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Translingual
Han character
桃 (Kangxi radical 75, 木 +6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木中一人 (DLMO ), four-corner 42913 , composition ⿰木 兆 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 525 , character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14757
Dae Jaweon: page 913, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1202, character 7
Unihan data for U+6843
Chinese
Wikipedia has articles on:
桃 (Written Standard Chinese? ) 桃 (Cantonese) 桃 (Classical) Tò̤ (Eastern Min) Thô (Southern Min) 桃 (Wu) Peach (English)
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
挑
*l̥ʰaːw, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːwʔ
洮
*l̥ʰaːw, *l'aːw, *lew
桃
*l'aːw
逃
*l'aːw
咷
*l'aːw, *l̥ʰeːws
鼗
*l'aːw
鞉
*l'aːw
駣
*l'aːw, *l'aːwʔ, *l'aːws, *l'ewʔ
𣂁
*sl̥ʰew
脁
*l̥ʰews
晁
*l'ew
兆
*l'ewʔ
旐
*l'ewʔ
狣
*l'ewʔ
鮡
*l'ewʔ, *l'eːw
垗
*l'ewʔ
姚
*lew
珧
*lew
銚
*lew, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːws
恌
*lew, *l̥ʰeːw
烑
*lew
餆
*lew
筄
*lews
艞
*lews
佻
*l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːw
祧
*l̥ʰeːw
朓
*l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːwʔ
庣
*l̥ʰeːw
趒
*l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw
聎
*l̥ʰeːw
眺
*l̥ʰeːws
覜
*l̥ʰeːws
頫
*l̥ʰeːws, *poʔ
絩
*l̥ʰeːws
跳
*l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw
窕
*l'eːwʔ
誂
*l'eːwʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *l'aːw ) : semantic 木 ( “ tree ” ) + phonetic 兆 ( OC *l'ewʔ) .
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from the linguistic ancestor of Proto-Hmong-Mien *glaau³ᴬ (Bodman 1980 , Schuessler, 2007 ). The oldest-known domesticated peach stones so far have been excavated in Zhejiang , east of the Central Plain cradle of Chinese civilization.
Pronunciation
Note :
thô/thô͘ - literary;
tô - vernacular (limited, e.g. 楊桃 ).
Note : do5 - limited, e.g.
楊桃 .
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
桃
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
táo
Middle Chinese
‹ daw ›
Old Chinese
/*C.lˁaw/
English
peach
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
桃
Reading #
1/1
No.
16844
Phonetic component
兆
Rime group
宵
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
陶
Old Chinese
/*l'aːw/
Definitions
桃
peach tree
桃 花 ― táo huā ― peach flower
peach ( fruit )
peach -shaped object
birthday
( Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien ) immature poultry or livestock
walnut
a surname : Tao
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
桃子 (“peach”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
桃子
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
桃兒
Taiwan
桃子
Harbin
桃兒
Shenyang
桃兒
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
桃 , 桃兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
桃子
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
桃兒
Wanrong
桃
Zhengzhou
桃
Xi'an
桃
Xining
桃兒
Xuzhou
桃子 , 桃
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
桃兒
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
桃兒
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
桃子
Lanzhou
桃兒
Ürümqi
桃子
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
桃子
Wuhan
桃子
Guiyang
桃子
Kunming
桃子 , 桃
Guilin
桃子
Liuzhou
桃子 , 桃子果
Dagudi (Maliba)
桃子 , 桃子果
Reshuitang (Longling)
桃子果
Mae Salong (Lancang)
桃子果
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
桃
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
桃子
Yangzhou
桃子
Hefei
桃子
Huanggang
桃子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
桃
Hong Kong
桃
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
桃
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
桃仔 , 桃
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
桃仔
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
桃仔
Macau
桃
Guangzhou (Panyu)
桃
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
桃仔
Guangzhou (Conghua)
桃仔
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
桃
Foshan
桃
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
桃
Foshan (Shunde)
桃
Foshan (Sanshui)
桃
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
桃
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
桃
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
桃
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
桃
Zhuhai (Doumen)
桃
Jiangmen (Baisha)
桃
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
