夠

See also: 够
夠 U+5920, 夠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5920
← 够
[U+591F] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 夡 →
[U+5921]

Translingual

Han character

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

References
  • KangXi: 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

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

Chinese
trad. 夠/够
simp. 够
alternative forms 彀
勾

Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (句) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
勾 *koː, *koːs
鉤 *koː
鴝 *koː, *ɡo
句 *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo
夠 *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː
枸 *koː, *koːʔ, *koʔ
軥 *koː, *koːs, *ɡo
狗 *koːʔ
苟 *koːʔ
岣 *koːʔ, *ko
笱 *koːʔ
玽 *koːʔ
耇 *koːʔ
豿 *koːʔ, *qʰroːɡ
敂 *koːʔ
怐 *koːs, *kʰoːs, *qʰoːs, *kos
雊 *koːs
竘 *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoʔ
齁 *qʰoː
呴 *qʰoːʔ, *qʰos
蚼 *qʰoːʔ, *ɡo
豞 *qʰoːs
訽 *qʰoːs, *ɡoːs
佝 *qʰoːs
拘 *ko
駒 *ko
眗 *ko
跔 *ko
鮈 *ko
痀 *ko
蒟 *koʔ, *kos
絇 *kos, *ɡo
邭 *kos
劬 *ɡo
朐 *ɡo
鼩 *ɡo
斪 *ɡo
翑 *ɡo
葋 *ɡo
姁 *ɡo, *qʰo, *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
欨 *qʰo, *qʰoʔ
喣 *qʰoʔ
煦 *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
昫 *qʰos

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

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kàu - vernacular;
  • kiò/kò͘ - literary.
Note:
  • gou3 - literary;
  • gao3 - vernacular.
Rime
Character 夠 夠
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 溪 (29) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 侯 (137) 侯 (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 恪侯切 古侯切
Baxter khuw kuw
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		 kōu gōu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 hau1 gau1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 夠 夠 夠
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
No. 7065 7077 7082
Phonetic
component		 句 句 句
Rime
group		 侯 侯 侯
Rime
subdivision		 0 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 鉤 遘 彄
Old
Chinese		 /*koː/ /*koːs/ /*kʰoː/

Definitions

夠

  1. to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach or achieve a desired level
    我的錢不夠。／我的钱不够。  ―  Wǒ de qián bùgòu.  ―  I don't have enough money.
    一個就夠了。／一个就够了。  ―  Yīge jiù gòu le.  ―  One is enough.
    他們說沒吃夠。／他们说没吃够。  ―  Tāmen shuō méi chī gòu.  ―  They say that they're still hungry. (lit. They say that they didn't eat enough.)
  2. to reach
    夠不著／够不著  ―  gòu bù zhù  ―  can't reach
  3. to have enough of something; to have a sufficient amount of something
    夠嗮嘢食／够嗮嘢食 [Cantonese]  ―  gau3 saai3 je5 sik6 [Jyutping]  ―  having plenty of things to eat
    佢唔夠膽食鳳爪。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢唔够胆食凤爪。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 m4 gau3 daam2 sik6 fung6 zaau2. [Jyutping]
    He doesn't have enough guts to try chicken feet.
    我夠了。／我够了。  ―  Wǒ gòu le.  ―  I'm fine./I don't need more.
  4. (with negative connotations) quite; impressively
    你們真的是夠厲害了！ [MSC, trad.]
    你们真的是够厉害了！ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐmen zhēnde shì gòu lìhài le! [Pinyin]
    You lot are ridiculous!
    夠嗮煩／够嗮烦 [Cantonese]  ―  gau3 saai3 faan4 [Jyutping]  ―  annoying to a remarkable extent
  5. (Cantonese) also
    好叻咩？我夠識英文啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    好叻咩？我够识英文啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    hou2 lek1 me1? ngo5 gau3 sik1 jing1 man4 laa1. [Jyutping]
    You're so smart! I also know English.
  6. (Hakka) serious; hardworking
  7. (Hakka) arrogant
  8. (dialectal Cantonese, including Taishanese) tired
    alt. forms: 疚 (jiù)
  9. (Teochew) whole; entire
    夠日／够日 [Teochew]  ―  gao3 rig8 [Peng'im]  ―  whole day

