仂

See also: 働

仂	U+4EC2, 仂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EC2

← 仁
[U+4EC1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

仃 →
[U+4EC3]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

仂 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人大尸 (OKS), four-corner 2422₇, composition ⿰亻力)

surplus or excess
remainder

Derived characters

𣲒

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 91, character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 350
Dae Jaweon: page 193, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 110, character 2
Unihan data for U+4EC2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (力) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
勒	*rɯːɡ
肋	*rɯːɡ
扐	*rɯːɡ
仂	rɯːɡ, rɯɡ
艻	*rɯːɡ
朸	rɯːɡ, rɯɡ
玏	*rɯːɡ
泐	rɯːɡ, rɯɡ
阞	*rɯːɡ
竻	*rɯːɡ
力	*rɯɡ
屴	*rɯɡ
鳨	*rɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *rɯːɡ, *rɯɡ): semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 力 (OC *rɯɡ).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		仂
alternative forms		阞

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lè (le⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lè
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lè
  - Wade–Giles: lê⁴
  - Yale: lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leh
  - Palladius: лэ (lɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lak⁶
  - Yale: lahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: leg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐk̚²/

Middle Chinese: lok

Rime
Character	仂
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	德 (131)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧則切
Baxter	lok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/lək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lək̚/
Li Rong	/lək̚/
Wang Li	/lək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lak⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rɯːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仂
Reading #	1/2
No.	7847
Phonetic component	力
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	勒
Old Chinese	/*rɯːɡ/

Definitions

仂

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) surplus; remainder; tithe

Compounds

仂囝
仂語 / 仂语 (lèyǔ)
偪仂 (bīlè)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		仂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lì (li⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lì
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴
  - Yale: lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lih
  - Palladius: ли (li)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lik⁶
  - Yale: lihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚²/

Middle Chinese: lik

Rime
Character	仂
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	林直切
Baxter	lik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/liek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lik̚/
Li Rong	/liək̚/
Wang Li	/lĭək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lik⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*rɯɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	仂
Reading #	2/2
No.	7857
Phonetic component	力
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	力
Old Chinese	/*rɯɡ/

Definitions

仂

alternative form of 力 (lì, “strenuously; untiringly”)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 仂 – see 働. (This character is a variant form of 働).

Japanese

See also 働

Kanji

仂

(Hyōgai kanji)

surplus, excess, remainder^[1]

Readings

Go-on: ろく (roku)、りき (riki)
Kan-on: ろく (roku)、りょく (ryoku)
Kun: あまり (amari, 仂り)

Kanji

仂

(Hyōgai kanji)

Alternative form of 働.

Readings

Kan’yō-on: どう (dō)
Kun: はたらく (hataraku, 仂く)、つとめる (tsutomeru, 仂める)
Nanori: つとむ (tsutomu)

Usage notes

Zokuji (俗字). Non-standard for 働.

References

^ “仂”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja

仂 • (reuk) (hangeul 륵, revised reuk, McCune–Reischauer rŭk)

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[1] “仂”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

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