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合

See also: 台, 🈴, 閤, 会, and 슴
合 U+5408, 合
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5408
← 吇
[U+5407] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 吉 →
[U+5409]

Translingual

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Han character

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合 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人一口 (OMR), four-corner 80601, composition ⿱亼口)

Derived characters

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Additional Derived Characters

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 174, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3287
  • Dae Jaweon: page 387, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 581, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+5408

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 合
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
           
Characters in the same phonetic series (合) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
龕 *kʰuːm
媕 *quːm, *qromʔ, *qɯːm, *qramʔ, *qɯːb
頜 *ɡuːmʔ, *kuːb
答 *tkuːb
畣 *tkuːb
荅 *tkuːb
嗒 *tuːb, *tʰoːb
褡 *tuːb, *toːb
撘 *tuːb
搭 *tuːb, *tʰoːb
榙 *tkuːb, *ɡuːb
佮 *tkʰuːb, *kuːb, *quːb, *quːb
蛤 *kuːb
鴿 *kuːb
合 *kuːb, *ɡuːb
郃 *kuːb, *ɡuːb
匌 *kuːb, *kʰuːb
鉿 *kuːb
閤 *kuːb
鞈 *kuːb, *kruːb
韐 *kuːb, *kruːb
鮯 *kuːb
哈 *ŋɡuːb
姶 *quːb, *quːb
欱 *qʰuːb, *qʰruːb
盒 *ɡuːb
耠 *ɡuːb
詥 *ɡuːb
塔 *tʰuːb
鞳 *tʰoːb
劄 *rtuːb
跲 *kruːb, *kob, *ɡob
袷 *kruːb, *ŋkob
餄 *kruːb
恰 *kʰruːb
帢 *kʰruːb
洽 *ɡruːb
祫 *ɡruːb
珨 *ɡruːb
烚 *ɡruːb
歙 *qʰjob, *qʰrub
湁 *tkʰub
拾 *ɡjub
給 *krub
翕 *qʰrub
噏 *qʰrub
潝 *qʰrub
熻 *qʰrub
嬆 *qʰrub
翖 *qʰrub
闟 *qʰrub

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 亼 + 口 (“mouth”) : Two mouths speaking together. See also 會.

Etymology 1

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 合

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gap ~ kap. Compare 蓋 (OC *kaːbs, *kaːb, *ɡaːb, “to cover”) and 盍 (OC *ɡaːb, “to unite”) (STEDT). Outside of Sinitic, possibly cognate with Burmese ကပ် (kap, “to approach”).

Pronunciation

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Note: gap4 - in 三合 (“Sanhe, Taishan”).
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  • ha̍p - literary (“to close; to join; to add up to; classifier for matching sets”);
  • ha̍h/a̍h - vernacular (“to suit; to get along well”).
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  • hab8 - alternative pronunciation for "to close";
  • gah4 - "to fit", etc..
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  • hheq (T5) - regular pronunciation for "together", etc;
  • keq (T4) - alternative pronunciation in certain words like 合算.
    Rime
    Character 合
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
    Final (韻) 合 (160)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 侯閤切
    Baxter hop
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/ɦʌp̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/ɦəp̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ɣɒp̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/ɦəp̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/ɣᴀp̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/ɣɒp̚/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/ɣăp̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		hé
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		hap6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 合
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		hé
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ hop ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*m-kˁop/
    English come together; bring together

    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 合
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 4970
    Phonetic
    component         		合
    Rime
    group         		緝
    Rime
    subdivision         		3
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		合
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ɡuːb/

    Definitions

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    合

    1. to close; to shut
      合上  ―  héshàng  ―  close
    2. to join; to combine; to unite; to bring together
      組合／组合  ―  zǔhé  ―  to assemble
      集合  ―  jíhé  ―  to gather, to assemble
    3. to suit; to fit
      適合／适合  ―  shìhé  ―  to fit, to suit
      合適／合适  ―  héshì  ―  suitable, fitting
      魚和紅酒不合。／鱼和红酒不合。  ―  Yú hé hóngjiǔ bùhé.  ―  Fish and red wine don't go well together.
      那個店裡沒有合我尺寸的帽子。 [MSC, trad.]
      那个店里没有合我尺寸的帽子。 [MSC, simp.]
      Nà ge diàn lǐ méiyǒu hé wǒ chǐcùn de màozǐ. [Pinyin]
      There are no hats in that store that fit me.
    4. to have sexual intercourse
    5. to fight, to have a confrontation with
    6. to add up to; to be equivalent to; to amount to
      一公頃合十五市畝。 [MSC, trad.]
      一公顷合十五市亩。 [MSC, simp.]
      Yī gōngqǐng hé shíwǔ shìmǔ. [Pinyin]
      A hectare is equivalent to 15 mu.
    7. spouse
    8. whole; entire
    9. together
      這張卡片是我們全家合送的。祝您母親節快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
      这张卡片是我们全家合送的。祝您母亲节快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhè zhāng kǎpiàn shì wǒmen quánjiā hé sòng de. Zhù nín mǔqīnjié kuàilè. [Pinyin]
      This card comes from the whole family. Happy Mother's Day.
    10. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 盒 (hé, “box”)
    11. (games, battle) round
    12. (astronomy) conjunction
    13. (Hokkien) to get along well
    14. (Chinese phonetics) Short for 合口 (hékǒu, “closed-mouthed”).
    15. (Xiamen Hokkien) Classifier for matching sets of instruments such as teaware.
    16. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Classifier for number of fights.
    17. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to compound; to make up (medicine, etc.)
    18. a surname

