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U+944A, 鑊
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-944A

[U+9449]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+944B]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 167, +14, 22 strokes, cangjie input 金廿人水 (CTOE), four-corner 84147, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1325, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40981
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1825, character 31
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4262, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+944A

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷaːɡ) : semantic (metal) + phonetic ().

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (33)
Final () (104)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter hwak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦwɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦʷɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣuɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦwak̚/
Li
Rong
/ɣuɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/ɣuɑk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣwɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wok6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 5585
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ɢʷaːɡ/

Definitions

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  1. (historical) cauldron (for food)
  2. (historical) cauldron (for execution by boiling)
  3. (Cantonese, Hakka) wok (Classifier: c;  c)
  4. (Cantonese, figurative) problem; trouble; blame
  5. (Cantonese) satellite dish
  6. (Cantonese) Classifier for the amount of food in a wok: wok
    [Cantonese]  ―  caau2 wok6 faan6 [Jyutping]  ―  to fry a wok of rice
  7. (Cantonese) Classifier for occurrences of problems, conflicts, fights, etc.: time
    波士 [Cantonese, trad.]
    波士 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 bei2 bo1 si6-2 naau6 zo2 wok6 gam1 ge3. [Jyutping]
    He got a serious scolding from his boss.
    [Cantonese, trad.]
    [Cantonese, simp.]
    wok6 wok6 dou1 gam3 git6. [Jyutping]
    It's tricky every time.

Synonyms

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Compounds

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Descendants

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. cauldron
  2. large iron pot

Readings

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  • On (unclassified): かく (kaku)くわく (kwaku, historical)わく (waku)
  • Kun: かま (kama, )なべ (nabe, )

Korean

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Hanja

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(hwak) (hangeul , revised hwak, McCune–Reischauer hwak, Yale hwak)

  1. caldron

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: hoạch, vạc

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