刁

See also: ㅋ and ヲ

刁	U+5201, 刁 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5201

← 刀
[U+5200]

CJK Unified Ideographs

刂 →
[U+5202]

TranslingualEdit

Stroke order

Han characterEdit

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Radical 18 刁

刁 (radical 18, 刀+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 尸一 (SM), four-corner 1712₀, composition ⿹𠃌㇀)

Derived charactersEdit

叼, 汈, 𢆵, 䒒, 𨾆, 𩾗, 𪔸

ReferencesEdit

KangXi: page 135, character 25
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1846
Dae Jaweon: page 304, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 320, character 2
Unihan data for U+5201

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.		刁

Glyph originEdit

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

	Old Chinese
刀	*taːw
忉	*taːw
鱽
舠	*taːw
朷	taːw, moːɡ
叨	tuːw, l̥ʰaːw
倒	taːwʔ, taːws
到	*taːws
菿	taːws, rtaːwɢ
鞀	*deːw
鳭	rteːw, teːw
灱	*hreːw
菬	sdew, tjewʔ
超	*tʰew
怊	tʰew, tʰjew
欩	*tʰew
召	dews, djews
昭	*tjew
招	*tjew
鉊	*tjew
沼	*tjewʔ
照	*tjews
詔	*tjews
炤	*tjews
弨	tʰjew, tʰjewʔ
眧	*tʰjewʔ
韶	*djew
佋	djew, djewʔ
軺	djew, lew
玿	*djew
柖	*djew
紹	*djewʔ
袑	*djewʔ
綤	*djewʔ
邵	*djews
劭	*djews
卲	*djews
刁	*teːw
芀	teːw, deːw
貂	*teːw
蛁	*teːw
迢	*deːw
苕	*deːw
髫	*deːw
岧	*deːw

Variant of 刀 (dāo).

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diāo (diao¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹
Min Nan (POJ): tiau / thiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: diāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ
  - Wade–Giles: tiao¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu¹
  - Yale: dīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiau / thiau
  - Tâi-lô: tiau / thiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diaw, tiaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ⁴⁴/, /tʰiaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ³³/, /tʰiaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ⁴⁴/, /tʰiaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ⁴⁴/, /tʰiaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ⁴⁴/, /tʰiaʊ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /teu/

Rime
Character	刁
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	都聊切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/teu/
Pan Wuyun	/teu/
Shao Rongfen	/teu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛw/
Li Rong	/teu/
Wang Li	/tieu/
Bernard Karlgren	/tieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	diāo

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*teːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	刁
Reading #	1/1
No.	2153
Phonetic component	刀
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	貂
Old Chinese	/*teːw/
Notes	刀轉註字見史記

DefinitionsEdit

刁

(literary, or in compounds) treacherous; crafty; deceitful
(literary) to tempt
(literary) unkind
(literary) stammering
(literary) picky about food
- 現在的孩子們啊嘴都刁著呢，啊。 [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
  现在的孩子们啊嘴都刁着呢，啊。 [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]
  From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 68
  Xiànzài de háizimen a zuǐ dōu diāo zhe ne, ā. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
(literary) to wring
(literary) to inveigle
(literary) ear of grains
(literary) to make (time)
A surname.

SynonymsEdit

(treacherous):

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Synonyms of 刁

世故 (shìgù)
刁滑 (diāohuá)
刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān)
刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
圓滑／圆滑 (yuánhuá)
奸宄 (jiānguǐ) (Min Nan)
奸巧 (Min Nan)

奸猾 (jiānhuá)
奸險／奸险 (jiānxiǎn)
姦刁／奸刁 (Wu)
姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà)
油滑 (yóuhuá)
滑頭／滑头 (huátóu)
狡怪 (káu-koài) (Min Nan)
狡猾 (jiǎohuá)

狡獪／狡狯 (jiǎokuài) (literary)
狡詐／狡诈 (jiǎozhà)
狡鬼 (Min Nan)
狡黠 (jiǎoxiá) (literary)
詭詐／诡诈 (guǐzhà)
陰濕 (Cantonese)
陰險／阴险 (yīnxiǎn)
頑惡／顽恶 (wánwù) (literary)

CompoundsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 刁 – see 凋 (“to wither; to fall; to exhaust; to fade; etc.”). (This character, 刁, is the second-round simplified form of 凋.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 3Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 刁 – see 碉 (“room made of stone; pillbox; blockhouse”). (This character, 刁, is the second-round simplified form of 碉.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 4Edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 刁 – see 雕 (“to engrave; to inlay; to carve; carving; etc.”). (This character, 刁, is the second-round simplified form of 雕.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

刁

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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ReadingsEdit

Go-on: ちょう (chō)^{←てう (teu, historical)}
Kan-on: ちょう (chō)^{←てう (teu, historical)}

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

刁 (eum 조 (jo))

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VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

刁: Hán Nôm readings: điêu

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