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Translingual
Han character
適 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵 +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 卜卜金月 (YYCB ), four-corner 30302 , composition ⿺辶 啇 )
Derived characters
擿 , 㰅 , 瓋 , 讁 , 藡 , 𠐝 , 𡂓 , 𡣪 , 𤁷 , 𤑦 , 𤢼 , 𥖾 , 𨮹 , 𢤊
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1263 , character 34
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39076
Dae Jaweon: page 1759, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3877, character 8
Unihan data for U+9069
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
膪
*rtaːɡs, *rteːɡs
揥
*tʰeds, *teː
腣
*teː, *teːɡs
諦
*teːɡs
偙
*teːɡs
渧
*teːɡs
帝
*teːɡs
楴
*tʰeːɡs
啼
*deː
蹄
*deː
締
*deː, *deːɡs
崹
*deː
鶙
*deː
禘
*deːɡs
啻
*hljeɡs
嫡
*rteɡ, *teːɡ
摘
*rteːɡ, *tʰeːɡ
謫
*rteːɡ
讁
*rteːɡ
擿
*deɡ
蹢
*deɡ, *teːɡ
適
*tjeɡ, *hljeɡ, *teːɡ
啇
*teːɡ
滴
*teːɡ
鏑
*teːɡ
甋
*teːɡ
樀
*teːɡ, *deːɡ
敵
*deːɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *tjeɡ, *hljeɡ, *teːɡ ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 啻 ( OC *hljeɡs) .
Pronunciation 1
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
適
適
Reading #
2/3
1/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
shì
shì
Middle Chinese
‹ syek ›
‹ syek ›
Old Chinese
/*s-tek/
/*s-tek/
English
go to
scared
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
適
適
Reading #
2/3
1/3
No.
2330
2329
Phonetic component
帝
帝
Rime group
錫
錫
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
釋
隻
Old Chinese
/*hljeɡ/
/*tjeɡ/
Definitions
適
to go ; to proceed (to a place )
大夫 七十 而 致事 。若 不得 謝 ,則 必 賜 之 几杖 ,行役 以 婦人 。適 四方 ,乘 安車 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 大夫 七十 而 致事 。若 不得 谢 ,则 必 赐 之 几杖 ,行役 以 妇人 。适 四方 ,乘 安车 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Book of Rites , c. 4th – 2nd century BCE Dàfū qīshí ér zhìshì. Ruò bùdé xiè, zé bì cì zhī jīzhàng, xíngyì yǐ fùrén. Shì sìfāng, chéng ānjū. A great officer, when he is seventy, should resign (his charge of) affairs. If he be not allowed to resign, there must be given him a stool and staff. When travelling on service, he must have the attendance of his wife. When going to any other state, he will ride in an easy carriage.
三 人 行 而 一 人 惑 ,所 適 者 猶 可 致 也 ,惑 者 少 也 ;二 人 惑 則 勞 而 不 至 ,惑 者 勝 也 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 三 人 行 而 一 人 惑 ,所 适 者 犹 可 致 也 ,惑 者 少 也 ;二 人 惑 则 劳 而 不 至 ,惑 者 胜 也 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: Zhuangzi , circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE Sān rén xíng ér yī rén huò, suǒ shì zhě yóu kě zhì yě, huò zhě shǎo yě; èr rén huò zé láo ér bù zhì, huò zhě shèng yě. If three men be walking together, and (only) one of them be under a delusion (as to their way), they may yet reach their goal , the deluded being the fewer; but if two of them be under the delusion, they will not do so, the deluded being the majority.
