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Translingual
Han character
酵 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 一田十大木 (MWJKD), four-corner 14647, composition ⿰酉孝)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1283, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39868
- Dae Jaweon: page 1783, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3582, character 8
- Unihan data for U+9175
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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酵
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*kruːs
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窙
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*qʰruː
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哮
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*qʰruː, *qʰruːs
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庨
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*qʰruː
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涍
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*qʰruː, *qʰruːs
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孝
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*qʰruːs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kruːs) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 孝 (OC *qʰruːs) – fermenting in a vessel, making alcoholic drink. 孝 is composed of “young + old”, hence connotations of “aging (in a vase), fermentation”.
Etymology
In some lects, the pronunciation of 酵 (jiào) is the same as that of 孝 (xiào). This is the result of dubanbian (讀半邊/读半边 (dúbànbiān)).
Pronunciation
Note:
- haau1 - most common pronunciation;
- gaau3 - prescribed pronunciation;
- haau3 - variant.
Note:
- kàu - literary;
- kàⁿ - vernacular;
- hàu - vernacular (俗).
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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酵
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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13766
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Phonetic component
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孝
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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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敎
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Old Chinese
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/*kruːs/
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Definitions
酵
- yeast
- to yeast
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dough with yeast
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
酵
(Jōyō kanji)
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Readings
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 酵 (MC kaewH). The original reading is 교 (gyo); the prominently-used 효 (hyo) is from a corrupted or unorthodox reading.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
酵 (eumhun 삭힐 효 (sakhil hyo)), 酵 (eumhun 삭힐 교 (sakhil gyo))
- hanja form? of 효 (“yeast”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
酵: Hán Nôm readings: diếu, giếu, dáo, giáo
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