鉻

See also: 铬

鉻	U+927B, 鉻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-927B

← 鉺
[U+927A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鉼 →
[U+927C]

Translingual

Han character

鉻 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金竹水口 (CHER), four-corner 8716₄, composition ⿰釒各)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1303, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40350
Dae Jaweon: page 1804, character 24
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4200, character 8
Unihan data for U+927B

Chinese

trad.		鉻
simp.		铬

Glyph origin

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

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

	Old Chinese
髂	*kʰraːɡs
路	*ɡ·raːɡs
輅	*ɡ·raːɡs
賂	*ɡ·raːɡs
虂	*ɡ·raːɡs
露	*ɡ·raːɡs
潞	*raːɡs
鷺	*raːɡs
璐	*raːɡs
簬	*raːɡs
簵	*ɡ·raːɡs
洛	*ɡ·raːɡ
駱	*ɡ·raːɡ
絡	*ɡ·raːɡ
酪	*ɡ·raːɡ
烙	*ɡ·raːɡ
雒	*ɡ·raːɡ
珞	*ɡ·raːɡ
硌	*ɡ·raːɡ
袼	ɡ·raːɡ, klaːɡ
笿	*ɡ·raːɡ
鉻	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
鮥	*ɡ·raːɡ
鵅	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
挌	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
落	*ɡ·raːɡ
各	*klaːɡ
胳	*klaːɡ
閣	*klaːɡ
格	klaːɡ, kraːɡ
擱	*klaːɡ
恪	*kʰlaːɡ
愙	*kʰaːɡ
貉	ɡlaːɡ, mɡraːɡ
狢	*ɡlaːɡ
佫	*ɡlaːɡ
略	*ɡ·raɡ
茖	*kraːɡ
骼	*kraːɡ
觡	*kraːɡ
蛒	*kraːɡ
敋	*kraːɡ
客	*kʰraːɡ
喀	*kʰraːɡ
揢	*kʰraːɡ
額	*ŋɡraːɡ
峉	*ŋɡraːɡ
頟	*ŋɡraːɡ
詻	*ŋɡraːɡ
垎	*ɡraːɡ
楁	*ɡraːɡ

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Cr
Previous: *釩／钒 (fán) (V)*
Next: *錳／锰 (měng) (Mn)*

Borrowed from New Latin chromium.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gè, luò (ge⁴, luo⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ, ㄌㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiak
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷koq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gè
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴
  - Yale: gè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh
  - Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luò
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luò
  - Wade–Giles: lo⁴
  - Yale: lwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luoh
  - Palladius: ло (lo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gok³
  - Yale: gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak
  - Tâi-lô: kiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷koq
  - MiniDict: koh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ⁵⁵/

Definitions

鉻

(chemistry) chromium

Compounds

三氧化二鉻 / 三氧化二铬 (sānyǎnghuà'èrgè)
三氧化鉻 / 三氧化铬 (sānyǎnghuàgè)
重鉻酸鉀 / 重铬酸钾 (chónggèsuānjiǎ)
鉻酸 / 铬酸 (gèsuān)
鉻酸鈉 / 铬酸钠
鉻酸鉀 / 铬酸钾 (gèsuānjiǎ)
鉻酸鉛 / 铬酸铅 (gèsuānqiān)
鉻鋼 / 铬钢
鉻黃 / 铬黄 (gèhuáng)
鍍鉻鋼 / 镀铬钢

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gé, gè (ge², ge⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ, ㄍㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gé
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gé
  - Wade–Giles: ko²
  - Yale: gé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger
  - Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gè
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴
  - Yale: gè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geh
  - Palladius: гэ (gɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gok³
  - Yale: gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³/

Middle Chinese: kaek

Rime
Character	鉻
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	陌 (113)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古伯切
Baxter	kaek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠæk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚak̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kak̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/kɐk̚/
Wang Li	/kɐk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kɐk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ge
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gak¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kraːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鉻
Reading #	2/2
No.	3902
Phonetic component	各
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	格
Old Chinese	/*kraːɡ/

Definitions

鉻

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hook (weapon)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 落?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luò (luo⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lo̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luò
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luò
  - Wade–Giles: lo⁴
  - Yale: lwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luoh
  - Palladius: ло (lo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lok⁶
  - Yale: lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: lak

Rime
Character	鉻
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧各切
Baxter	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/lɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lok⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·raːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鉻
Reading #	1/2
No.	3876
Phonetic component	各
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	落
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·raːɡ/

Definitions

鉻

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to have one's head shaved

References

“鉻”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

鉻

(Hyōgai kanji)

(chemistry) chromium

Readings

On (unclassified): きゃく (kyaku)、らく (raku)、かく (kaku)

Korean

Hanja

鉻 (eum 락 (rak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

鉻: Hán Nôm readings: lạc, các

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