橐

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橐 U+6A50, 橐
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6A50
← 橏
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 橑 →

Translingual

Han character

橐 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 十月一口木 (JBMRD), four-corner 40904, composition ⿳𰀉冖䂞)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 553, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15533
  • Dae Jaweon: page 941, character 21
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1289, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+6A50

Chinese

trad. 橐
simp. # 橐
alternative forms 𢄿
槖
𢅍
𡇈

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 橐
Shang Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script Qin slip script Small seal script
Characters in the same phonetic series (石) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
柘 *tjaɡs
妬 *taːɡs
蠹 *taːɡs
沰 *taːɡ, *tʰaːɡ
拓 *tʰaːɡ, *tjaɡ
橐 *tʰaːɡ
袥 *tʰaːɡ
驝 *tʰaːɡ, *raːɡ
斫 *tjaɡ
磭 *ŋrɯnʔ, *ŋ̊ʰjaɡ, *ŋaɡ
磔 *rtaːɡ
跖 *tjaɡ
石 *djaɡ
碩 *djaɡ
祏 *djaɡ
鉐 *djaɡ
鼫 *djaɡ

In oracle bone script, pictogram (象形) of a bag with a bottom. Compare with 𣒚, 束, 東, 囊.
Now Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰaːɡ) : phonetic 石 (OC *djaɡ) + semantic 𣒚 (“bag with a bottom”).

Etymology

Note: This character is used as a substitute for Min Nan lok/lop/lak, which may be etymologically unrelated.

Pronunciation 1

Rime
Character 橐
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 透 (6)
Final (韻) 鐸 (103)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 他各切
Baxter thak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/tʰɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/tʰɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/tʰɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/tʰak̚/
Li
Rong 		/tʰɑk̚/
Wang
Li 		/tʰɑk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/tʰɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		tuo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		tok3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 橐
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		tuó
Middle
Chinese 		‹ thak ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰˁak/
English sack; bellows

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 橐
Reading # 1/1
No. 11459
Phonetic
component 		石
Rime
group 		鐸
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		託
Old
Chinese 		/*tʰaːɡ/

Definitions

橐

  1. bag

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

橐

  1. camel

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

橐

  1. ‡ A place name.

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

橐

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. sack
  2. bag opening at both ends

Readings

  • On (unclassified): たく (taku)、しゃ (sha)
  • Kun: ふくろ (fukuro)、ふいご (fuigo)

Korean

Hanja

橐 (eum 탁 (tak))

  1. a sack
  2. a bag opening at both ends

Vietnamese

Han character

橐: Hán Nôm readings: thác

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References

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