冶

Stroke order

Han character edit

冶 (Kangxi radical 15, 冫+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 戈一戈口 (IMIR), four-corner 3316₀, composition ⿰冫台)

Derived characters edit

• 𬜷

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 131, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1621
• Dae Jaweon: page 295, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 296, character 7
• Unihan data for U+51B6

Glyph origin edit

Historical forms of the character 冶
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

冶

1. to smelt (metal)

   冶煉／冶炼  ―  yěliàn  ―  to smelt (metal)

   冶金  ―  yějīn  ―  metallurgy

   陶冶  ―  táoyě  ―  to make pottery and smelt metal; (by extension) to shape; to cultivate

2. ^† smelter (someone who casts metal)
3. ^† smelting furnace
4. ^† smelter (a place where smelting or casting is done)
5. (derogatory, of woman's look) seductive; bewitching

   妖冶  ―  yāoyě  ―  seductive; bewitching

   冶容  ―  yěróng  ―  to dress up seductively; seductive look

6. ^† Alternative form of 野
7. a surname

Compounds edit

Kanji edit

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. smelting

Readings edit

• Go-on: や (ya, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: や (ya, Jōyō)
• Kun: いる (iru, 冶る)

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 冶 (MC yaeX).

Pronunciation edit

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja edit

冶 (eumhun 풀무 야 (pulmu ya))

1. Hanja form^? of 야 (“lewd, NSFW, erotic, sexy”). [prefix; adjectival root]
2. Hanja form^? of 야 (“smelting; smelter”). [affix]

Compounds edit

Han character edit

冶: Hán Nôm readings: dã

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References edit

• Nom Foundation