    Compounds

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    Descendants

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    Sino-Xenic (合):
    • → Vietnamese: hợp (合)

    Etymology 2

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    		 合

    Pronunciation

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    Note: literary reading.
    Rime
    Character 合
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 合 (160)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 古沓切
    Baxter kop
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/kʌp̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/kəp̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/kɒp̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/kəp̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/kᴀp̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/kɒp̚/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/kăp̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		ge
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		gap3
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 合
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		gě
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ kop ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kˁop/
    English together; put together; combined

    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 合
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 4955
    Phonetic
    component         		合
    Rime
    group         		緝
    Rime
    subdivision         		3
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		閤
    Old
    Chinese         		/*kuːb/

    Definitions

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    合

    1. unit of volume, equal to one tenth of a 升 (shēng)
      1. (Han dynasty) equal to 2 龠 (yuè)

    Etymology 3

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    		 合

    Pronunciation

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    合

    1. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low sol (5̣).
    2. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note low sol (5̣).

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    Derived terms

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    Etymology 4

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    		 合

    Pronunciation

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    Note:
    • kap - literary;
    • kah - vernacular.

    Definitions

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    合

    1. (Hokkien, Teochew) Alternative form of 佮 (“and; with”)

    Etymology 5

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    		 合
    alternative forms 敆

    Pronunciation

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    Note: gab4 - "to combine" (e.g. 合藥).

    Definitions

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    合

    1. (Hokkien, Teochew) to wrap a book (with paper, etc.)
    2. (Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to have a traditional Chinese medicine prescription filled (of the patient)
    3. (Mainland China Hokkien) to embrace in one's bosom
    4. (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to watch over; to look after; to take care of (a child, etc.)
    5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to match; to go with
    6. (Teochew) to concoct (to make medicine, etc.)
    7. (Teochew) to form a partnership
    8. (Teochew) to bind (into a book)
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    Etymology 5

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see 閤 (“to close, to shut; all of, whole of”).
    (This character is the simplified form of 閤).
    Notes:

    Etymology 6

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    For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see 盒 (“box; case; etc.”).
    (This character is the second-round simplified form of 盒).
    Notes:

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    Japanese

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    Kanji

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    合

    (Second grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. fit
    2. suit
    3. join
    4. one tenth

    Readings

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    From Middle Chinese 合 (MC hop); compare Mandarin 合 (hé, gě):

    From Middle Chinese 合 (MC kop); compare Mandarin 合 (gě):

    From native Japanese roots:

    Compounds

    edit

    Etymology 1

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    Kanji in this term
    合
    ごう
    Grade: 2
    on'yomi

    Counter

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    合(ごう) • (-gō) ←がふ (-gafu)?

    1. covered containers
    2. battles

    Noun

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    合(ごう) • (gō) ←がふ (gafu)?

    1. 0.18039 liters, equaling ten shaku or a tenth of a shō
    2. a tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
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    Etymology 2

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    Kanji in this term
    合
    あ(い)
    Grade: 2
    kun'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 合 – see the following entry.
    【あい】
    [suffix] mutual, together, each other, meeting
    [noun] Short for 合い服 (あいふく, aifuku, “clothing worn in spring or autumn”).
    Alternative spelling
    合い
    (This term, 合, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    Korean

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

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    Hanja

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    合 (eumhun 합할 합 (haphal hap))

    1. hanja form? of 합 (“to unite”)

    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    合: Hán Việt readings: hợp[1][2][3][4][5], hiệp[3][4][5], hạp[6][3], cáp[3][4]
    合: Nôm readings: hợp[1][2][6], họp[1][2][6], hiệp[1][2], hạp[6], cáp[1], cóp[6], gộp[6], sáp[1]

    1. chữ Hán form of hợp (“to unite, suitable”).
    2. chữ Hán form of hiệp (“unite”).
    3. chữ Hán form of hạp (“to unite, suitable (rare spelling of hợp)”).
    4. chữ Nôm form of sáp (“flexible material used to store cosmetics”).

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Nguyễn (2014).
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Trần (1999).
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nguyễn (1974).
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thiều Chửu (1942).
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Trần (2004).
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