to incline towards ; ( of the popular feeling ) to tend towards; to turn towards
( of a girl ) to get married ; to marry
to follow ; to submit to; to comply with
to fit ; to suit ; to accord with
towards ; to
to get ; to obtain
to control ; to restrict ; to moderate
to regulate ; to adjust ; to measure
to meet ; to encounter
fitting ; proper ; suitable ; appropriate
good ; fine ; adequate
happy ; joyful ; contented
at ease ; comfortable ; cosy
by chance ; as it happens ; as luck would have it
occasionally ; from time to time
if ; assuming
just (now); only
( historical ) collar of the mourning gown
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
恰巧 (“by chance; as it happens”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
會 , 適
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
恰巧 , 恰好 , 恰恰 , 碰巧 , 剛好 , 剛巧 , 正好 , 正巧 , 趕巧 , 湊巧
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
正好 , 碰巧 , 可可兒的
Langfang
正好兒
Harbin
正巧
Jilu Mandarin
Tangshan
碰巧兒
Cangzhou
正巧兒
Baoding
碰巧
Shijiazhuang
正巧兒
Jinan
正好 , 剛好 , 碰巧 , 湊巧
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
趕巧兒
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
碰巧 , 湊巧
Daming
正好兒
Wanrong
剛 , 妙 , 可妙 , 湊妙
Xi'an
正好 , 剛好 , 剛好兒 , 妙的
Xining
正好
Xuzhou
驗好 , 驗好兒 , 驗巧 , 適巧
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
湊巧 , 恰巧
Lanzhou
將巧
Ürümqi
剛好 , 正好 , 剛巧 , 正巧 , 碰巧 , 正 , 將好兒
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
端端 , 剛好 , 將好 , 恰好 , 恰恰
Wuhan
正巧 , 恰恰 , 神神
Guiyang
恰巧 , 湊巧 , 碰巧
Kunming
剛好 , 恰恰的
Liuzhou
扣到 , 扣扣 , 正 , 碰巧
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
正 , 將將
Yangzhou
剛好 , 剛剛好 , 齊巧 , 正好 , 將好
Nantong
碰巧
Hefei
正好 , 將好 , 碰巧
Cantonese
Guangzhou
碰啱 , 撞啱 , 湊啱 , 啱好 , 啱 , 啱啱 , 啱啱好 , 啱啱線
Hong Kong
咁啱 , 撞啱 , 碰啱 , 啱啱
Macau
啱啱
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
啱啱好
Foshan
啱好
Foshan (Sanshui)
啱啱好
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
啱啱
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
啱算
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
啱算
Jiangmen (Baisha)
啱啱
Taishan
碰啱
Heshan (Yayao)
啱啱好
Dongguan
啱先
Yangjiang
哏好 , 啱
Xinyi
啱好 , 啱啱
Gan
Nanchang
合適 , 碰巧
Lichuan
剛好
Pingxiang
嵌嵌 , 嵌嵌仔 , 嵌好 , 合式 , 緊光
Hakka
Meixian
啱好 , 啱啱
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
啱啱
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
啱算
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
啱啱
Yudu
將好 , 剛好
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
堵好 , 堵堵好
Huizhou
Jixi
剛好
Jin
Taiyuan
剛好 , 可可底 , 正好 , 正巧
Xinzhou
正好 , 嵌好 , 嵌好好兒 , 嵌嵌兒 , 可好 , 可好好兒 , 可可兒
Zhangjiakou
剛巧
Handan
正好兒
Northern Min
Jian'ou
頃頃好
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
正正好 , 堵堵好
Southern Min
Xiamen
對對 , 拄好 , 拄仔好 , 注死 , 湊拄歁 , 千千 , 千拄千 , 拄巧 , 拄拄 , 拄拄仔好
Quanzhou
對對 , 拄好 , 拄仔好 , 湊拄歁 , 千千 , 千拄千 , 拄千
Zhangzhou
對對 , 拄好 , 拄仔好 , 拄欸好 , 注死 , 拄 , 死病 , 湊拄歁 , 湊拄歁仔 , 湊巧 , 湊歁 , 湊歁仔 , 千千 , 千拄千 , 拄仔 , 拄拄 , 拄拄仔
Kaohsiung
拄好
Yilan
拄好
Changhua (Lukang)
拄好
Taichung
拄好
Taichung (Wuqi)
拄好
Tainan
拄好
Taitung
拄好
Hsinchu
拄仔好
Penghu (Magong)
拄好
Zhangping
堵堵 , 堵好 , 堵湊
Chaozhou
堵堵 , 堵好
Shantou
湊巧 , 恰巧 , 堵堵 , 啱
Shantou (Chaoyang)
啱
Jieyang
堵堵 , 堵遇 , 合合 , 合昘 , 合嘬 , 啱 , 啱啱
Puning
合事 , 合合 , 合昘
Haikou
啱 , 啱啱
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
正好
Wu
Shanghai
剛 , 齊巧 , 正好 , 正巧 , 剛巧 , 剛剛 , 剛正好 , 剛剛好 , 正正好好 , 貼正 , 貼正好 , 恰好 , 貼准 , 恰恰叫 , 恰恰好 , 眼眼叫 , 眼眼調 , 扣揢扣 , 碰巧 , 湊巧 , 齊頭 dated , 齊頭好 dated
Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)
剛 , 剛剛
Shanghai (Fengxian)
剛剛好
Shanghai (Jinshan)
剛剛好 , 正好子
Shanghai (Qingpu)
剛剛好 , 恰好
Shanghai (Chongming)
正好 , 剛 , 剛剛
Suzhou
剛巧 , 剛正 , 剛好 , 齊巧 , 齊頭 , 眼眼調
Wuxi
齊頭數 , 齊巧
Danyang
湊巧 , 齊巧 , 剛好 , 正好 , 齊巧好
Hangzhou
剛巧 , 正巧 , 齊巧
Ningbo
剛剛 , 扣好 , 扣扣 , 候扣 , 眼眼叫 , 齊巧
Wenzhou
恰兩恰兒 , 恰恰兒 , 扣扣 , 扣門兒
Jinhua
頂對 , 正好 , 正好兒 , 剛好
Xiang
Changsha
剛合 , 如勢 , 獨如 , 正好 , 恰好
Loudi
恰好 , 正好
Shuangfeng
正好
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
適
Reading #
3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
shì
Middle Chinese
‹ tsyek ›
Old Chinese
/*tek/
English
go to
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
適
Reading #
3/3
No.
