咕

Han character edit

咕 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口十口 (RJR), four-corner 6406₀, composition ⿰口古)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 185, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3522
• Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 598, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5495

Glyph origin edit

Considered a 後起字／后起字 (hòuqǐzì). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 古 (gǔ).

“to stand someone up”

Derived from 放鴿子／放鸽子 (fàng gēzi), from pigeon's sound.

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

咕

1. (onomatopoeia) the sound of rumbling, bubbling, glugging, cooing, etc. (often in compounds)
2. (colloquial) to stand up someone; to fail to show up

Compounds edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

• Go-on: こ (ko)
• Kan-on: こ (ko)
• Kun: ぶつぶついう (butsubutsuiu)

Hanja edit

咕 • (go) (hangeul 고, revised go, McCune–Reischauer ko)

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Han character edit

咕: Hán Nôm readings: cô, cổ

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