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Translingual
Han character
睪 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田中土廿十 (WLGTJ), four-corner 26401, composition ⿱罒幸)
Derived characters
- 凙(𪞝/𪞚), 㘁, 墿(𰉣/㘮), 嶧(峄/𡵸), 懌(怿/𢗜), 擇(择/択), 曎, 檡(𰗛/𣏧), 殬, 澤(泽/沢), 燡(𰞇), 䁺, 礋(𰦰), 䆁, 繹(绎/䋇), 䐾, 蠌(𰲵/蚇), 襗(𫋷), 譯(译/訳), 醳(𰼅), 釋(释/釈), 鐸(铎/鈬), 䭞(𬲳), 驛(驿/駅), 斁(𭣧), 歝, 鸅(𱉟), 䦴, 圛, 䕉
- 𤢟(𤝢), 𪼢, 𥜃, 𥼶(𬖘), 𦔥, 𦡇, 𨆅(𬦫), 𨼸, 𩍜, 𩏪(𩏽), 𩼓, 𠓋, 𤑹(𪹀), 𩴮, 𣀇, 𤢕, 𦒡, 𩁇, 𫅌, 𠪯, 𢋇, 𤻂, 𢍰(𪪴)
- 睾 (Preferred form used for the pronunciation "gāo" in mainland China and Hong Kong)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 811, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23466
- Dae Jaweon: page 1226, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2918, character 6
- Unihan data for U+776A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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斁
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*ʔl'aːɡs, *l'aːɡs, *laːɡ
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籜
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*l̥ʰaːɡ
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蘀
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*l̥ʰaːɡ
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鐸
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*l'aːɡ
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凙
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*l'aːɡ
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襗
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*l'aːɡ, *rlaːɡ, *laːɡ
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擇
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*rlaːɡ
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澤
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*rlaːɡ
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鸅
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*rlaːɡ
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蠌
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*rlaːɡ
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檡
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*rlaːɡ, *hljaɡ
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釋
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*hljaɡ
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繹
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*laːɡ
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睪
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*neb, *laːɡ, *kuː
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譯
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*laːɡ
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嶧
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*laːɡ
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懌
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*laːɡ
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驛
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*laːɡ
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醳
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*laːɡ
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圛
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*laːɡ
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墿
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*laːɡ
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燡
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*laːɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 目 (“eye”) + 㚔. The latter component is an arrow, hence "eye" + "arrow" convey the concept of "aiming, spying".
According to folk etymology, the component at the bottom is the representation of a pair of handcuffs (which instead appears in 報 and 執).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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睪
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睪
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Reading #
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2/3
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1/3
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No.
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15137
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13887
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Phonetic component
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睪
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幸
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Rime group
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鐸
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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繹
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聶
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Old Chinese
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/*laːɡ/
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/*neb/
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Definitions
睪
- to spy on
- a surname
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Definitions
睪
- testicle
Usage notes
- In mainland China and Hong Kong, 睾 is the orthodox form.
- In Taiwan, 睪 is the orthodox form while 睾 is considered as one of its variant forms (異體字/异体字 (yìtǐzì)).
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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睪
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Reading #
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3/3
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No.
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3784
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Phonetic component
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皋
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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髙
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Old Chinese
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/*kuː/
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Notes
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皐字注俗體,見靈樞
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Definitions
睪
- Alternative form of 皋 (gāo, “tall; high”)
Compounds
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Definitions
睪
- Alternative form of 皞 (hào, “vast and boundless”)
Compounds
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
睪
- Alternative form of 澤/泽 (zé, “Eupatorium”)
- See also: 澤蘭
Compounds
Etymology 6
References
Japanese
Kanji
睪
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
睪 • (go) (hangeul 고, revised go, McCune–Reischauer ko, Yale ko)
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