2332
Phonetic component
帝
Rime group
錫
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
的
Old Chinese
/*teːɡ/
Definitions
適
to devote ; to dedicate (to one thing)
子 曰 :「君子 之 於 天下 也 ,無 適 也 ,無 莫 也 ,義 之 與 比 。」 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 子 曰 :「君子 之 于 天下 也 ,无 适 也 ,无 莫 也 ,义 之 与 比 。」 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: The Analects of Confucius , c. 475 – 221 BCE , translated based on James Legge 's versionZǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ zhī yú tiānxià yě, wú dí yě, wú mò yě, yì zhī yǔ bǐ.” The Master said, “The superior man, in the world, does not set his mind either for anything , or against anything; what is right he will follow.”
Alternative form of 嫡 ( dí , “ legal wife ; legal wife's son ” )
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
適
Only used in 適適 (“frightened ; at a loss ”).
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
適
Alternative form of 謫 / 谪 ( zhé , “ to blame ; to punish ; to banish ; fault ” )
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
適
Alternative form of 敵 / 敌 ( dí , “ enemy ; to rival ” )
Japanese
Kanji
適
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
to go
fit , suitable , appropriate
Readings
Go-on : しゃく ( shaku ) 、じゃく ( jaku ) 、ちゃく ( chaku )
Kan-on : せき ( seki ) 、てき ( teki , Jōyō )
Kan’yō-on : てき ( teki , Jōyō )
Kun : ゆく ( yu ku , 適く ) 、むく ( mu ku , 適く ) 、とつぐ ( totsu gu , 適ぐ ) 、かなう ( kana u , 適う ) ←かなふ ( kana fu , 適ふ , historical ) 、かなえる ( kana eru , 適える ) ←かなへる ( kana feru , 適へる , historical ) 、あう ( a u , 適う ) ←あふ ( a fu , 適ふ , historical ) 、たまたま ( tamatama , 適 ) 、ただ ( ta da , 適だ ) 、まさに ( masa ni , 適に ) 、たとい ( tato i , 適い ) ←たとひ ( tato fi , 適ひ , historical )
Nanori : あたる ( ataru ) 、あつ ( atsu ) 、あり ( ari ) 、かなう ( kanau ) 、かのう ( kanō ) 、まさ ( masa ) 、ゆき ( yuki ) 、ゆく ( yuku ) 、より ( yori )
Compounds
Etymology
For pronunciation and definitions of 適 – see the following entry.
(This term, 適 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References
^ 白川静 ( Shirakawa Shizuka ) (2014 ) “適 ”, in 字通 ( Jitsū ) (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō : Heibonsha , →ISBN
^ “適 ”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia ] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation , 2015–2024
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 2127 (paper), page 1115 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927 ), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Ōsaka : Shōundō, →DOI , page 1228 (paper), page 627 (digital)
Korean
Hanja
適 • (jeok, cheok ) (hangeul 적 , 척 , revised jeok, cheok, McCune–Reischauer chŏk, ch'ŏk, Yale cek, chek)
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Vietnamese
Han character
適 : Hán Nôm readings: thích , thách , thếch
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