See also:
U+776A, 睪
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-776A

[U+7769]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+776B]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 109, +8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田中土廿十 (WLGTJ), four-corner 26401, composition )

Derived characters

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  • (Preferred form used for the pronunciation "gāo" in mainland China and Hong Kong)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 811, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23466
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1226, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2918, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+776A

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script
     

Ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : (eye) + . The latter component is an arrow, hence "eye" + "arrow" convey the concept of "aiming, spying".

According to folk etymology, the component at the bottom is the representation of a pair of handcuffs (which instead appears in and ).

Etymology 1

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trad.
simp. 𠬤
alternative forms 𥇝
𥇡
𦎝

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (36) (12)
Final () (123) (156)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter yek nrjep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇk̚/ /ɳˠiᴇp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛk̚/ /ɳᵚiɛp̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/iæk̚/ /niæp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiajk̚/ /ɳjiap̚/
Li
Rong
/iɛk̚/ /njɛp̚/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛk̚/ /nĭɛp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛk̚/ /ni̯ɛp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
niè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jik6 nip6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3 1/3
No. 15137 13887
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*laːɡ/ /*neb/

Definitions

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  1. to spy on
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

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trad. /*
simp. *

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

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. testicle
Usage notes
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Compounds

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Etymology 3

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trad.
simp. 𠬤

Pronunciation

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 3/3
No. 3784
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kuː/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. Alternative form of (gāo, tall; high)

Compounds

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Etymology 4

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trad.
simp. 𠬤

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Alternative form of (hào, vast and boundless)

Compounds

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Etymology 5

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trad.
simp. 𠬤

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. Alternative form of (, Eupatorium)
    See also: 澤蘭

Compounds

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Etymology 6

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to select; to choose; to pick out; to pick up”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): えき (eki)やく (yaku)じょう ()にょう (nyō)
  • Kun: うかがいめる (ukagaimeru)

Korean

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Hanja

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(go) (hangeul , revised go, McCune–Reischauer ko, Yale ko)

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