透
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Translingual
Han character
透 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 卜竹木尸 (YHDS), four-corner 32302, composition ⿺辶秀)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1257, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38876
- Dae Jaweon: page 1742, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3842, character 1
- Unihan data for U+900F
Chinese
| trad. | 透 | |
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| simp. # | 透 | |
| alternative forms | 䞬 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 透 | |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰoːs, *hljuɡ) : semantic 辵 (“walking”) + phonetic 秀 (OC *slus).
This character is not attested in the oracle bone script or bronze inscriptions.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): tou4
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tau3
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): táu
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5theu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tòu
- Wade–Giles: tʻou4
- Yale: tòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tow
- Palladius: тоу (tou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: tou4
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: tou
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰəu²¹³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: tau3
- Yale: tau
- Cantonese Pinyin: tau3
- Guangdong Romanization: teo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: theu
- Hakka Romanization System: teu
- Hagfa Pinyim: teu4
- Sinological IPA: /tʰeu̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: táu
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɑu²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thò͘
- Tâi-lô: thòo
- Phofsit Daibuun: tox
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiò
- Tâi-lô: thiò
- Phofsit Daibuun: tioix
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰio⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thò
- Tâi-lô: thò
- Phofsit Daibuun: toix
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰo¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɤ²¹/
Note:
- thàu - vernacular;
- thò͘/thiò/thò - literary.
- Middle Chinese: thuwH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰoːs/
Definitions
透
- to penetrate; to pass through
- to show; to reveal
- to disclose
- thoroughly; completely
- clear and thorough
- (Cantonese) transparent
- (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 透 (MC thuwH)
- (Jin or Internet slang, vulgar, derogatory) fuck
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 肏 (“to fuck; to have sex with”)
Compounds
- 不透明體／不透明体
- 伶透
- 侵肌透骨
- 倒楣透頂／倒楣透顶
- 偽裝滲透／伪装渗透
- 凹透鏡／凹透镜 (āotòujìng)
- 凸透鏡／凸透镜 (tūtòujìng)
- 剔透 (tītòu)
- 剔透玲瓏／剔透玲珑
- 力透紙背／力透纸背
- 半透明 (bàntòumíng)
- 半透明體／半透明体
- 參透／参透 (cāntòu)
- 反滲透／反渗透
- 吃透 (chītòu)
- 官星透露
- 密不透風／密不透风
- 想不透
- 握拳透掌
- 握拳透爪
- 摸透 (mōtòu)
- 晶瑩剔透／晶莹剔透
- 會聚透鏡／会聚透镜
- 樂透／乐透 (lètòu)
- 海上滲透／海上渗透
- 浸透 (jìntòu)
- 滲透／渗透 (shèntòu)
- 無聊透頂／无聊透顶
- 猜透
- 玲瓏剔透／玲珑剔透
- 看不透
- 看透 (kàntòu)
- 瞧不透
- 穿透 (chuāntòu)
- 走透
- 路透社 (Lùtòushè)
- 透不過氣／透不过气
- 透亮
- 透光 (tòuguāng)
- 透光帶／透光带 (tòuguāng dài)
- 透光性
- 透光鏡／透光镜
- 透古通今
- 透天厝 (tòutiāncuò)
- 透平機／透平机 (tòupíngjī)
- 透底 (tòudǐ)
- 透心涼／透心凉
- 透性膜
- 透抽 (thàu-thiu)
- 透支 (tòuzhī)
- 透早 (thàu-chá)
- 透明 (tòumíng)
- 透明化
- 透明度 (tòumíngdù)
- 透明漆
- 透明體／透明体 (tòumíngtǐ)
- 透析 (tòuxī)
- 透氣／透气 (tòuqì)
- 透水性
- 透消息
- 透漏
- 透澈 (tòuchè)
- 透視／透视 (tòushì)
- 透視圖／透视图
- 透視畫法／透视画法
- 透視縮影／透视缩影
- 透脫／透脱
- 通透 (tōngtòu)
- 透過／透过 (tòuguò)
- 透鏡／透镜 (tòujìng)
- 透闢／透辟 (tòupì)
- 透雨 (tòuyǔ)
- 透露 (tòulù)
- 透頂／透顶 (tòudǐng)
- 透風／透风 (tòufēng)
- 透風就過／透风就过
- 透骨
- 透骨酸心
- 靈透／灵透
- 風雨不透／风雨不透
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shu
- Wade–Giles: shu1
- Yale: shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu
- Palladius: шу (šu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: syuwk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*hljuɡ/
Definitions
透
References
- “透”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 透 | |
| Kyūjitai [1][2] |
透󠄁 透+ 󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) |
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| 透󠄃 透+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
透
- transparent
- permeable, porous
- passable, (in the sense of objects spaced far enough apart to allow something in-between)
Readings
From Middle Chinese 透 (MC thuwH); compare Mandarin 透 (tòu):
From Middle Chinese 透 (MC syuwk); compare Mandarin 透 (shū):
From native Japanese roots:
- Kun: すく (suku, 透く, Jōyō)、すかす (sukasu, 透かす, Jōyō)、すける (sukeru, 透ける, Jōyō)、とおる (tōru, 透る)、とおす (tōsu, 透す)
- Nanori: すき (suki)、すく (suku)、とおる (tōru)、ゆき (yuki)
Compounds
Proper noun
- a unisex given name
- a male given name
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 透 (MC thuwH).
Hanja
透 (eumhun 사무칠 투 (samuchil tu))
- hanja form? of 투 (“transparent”)
- hanja form? of 투 (“permeable; pass through”)
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
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