桃
Taishan
桃
Kaiping (Chikan)
桃
Enping (Niujiang)
桃
Heshan (Yayao)
桃果
Dongguan
桃
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
桃
Shaoguan
桃
Yunfu
桃仔
Yangjiang
桃子
Xinyi
桃子
Lianjiang
桃子
Nanning
桃子 , 桃
Wuzhou
桃子 , 桃
Yulin
桃子
Hepu (Lianzhou)
桃子
Danzhou
桃
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
桃
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
桃
Gan
Nanchang
桃子
Lichuan
桃仔
Pingxiang
桃子
Hakka
Meixian
桃仔
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
桃
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
桃哩
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
桃哩
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
桃仔
Dongguan (Qingxi)
桃
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
桃哩
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
桃
Boluo (Bendihua)
桃
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
桃仔
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
桃仔
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
桃子
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
桃哩
Wuhua (Huacheng)
桃哩
Wuhua (Changbu)
桃哩
Wuhua (Mianyang)
桃哩
Heyuan (Bendihua)
桃咧 , 桃
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
桃哩
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
桃哎
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
桃哎
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
桃蒂
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
桃
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
桃
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
桃
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
桃
Liannan
桃子
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
桃仔
Jiexi
桃
Changting
桃哩
Ninghua
桃仔
Yudu
桃子
Shicheng
桃
Shangyou (Shexi)
桃子
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
桃仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
桃仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
桃仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
桃
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
桃仔 , 桃
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
桃
Hong Kong
桃仔
Luchuan
桃
Luchuan (Daqiao)
桃子
Sabah (Longchuan)
桃
Senai (Huiyang)
桃子
Huizhou
Jixi
桃
Shexian
桃
Huangshan (Tunxi)
桃
Xiuning
桃
Yixian
桃
Qimen
桃吶
Wuyuan
桃仂
Jin
Taiyuan
桃兒
Pingyao
桃兒
Xinzhou
桃兒
Hohhot
桃
Northern Min
Jian'ou
桃仔 , 桃
Jian'ou (Dikou)
桃
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
桃
Pucheng (Shibei)
桃仔
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
桃
Fuqing
桃
Matsu
桃
Southern Min
Xiamen
桃仔 , 桃
Quanzhou
桃仔 , 桃
Zhangzhou
桃仔 , 桃
Dongshan
桃仔
Taipei
桃仔
New Taipei (Sanxia)
桃仔
Kaohsiung
桃仔
Yilan
桃仔
Changhua (Lukang)
桃仔
Taichung
桃仔
Tainan
桃仔
Hsinchu
桃仔
Kinmen
桃 , 桃仔
Penghu (Magong)
桃
Penang (Hokkien)
桃
Singapore (Hokkien)
桃
Manila (Hokkien)
桃仔
Zhangping (Yongfu)
桃仔
Datian
桃仔
Pingnan (Shangdu)
桃
Chaozhou
桃
Shantou
桃
Haifeng
桃仔
Bangkok (Teochew)
桃
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
桃
Wenchang
桃子
Haikou
桃子
Puxian Min
Putian
桃
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
桃
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
桃囝
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
桃子 , 桃
Wu
Shanghai
桃子
Shanghai (Chongming)
桃子
Suzhou
桃子
Wuxi
桃子
Danyang
桃子
Hangzhou
桃子
Ningbo
桃子
Wenzhou
桃兒
Jinhua
桃兒 , 桃
Xiang
Changsha
桃子
Loudi
桃子
Shuangfeng
桃子
Quanzhou
桃
Dialectal synonyms of
核桃 (“walnut”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
核桃 , 胡桃 , 桃
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
核桃
Taiwan
核桃
Harbin
核桃
Singapore
核桃
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
核桃
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
核桃
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
核桃
Wanrong
核桃
Xi'an
核桃
Xining
核桃
Xuzhou
核桃
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
核桃
Lanzhou
核桃
Ürümqi
核桃
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
核桃
Wuhan
核桃
Guiyang
核桃
Guilin
核桃
Liuzhou
核桃
Dagudi (Maliba)
核桃
Reshuitang (Longling)
核桃
Mae Salong (Lancang)
核桃
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
核桃
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
胡桃 , 核桃
Yangzhou
核桃
Hefei
核桃
Cantonese
Guangzhou
合桃
Hong Kong
合桃
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
合桃
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
合桃
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
核桃
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
合桃
Macau
