See also:
U+5920, 夠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5920

[U+591F]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5921]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 36, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓心口 (NNPR), four-corner 27220, composition )

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 247, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5777
  • Dae Jaweon: page 491, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 864, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5920

Usage notes edit

This character is listed in the Kangxi dictionary as an alternative form of .

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː) : semantic + phonetic (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).

Etymology 1 edit

trad./
simp.
alternative forms

Pronunciation edit


Note:
  • kàu - vernacular;
  • kiò/kò͘ - literary.
Note:
  • gou3 - literary;
  • gao3 - vernacular.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading #1/22/2
    Initial () (29) (28)
    Final () (137) (137)
    Tone (調)Level (Ø)Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合)OpenOpen
    Division ()II
    Fanqie
    Baxterkhuwkuw
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /kʰəu//kəu/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /kʰəu//kəu/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /kʰəu//kəu/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /kʰəw//kəw/
    Li
    Rong
    /kʰu//ku/
    Wang
    Li
    /kʰəu//kəu/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /kʰə̯u//kə̯u/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    kōugōu
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    hau1gau1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading #1/32/33/3
    No.706570777082
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    000
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*koː//*koːs//*kʰoː/

    Definitions edit

    1. to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach or achieve a desired level
        ―  Wǒ de qián bùgòu.  ―  I don't have enough money.
      一個一个  ―  Yīge jiù gòu le.  ―  One is enough.
      他們他们  ―  Tāmen shuō méi chī gòu.  ―  They say that they're still hungry. (lit. They say that they didn't eat enough.)
    2. to reach
        ―  gòu bù zháo  ―  can't reach
    3. to have enough of something; to have a sufficient amount of something
      [Cantonese]  ―  gau3 saai3 je5 sik6 [Jyutping]  ―  having plenty of things to eat
      鳳爪 [Cantonese, trad.]
      凤爪 [Cantonese, simp.]
      keoi5 m4 gau3 daam2 sik6 fung6 zaau2. [Jyutping]
      He doesn't have enough guts to try chicken feet.
        ―  gòu le.  ―  I'm fine./I don't need more.
    4. (with negative connotations) quite; impressively
      你們真的厲害 [MSC, trad.]
      你们真的厉害 [MSC, simp.]
      Nǐmen zhēnde shì gòu lìhài le! [Pinyin]
      You lot are ridiculous!
      [Cantonese]  ―  gau3 saai3 faan4 [Jyutping]  ―  annoying to a remarkable extent
    5. (Cantonese) also
      英文 [Cantonese, trad.]
      英文 [Cantonese, simp.]
      hou2 lek1 me1? ngo5 gau3 sik1 jing1 man4-2 laa1. [Jyutping]
      You're so smart! I also know English.
    6. (Hakka) serious; hardworking
    7. (Hakka) arrogant
    8. (Teochew) whole; entire
      [Teochew]  ―  gao3 rig8 [Peng'im]  ―  whole day
    Synonyms edit
    • (to be enough): (Xinzhou Jin) 足沿
    • (Hakka) (la)

    Compounds edit

    Etymology 2 edit

    trad./
    simp.

    Pronunciation edit

    Definitions edit

    1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of (tired)

    References edit

    Japanese edit

    Kanji edit

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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    Readings edit

    Vietnamese edit

    Han character edit

    : Hán Việt readings: [1][2][3], cấu[1], [1]
    : Nôm readings: cấu[4][5]

    1. chữ Hán form of (to reach a goal or satisfaction).

    References edit