芍

芍 U+828D, 芍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-828D ← 芌 [U+828C] CJK Unified Ideographs 芎 → [U+828E]

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Translingual

Han character

芍 (radical 140, 艸+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿心戈 (TPI) or 廿心一 (TPM), four-corner 4412₇, composition ⿱艹勺)

References

• KangXi: page 1018, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30674
• Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3175, character 10
• Unihan data for U+828D

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Chinese

trad.		芍
simp. #		芍

Glyph origin

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

Characters in the same phonetic series (勺) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
豹	*preːwɢs
趵	*preːwɢs, *preːwɢ
尥	*breːw, *b·reːwɢs
箹	*ʔreːwɢs, *ʔreːwɢ
杓	*plew, *pʰlew, *bljewɢ, *pleːwɢ
約	*ʔlewɢs, *ʔlewɢ
扚	*pleːwʔ, *pleːwɢ
釣	*pleːwɢs
瘹	*teːwɢs
芍	*ɡleːwʔ, *spʰlewɢ, *pl'ewɢ, *bljewɢ, *pleːwɢ
酌	*pljewɢ
灼	*pljewɢ
勺	*pljewɢ, *bljewɢ
彴	*pljewɢ
犳	*pljewɢ
妁	*pljewɢ, *bljewɢ
汋	*bljewɢ, *sbreːwɢ
仢	*bljewɢ
葯	*qlewɢ, *qreːwɢ
礿	*lewɢ
肑	*preːwɢ, *pleːwɢ
瓝	*breːwɢ
的	*pleːwɢ
靮	*pleːwɢ
馰	*pleːwɢ
玓	*pleːwɢ
魡	*pleːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡleːwʔ, *spʰlewɢ, *pl'ewɢ, *bljewɢ, *pleːwɢ): semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 勺 (OC *pljewɢ, *bljewɢ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sháo, shuò (shao², shuo⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ, ㄕㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³, coek³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so̍k
• Min Nan (POJ): sio̍k / chiak / chiok / chio̍k / sio̍h / chhia̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ
    • Wade–Giles: shao²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛˋ
    • Wade–Giles: shuo⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuoh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³, coek³
    • Yale: jeuk, cheuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸, tsoek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³, cêg³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːk̚³/, /t͡ɕʰœːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: sog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sog⁶
    • IPA: /sok̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: sio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak
    • Tâi-lô: tsiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok
    • Tâi-lô: tsiok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciog
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: sio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioih
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕioʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhia̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tshia̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiah
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiaʔ¹²¹/

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou:
  • sio̍k/chiak - literary;
  • chio̍k/sio̍h/chhia̍h - vernacular.

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• Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑɨɐk̚/, /ʈɨɐk̚/▼

Rime
Character	芍	芍
Reading #	2/5	4/5
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	知 (9)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	市若切	張略切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨɐk̚/	/ʈɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɐk̚/	/ʈiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiɑk̚/	/ȶiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨak̚/	/ʈɨak̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiak̚/	/ȶiak̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭak̚/	/ȶĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ak̚/	/ȶi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuó	zhuo

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*bljewɢ/, /*pl'ewɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芍	芍
Reading #	4/5	3/5
No.	11196	11188
Phonetic component	勺	勺
Rime group	藥	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	妁	芍
Old Chinese	/*bljewɢ/	/*pl'ewɢ/

Definitions

芍

1. Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Compounds

• 木芍藥／木芍药
• 白芍 (báisháo)

• 芍藥／芍药 (sháoyao)
• 芍藥花／芍药花

• 采蘭贈芍／采兰赠芍

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiào (xiao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦeu^X/▼

Rime
Character	芍
Reading #	1/5
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	胡了切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦeuX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦeuX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣeuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛwX/
Li Rong	/ɣeuX/
Wang Li	/ɣieuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣieuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiào

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡleːwʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芍
Reading #	1/5
No.	11186
Phonetic component	勺
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	皛
Old Chinese	/*ɡleːwʔ/

Definitions

芍

1. ^† water chestnut

Synonyms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dì (di⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ
    • Wade–Giles: tih⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dih
    • IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /tek̚/▼

Rime
Character	芍
Reading #	5/5
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	錫 (127)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	都歷切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tek̚/
Pan Wuyun	/tek̚/
Shao Rongfen	/tɛk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/tɛjk̚/
Li Rong	/tek̚/
Wang Li	/tiek̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/tiek̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	di

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*pleːwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芍
Reading #	5/5
No.	11214
Phonetic component	勺
Rime group	藥
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	的
Old Chinese	/*pleːwɢ/
Notes	爾雅作的，集韻作菂

Definitions

芍

1. ^† Alternative form of 菂 (dì, “lotus seed”).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): què (que⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: què
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝˋ
    • Wade–Giles: ch'üeh⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiueh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥ̯œ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰɨɐk̚/▼

Rime
Character	芍
Reading #	3/5
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七雀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨak̚/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiak̚/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	que

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*spʰlewɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芍
Reading #	2/5
No.	11187
Phonetic component	勺
Rime group	藥
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	鵲
Old Chinese	/*spʰlewɢ/

Definitions

芍

1. Only used in 芍陂.

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Japanese

Kanji

芍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): しゃく (shaku)
• Kun: くろくわい (kurokuwai), はすのみ (hasunomi)

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Korean

Hanja

芍 • (jak, jeok) (hangeul 작, 적, revised jak, jeok, McCune–Reischauer chak, chŏk, Yale cak, cek)

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Vietnamese

Han character

芍 (thược)

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