合桃
Guangzhou (Panyu)
合桃
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
合桃
Guangzhou (Conghua)
合桃
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
合桃
Foshan
合桃
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
合桃
Foshan (Shunde)
合桃
Foshan (Sanshui)
合桃
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
合桃
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
合桃
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
合桃
Zhuhai (Doumen)
合桃
Jiangmen (Baisha)
合桃
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
合桃
Taishan
合桃
Kaiping (Chikan)
合桃
Enping (Niujiang)
合桃
Heshan (Yayao)
合桃
Dongguan
合桃
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
合桃
Shaoguan
合桃
Yunfu
合桃
Yangjiang
核桃
Lianjiang
核桃
Nanning
核桃
Wuzhou
核桃 , 合桃
Yulin
核桃
Hepu (Lianzhou)
核桃
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
核桃
Gan
Nanchang
核桃
Lichuan
核桃
Pingxiang
核桃
Hakka
Meixian
核桃 , 合桃
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
合桃
Dongguan (Qingxi)
合桃
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
合桃
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
合桃
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
合桃
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
合桃
Hong Kong
合桃
Luchuan (Daqiao)
核桃
Jin
Taiyuan
核桃
Xinzhou
圪桃
Northern Min
Jian'ou
核桃
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
核桃
Southern Min
Xiamen
核桃
Pingnan (Shangdu)
核桃
Chaozhou
合桃
Shantou
合桃
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
合桃
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
核桃
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
核桃
Wu
Shanghai
蒲桃 , 胡桃
Shanghai (Chongming)
蒲桃
Suzhou
胡桃
Danyang
胡桃
Hangzhou
大核桃 , 大胡桃
Ningbo
胡桃
Wenzhou
核桃
Jinhua
胡桃
Xiang
Changsha
核桃
Shuangfeng
核桃
Quanzhou
核桃
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
桃
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
peach
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
From Old Japanese , from Proto-Japonic *momo . Mentioned in the Nihon Shoki of 720.
Brought to Japan in antiquity, with pits found in prehistoric sites from the Yayoi period , 300 BCE - 300 CE. Mentioned as a food in documents from the Nara and Heian periods.
Ultimate derivation unknown. Theories include the following.
Possibly derived originally from a reduplication of 実 ( Old Japanese mu, modern Japanese mi , “ fruit ” ) , from the way that peaches often grow in clusters. However, the vowel shift seems unlikely given regular Japanese phonetic shifts. In addition, most reduplicated terms in Japanese have the 頭高型 ( atamadaka-gata ) pitch accent pattern, starting high and falling, which differs from the 平板型 ( heiban-gata ) pitch accent pattern of this term.
Possibly cognate with Old Japanese 百 ( momo , “ hundred; lots ” ) . However, this also has the 頭高型 ( atamadaka-gata ) pitch accent pattern.
Possibly a reduplication of 毛 ( mo , “ hair ” ) , from the way that peaches are hairy . The term is spelled as 毛毛 in some ancient documents. However, 毛 was commonly used as man'yōgana for its phonetic value, in which cases its original Chinese meaning of hair is usually ignored.
None of the above possibilities seems very compelling. Given the archaeological evidence, this term probably originated before the Japanese ancestor population migrated to the Japanese archipelago .
Possibly related to 梅 ( ancient mume, modern ume , “ Japanese apricot, Japanese plum ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
桃( もも ) or 桃( モモ ) • (momo )
peach
peach tree
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana , especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as モモ .
Derived terms
Idioms
Descendants
> ? Ainu: モマ ( moma , “ Japanese peach, Japanese apricot ” )
Proper noun
桃( もも ) • (Momo )
a female given name
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 “桃 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2000
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
桃 (eumhun 복숭아 나무 도 ( boksung'a namu do ) )
Hanja form? of 도 ( “ peach ” ) .
Hanja form? of 도 ( “ marriage ” ) .
Okinawan
Kanji
桃
(common “Jōyō” kanji )
Readings
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *momo , from Proto-Japonic *momo . Cognate with Japanese 桃 ( momo ) .
Noun
桃( むむ ) (mumu )
peach
Vietnamese
Han character
桃 : Hán Nôm readings: đào
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