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Translingual
Han character
賈 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝 +6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一田月山金 (MWBUC ), four-corner 10806 , composition ⿱覀 貝 )
Derived characters
價 , 𠿪 , 𭞼 , 𭢤 , 𣿦 , 𲆀 , 檟 , 𥋣 , 䜖 , 𫠎 , 𨞝 , 𭯦 , 𪆲
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1208 , character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36755
Dae Jaweon: page 1672, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3637, character 7
Unihan data for U+8CC8
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
賈
*kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ
檟
*kraːʔ
價
*kraːs
覀
*qʰraːʔ
襾
*qraːs
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ ) : phonetic 襾 ( OC *qraːs) + semantic 貝 ( “ shellfish ” ) .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note :
ké - vernacular;
ká/kée - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
賈
Reading #
1/3
No.
14199
Phonetic component
襾
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
檟
Old Chinese
/*kraːʔ/
Definitions
賈
a surname
賈 平 凹 / 贾 平 凹 ― Jiǎ Píngwā ― Jia Pingwa (one of China's most popular authors)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Cognate with 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ , “to buy alcoholic drink”), 沽 (OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs , “to buy or sell”).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
賈
Reading #
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
gǔ
Middle Chinese
‹ kuX ›
Old Chinese
/*C.qˁaʔ/
English
merchant; do business
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
賈
Reading #
3/3
No.
14205
Phonetic component
襾
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
古
Old Chinese
/*klaːʔ/
Definitions
賈
merchant
to trade ; to do business
( literary ) to buy
( literary ) to lead to; to incur ; to bring about
( literary ) to sell
Usage notes
In ancient China, 賈 / 贾 (gǔ ) specifically refers to non-travelling merchants and 商 (shāng ) specifically refers to travelling ones.
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
賈
Reading #
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jià
Middle Chinese
‹ kaeH ›
Old Chinese
/*C.qˁ<r>aʔ-s/ (or *mə.qˁ<r>aʔ-s?)
English
price
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
賈
Reading #
2/3
No.
14201
Phonetic component
襾
Rime group
魚
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
駕
Old Chinese
/*kraːs/
Definitions
賈
† Alternative form of 價 / 价 ( “ price; value ” )
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
賈
(Hyōgai kanji )
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
賈 • (ga, go ) (hangeul 가 , 고 , revised ga, go, McCune–Reischauer ka, ko, Yale ka, ko)
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Vietnamese
Han character
賈 : Hán Nôm readings: cổ , giá , giả , giớ
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