Synonyms
  • (to be enough): (Xinzhou Jin) 足沿
  • (Hakka) 罅 (la)
Dialectal synonyms of 累 (“tired”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 疲倦, 疲乏, 疲累, 疲憊, 疲勞
Mandarin Beijing 累, 乏
Taiwan 累
Jinan 累, 乏
Wanrong 乏
Xi'an 乏, 累
Ürümqi 乏
Wuhan 累
Chengdu 累
Yangzhou 累, 痿
Hefei 累
Malaysia 累
Singapore 累
Cantonese Guangzhou 攰
Hong Kong 攰
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 攰
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 攰
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 攰
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 攰
Macau 攰
Guangzhou (Panyu) 攰
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 攰
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 攰
Foshan 攰
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 夠
Foshan (Shunde) 攰
Foshan (Sanshui) 夠攰
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 夠攰
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 夠, 攰
Zhuhai (Doumen) 夠, 攰
Jiangmen (Baisha) 夠
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 夠
Taishan 夠, 攰
Kaiping (Chikan) 夠, 攰
Enping (Niujiang) 夠, 攰
Heshan (Yayao) 夠算
Dongguan 攰
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 攰
Qingyuan 攰
Fogang 攰
Yingde (Hanguang) 攰
Yangshan 攰
Lianshan (Butian) 累
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 攰
Shaoguan 攰
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 攰
Renhua 攰
Lechang 攰
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 攰
Sihui 攰
Guangning 攰
Deqing 攰
Huaiji 攰
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 攰
Yunfu 攰
Luoding 攰
Yunan (Pingtai) 攰
Yangjiang 攰
Xinyi 攰
Lianjiang 攰
Nanning 攰
Wuzhou 攰
Yulin 攰, 累
Hepu (Lianzhou) 攰
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 攰
Singapore (Guangfu) 攰
Gan Nanchang 累
Hakka Meixian 𤸁
Xingning 𤸁
Huidong (Daling) 𤸁
Dongguan (Qingxi) 𤸁
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 𤸁
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 𤸁
Heyuan (Bendihua) 𤸁
Wengyuan 𤸁
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 𤸁
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 𤸁
Liannan 𤸁
Jiexi 渴
Luhe 悿 Hetian, 渴 Xintian
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 悿
Changting 累
Wuping 𤸁
Wuping (Yanqian) 𤸁
Wuping (Pingyu) 𤸁
Liancheng 𤸁
Ninghua 累
Ningdu 累
Ruijin 𤸁
Shangyou (Shexi) 𤸁
Tonggu (Sandu) 累
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 𤸁, 悿
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 𤸁, 悿
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 悿
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 悿, 𤸁
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 悿
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 悿
Hong Kong 𤸁
Xinyi (Sihe) 𤸁
Xinyi (Qianpai) 𤸁
Gaozhou (Xindong) 𤸁
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 𤸁
Lianjiang (Qingping) 𤸁
Mengshan (Xihe) 𤸁
Luchuan 𤸁
Senai (Huiyang) 𤸁
Kuching (Hepo) 𤺪
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 渴
Singkawang 渴
Huizhou Jixi 吃力
Jin Taiyuan 乏, 累
Xinzhou 累
Min Bei Jian'ou 累, 軟
Min Dong Fuzhou 弱
Min Nan Xiamen 𤺪, 厭
Quanzhou 𤺪, 厭
Zhangzhou 𤺪, 厭
Zhao'an 厭, 悿
Taipei 悿
Taipei (Wanhua) 悿, 𤺪
New Taipei (Tamsui) 悿, 𤺪
New Taipei (Sanxia) 悿
New Taipei (Pingxi) 悿, 𤺪
Kaohsiung 悿
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 悿, 𤺪
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 悿
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 悿, 𤺪
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 悿
Yilan 悿, 懶
Yilan (Toucheng) 悿, 𤺪
Changhua (Lukang) 悿
Taichung 𤺪
Taichung (Wuqi) 悿
Tainan 悿, 𤺪
Tainan (Anping) 悿, 𤺪
Taitung 悿
Hsinchu 悿, 𤺪
Kinmen 悿
Penghu (Magong) 悿, 𤺪
Penghu (Xiyu) 悿, 𤺪
Penang (Hokkien) 𤺪
Singapore (Hokkien) 𤺪
Manila (Hokkien) 𤺪
Chaozhou 乏, 累
Shantou 乏, 𤺪
Shantou (Chenghai) 乏
Jieyang 乏
Haifeng 悿
Bangkok (Teochew) 乏
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 乏
Singapore (Teochew) 𤺪, 累
Leizhou 乏
Wenchang 乏
Haikou 乏
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 瞓
Wu Shanghai 吃力, 衰瘏
Suzhou 吃力
Hangzhou (Yuhang) 吃力
Ningbo 着力, 吃力 rare
Wenzhou 㾯, 吃力
Xiang Changsha 傫
Shuangfeng 鶴累
Dialectal synonyms of 整 (“whole; entire”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 整
Mandarin Taiwan 整
Malaysia 整
Singapore 整
Cantonese Guangzhou 成
Hong Kong 成
Taishan 成
Singapore (Guangfu) 成
Hakka Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 成
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 規
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 規
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 規
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 規
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 規
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 規
Min Nan Xiamen 規
Quanzhou 規
Zhangzhou 規
Tainan 規
Penang (Hokkien) 規
Singapore (Hokkien) 規
Jieyang 夠
Singapore (Teochew) 夠

Compounds
  • 不夠／不够 (bùgòu)
  • 不夠味／不够味
  • 不夠數兒／不够数儿
  • 不夠料／不够料
  • 不夠格／不够格
  • 不夠眼光／不够眼光
  • 不夠瞧／不够瞧
  • 僅夠／仅够
  • 儘夠／尽够
  • 夠不上／够不上
  • 夠交情／够交情
  • 夠分量／够分量
  • 夠勁／够劲
  • 夠受／够受
  • 夠味／够味
  • 夠嗆／够呛 (gòuqiàng)
  • 夠情調／够情调
  • 夠數／够数
  • 夠朋友／够朋友 (gòu péngyou)
  • 夠本／够本 (gòuběn)

References

Japanese

Kanji
夠

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Vietnamese

Han character

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

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

References
  1. Trần (1999).
  2. Nguyễn (1974).
  3. Thiều Chửu (1942).
  4. Trần (2004).
  5. Hồ (1976).
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