亍

亍	U+4E8D, 亍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E8D

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Translingual

Han character

亍 (Kangxi radical 7, 二+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 一一弓 (MMN) or 難一一弓 (XMMN), four-corner 1020₁, composition ⿱一丁)

Derived characters

𬍐

Related characters

于丁

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 86, character 5
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 251
Dae Jaweon: page 177, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 4, character 4
Unihan data for U+4E8D

Chinese

simp. and trad.		亍

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 亍
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Small seal script s01414
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Simplified from 行 – the right side of the character.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chù (chu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cuk¹
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): cog⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chù
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu⁴
  - Yale: chù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuh
  - Palladius: чу (ču)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: cuk¹
  - Yale: chūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: cug¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: cog⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɔk̚¹/

Middle Chinese: trjuH, trhjowk

Rime
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	中句切	丑玉切
Baxter	trjuH	trhjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈɨo^H/	/ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈio^H/	/ʈʰiok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈuə̆^H/	/ʈʰuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ȶio^H/	/ȶʰiok̚/
Wang Li	/ȶĭu^H/	/ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi̯u^H/	/ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhù	chu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyu³	cuk¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*toɡs/, /*tʰoɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	亍	亍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	1614	1615
Phonetic component
Rime group	竇	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	註	梀
Old Chinese	/*toɡs/	/*tʰoɡ/

Definitions

亍

to stop; to stand still
to step with the right foot
to take small steps
a surname

Compounds

彳亍 (chìchù)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 亍 – see 街 (“street; market; fair; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 街).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

亍

(Hyōgai kanji)

to take small steps
Korean place name

Readings

Go-on: とく (toku)、ちゅ (chu)
Kan-on: ちょく (choku)、ちゅ (chu)
Kun: たたずむ (tatazumu, 亍む)

Korean

Hanja

亍 • (chok, ma) (hangeul 촉, 마, revised chok, ma, McCune–Reischauer ch'ok, ma)

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Vietnamese

Han character

亍: Hán Nôm readings: sục, xúc, súc, xục

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References

Nom Foundation