偌

偌 U+504C, 偌
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-504C
← 偋
[U+504B]
CJK Unified Ideographs 偍 →
[U+504D]

Translingual

Han character

偌 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人廿大口 (OTKR), four-corner 24264, composition ⿰亻若)

References

  • KangXi: page 110, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 840
  • Dae Jaweon: page 235, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 171, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+504C

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 若 (OC *nja, *njaʔ, *njaɡ).

Etymology 1

trad. 偌
simp. # 偌

Pronunciation


Definitions

偌

  1. so; that
    偌大年紀/偌大年纪  ―  ruòdà niánjì  ―  so old

Compounds

  • 偌多
  • 偌時/偌时

Etymology 2

trad. 偌
simp. # 偌

Pronunciation


Definitions

偌

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

trad. 偌
simp. # 偌

From 你 (“you (singular)”), with -k (plural marker) and tone change (Gan, 1997). Possibly a contraction of 你個 (cf. Zhang, 1997, suggesting it to be a contraction of 若個).

Compare 𠊬 (“they”), from 佢 (“he; she; it”).

Pronunciation


Definitions

偌

  1. (dialectal Cantonese, including Siyi, Yangjiang) you (plural)
    偌做乜唔來幫手啊? [Taishanese, trad.]
    偌做乜唔来帮手啊? [Taishanese, simp.]
    Why aren't you all helping?
Synonyms

Etymology 4

trad. 偌
simp. # 偌

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to etymology 3?”)

Pronunciation


Definitions

偌

  1. (Taishanese) someone (else)
Synonyms

Etymology 5

trad. 偌
simp. # 偌
alternative forms 若
外 (gōa)

Contraction of 若夥 (Mei, 2015). Compare Fuzhou Min Dong /nˡuoʔ⁵⁻⁵³ uɑi²⁴²/ > /nˡuɑi²⁴²/.

Pronunciation


Definitions

偌 (Hokkien)

  1. how much; how
    這粒金瓜有偌重? [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    这粒金瓜有偌重? [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit lia̍p kim-koe ū gōa tāng? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    How heavy is the pumpkin?
  2. how (indicating surprise, delight, etc.)
    這首歌偌好聽! [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    这首歌偌好听! [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit siú koa gōa hó-thiaⁿ! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    This song is so nice!

Synonyms

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

偌

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): じゃ (ja); にゃ (nya)
  • Kun: このよう (konoyō); このような (konoyō na); このように (konoyō ni)

Korean

Hanja

偌 (eum 야 (ya))

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