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	錢, 錢兒
	Taiwan	錢
	Malaysia	錢
	Singapore	錢
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	錢
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	錢, 票子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	錢
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	錢兒, 金錢, 錢財
	Wanrong	錢
	Xi'an	錢, 尕
	Xining	錢
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	錢
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	尕
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	麻卡爾
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	錢, 數數
	Wuhan	錢, 角子
	Kunming	錢兒
	Guilin	錢
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	錢
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鈔票
	Yangzhou	錢, 鈔票
	Hefei	錢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水
	Hong Kong	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水, 錢銀, 鐳 slang, 銀兩
	Macau	錢
	Taishan	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳
	Taishan (Guanghai)	錢
	Yangjiang	錢
	Beihai	銀紙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	錢
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	錢
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	錢
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鐳
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鐳, 錢
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	錢, 鐳, tiền, 銀紙
	Móng Cái	錢, tiền
	Mandalay (Taishan)	錢, 鐳
Gan	Nanchang	錢
	Lichuan	錢
	Pingxiang	錢
Hakka	Meixian	錢
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	水, 沙水, 沙
	Changting	錢
	Wuping	錢
	Liancheng	錢
	Ninghua	錢
	Yudu	錢
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	錢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	錢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	錢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	錢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	錢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	錢
	Kuching (Hepo)	鐳
Huizhou	Jixi	鈔票, 洋錢
Jin	Taiyuan	錢
Northern Min	Jian'ou	錢
	Songxi	錢
	Zhenghe	錢
	Jianyang	錢
	Wuyishan	錢
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	錢
	Fuzhou (Changle)	錢
	Lianjiang	錢
	Fuqing	錢
	Pingtan	錢
	Yongtai	錢
	Minqing	錢
	Gutian	錢
	Pingnan	錢
	Luoyuan	錢
	Fu'an	錢
	Ningde	錢
	Xiapu	錢
	Zherong	錢
	Shouning	錢
	Zhouning	錢
	Fuding	錢
	Singapore (Fuqing)	錢
Southern Min	Xiamen	錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	錢, 鐳
	Quanzhou	錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Jinjiang	錢
	Nan'an	錢
	Shishi	錢
	Hui'an	錢
	Anxi	錢
	Yongchun	錢
	Dehua	錢
	Zhangzhou	錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	錢
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	錢
	Hua'an	鐳
	Nanjing	鐳, 銀
	Pinghe	錢
	Zhangpu	錢
	Yunxiao	鐳
	Zhao'an	錢, 鐳
	Dongshan	錢, 鐳
	Taipei	錢
	Kinmen	錢
	Penang (Hokkien)	鐳, 錢, 銀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鐳, 錢, 銀
	Manila (Hokkien)	錢
	Longyan	錢
	Zhangping	鐳
	Datian	錢
	Guilin (Biyange)	錢
	Chaozhou	鐳, 銀
	Shantou	錢, 銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鐳, 銀
	Jieyang	鐳, 銀
	Haifeng	錢
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	鐳
	Singapore (Teochew)	鐳, 錢
	Batam (Teochew)	鐳, 錢
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鐳
	Leizhou	錢
	Wenchang	錢
	Singapore (Hainanese)	錢
Puxian Min	Putian	鐳, 錢
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	鐳, 錢
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	鐳, 錢, 票
	Xianyou	鐳, 錢
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鐳, 錢
	Xianyou (Youyang)	錢
Central Min	Yong'an	錢
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	錢
	Sanming (Shaxian)	錢
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	錢
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	錢, 龍錢, 票兒
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	錢
Wu	Shanghai	鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 老洋, 板板, 血 figuratively, 分 slang, 米 slang
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鈔票, 銅鈿
	Suzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子
	Wuxi	鈔票, 銅錢
	Danyang	銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票
	Hangzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙
	Ningbo	銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿
	Wenzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板
	Jinhua	鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子
Xiang	Changsha	錢, 夾老倌
Xiang	Shuangfeng	錢

Vietnamese

Han character

尕: Hán Nôm readings: ca

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尕

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Etymology 2

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Vietnamese

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