俗

Han character edit

俗 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人金人口 (OCOR), four-corner 2826₈, composition ⿰亻谷)

Usage notes edit

This character is not to be confused with 𠈻 (U+2023B) which has 𧮫 instead of 谷 as its right component.

Derived characters edit

• 𠸘, 𠑉, 𫤈

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 105, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 695
• Dae Jaweon: page 221, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 163, character 10
• Unihan data for U+4FD7

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 俗
Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Bronze inscriptions b12355 b12356 b12357 b12358 b12359 b12360 Small seal script s05809 Transcribed ancient scripts L37601 L37602 L37603 L37604 L25644 L25645 L25646 L25647
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljoɡ) : semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 谷 (OC *ɦkroːɡ, *kloːɡ, *ɡ·loːɡ) – customs of people.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *luk (“custom; manner”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan ལུགས (lugs, “tradition; custom”).

Pronunciation edit

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Definitions edit

俗

1. vulgar; unrefined; common; popular; vernacular
2. (Hokkien) cheap; inexpensive
3. custom; practice; habit
4. (Buddhism) those of the secular world; non-monks
5. (Mainland China Hokkien) boring; dull; uninteresting; drab
6. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) lonely; desolate; lonesome
7. (Xiamen Hokkien) ordinary; common; mediocre

Synonyms edit

• (boring):

• (lonely):

• (ordinary):

Synonyms edit

Compounds edit

Further reading edit

• “Entry #4706”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Kanji edit

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings edit

• Go-on: ぞく (zoku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
• Kun: ならわし (narawashi, 俗わし)
• Nanori: みち (michi); よ (yo)

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 俗 (MC zjowk).

Pronunciation edit

• (Tokyo) ぞく​ [zòkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective edit

俗(ぞく) • (zoku) -na (adnominal 俗(ぞく)な (zoku na), adverbial 俗(ぞく)に (zoku ni))

1. worldly
2. vulgar
3. common, lay

   俗(ぞく)に言(い)う

   zoku ni iu

   what is commonly referred to as

   俗(ぞく)に言(い)えば

   zoku ni ieba

   to use a common phrase

Inflection edit

Noun edit

俗(ぞく) • (zoku) 

1. worldliness
2. vulgarity
3. the laity, mundane things, common man
4. customs

Derived terms edit

References edit

Hanja edit

俗 (eumhun 풍속 속 (pungsok sok))

1. Hanja form^? of 속 (“vulgar; unrefined; common; popular; vernacular”).

Compounds edit

• 민속 (民俗, minsok, “folklore; folkway; folk custom”)
• 속담 (俗談, sokdam, “proverb, adage”)
• 속자 (俗字, sokja, “a hanja variant that is widespread but not orthodox”)
• 풍속 (風俗, pungsok, “custom”)

Han character edit

俗: Hán Nôm readings: tục

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