Wiktionary

即

See also: 卽 and 既
即 U+5373, 即
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5373
← 卲
[U+5372] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 却 →
[U+5374]

即 U+2F82F, 即
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F82F
← 博
[U+2F82E] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 卽 →
[U+2F830]

TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 

Han characterEdit

即 (Kangxi radical 26, 卩+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 日戈尸中 (AISL), four-corner 77720, composition ⿰⿲𠄌𫜹丶卩)

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 159, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2855
  • Dae Jaweon: page 364, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 314, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+5373

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 即
alternative forms 卽
皍

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 即
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
       
Characters in the same phonetic series (即) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
卪 *ʔsiːɡ
癤 *ʔsiːɡ
幯 *ʔsiːɡ
節 *ʔsiːɡ
蝍 *ʔsiːɡ, *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
蠞 *ziːɡ
堲 *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ, *zɯɡ
唧 *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
楖 *ʔsiɡ, *ʔsriɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
揤 *ziɡ, *ʔsɯɡ
櫛 *ʔsriɡ
瀄 *ʔsriɡ
擳 *ʔsriɡ
即 *ʔsɯɡ
鯽 *ʔsɯɡ, *ʔseɡ

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 皀 (“ancient round-mouthed food vessel”) + 卩 (“to kneel”) – to come near to eat; to approach.

PronunciationEdit

Note:
  • chit - vernacular;
  • chek/chiak - literary.
Note:
  • ziag4 - Shantou;
  • ziêg4 - Chaozhou.
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 即
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 精 (13)
    Final (韻) 蒸 (134)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 子力切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/t͡sɨk̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/t͡sɨk̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/t͡siek̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/t͡sik̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/t͡siək̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/t͡sĭək̚/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/t͡si̯ək̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		ji
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		zik1
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 即 即
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		jí jí
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ tsik › ‹ tsik ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[ts]ik/ /*[ts]ik/
    English go to thereupon

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 即
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 5725
    Phonetic
    component         		即
    Rime
    group         		職
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		即
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ʔsɯɡ/
    Notes 甲文象即食卪非聲

    DefinitionsEdit

    即

    1. (obsolete) to come near to eat
    2. to approach; to come near; to be near
      若即若離／若即若离  ―  ruòjíruòlí  ―  (please add an English translation of this example)
    3. to ascend; to go up; to assume office
      即位  ―  jíwèi  ―  to ascend to the throne
    4. prompted by the occasion
      即興／即兴  ―  jíxìng  ―  to improvise; to extemporise
    5. (literary) if; assuming that
    6. (literary) even if; even though
    7. namely; that is; to be the same as; i.e.
      天竺即今天的印度。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
      Tiānzhú jí jīntiān de Yìndù. [Pinyin]
      Tianzhu is the same as today's India.
    8. promptly; quickly; immediately; at once
      一觸即潰／一触即溃  ―  yīchùjíkuì  ―  to collapse on the first encounter
      如遇緊急情況請即報警。 [MSC, trad.]
      如遇紧急情况请即报警。 [MSC, simp.]
      Rú yù jǐnjí qíngkuàng qǐng jí bàojǐng. [Pinyin]
      In an emergency situation, please call the police immediately.
    9. now; at present
      在即  ―  zàijí  ―  to be imminent
    10. a surname

    DescendantsEdit

    Sino-Xenic (即):
    • → Japanese: 即(そく) (soku)
    • → Korean: 즉(卽) (jeuk)
    • → Vietnamese: tức (即)

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 即

    ReferencesEdit

    JapaneseEdit

    Shinjitai

    		即

    Kyūjitai

    		卽

    KanjiEdit

    即

    (common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 卽)

    ReadingsEdit

    CompoundsEdit

    Compounds

    EtymologyEdit

    Kanji in this term
    即
    そく
    Grade: S
    on’yomi
    Alternative spelling
    卽 (kyūjitai)

    PronunciationEdit

    AdverbEdit

    即(そく) • (soku) 

    1. immediately

    PrefixEdit

    即(そく) • (soku-) 

    1. (informal) immediate; instant
      即(そく)売(う)り切(き)れ
      soku-urikire
      selling out instantly
      即(そく)負(ま)け
      soku-make
      instant loss

    ReferencesEdit

    1. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    KoreanEdit

    HanjaEdit

    即 (eumhun 곧 즉 (got jeuk))

    1. Alternative form of 卽 (“immediately; in other words”)

    VietnameseEdit

    Han characterEdit

    即: Hán Nôm readings: tức

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