狙

狙 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大竹月一 (KHBM), four-corner 4721₀, composition ⿰犭且)

1. an ape, monkey
2. to spy, watch for
3. to lie

• KangXi: page 709, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20347
• Dae Jaweon: page 1122, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1339, character 8
• Unihan data for U+72D9

Historical forms of the character 狙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰa, *sʰas) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa).

狙

1. ape, monkey, gibbon

   • 宋有狙公者，愛狙，養之成群，能解狙之意。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     宋有狙公者，爱狙，养之成群，能解狙之意。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Liezi, 1^st – 5^th century CE

     Sòng yǒu jūgōng zhě, ài jū, yǎng zhī chéngqún, néng jiě jū zhī yì. [Pinyin]

     In Song there is an ape-keeper; he loves apes, raises them in troops, and can understand the apes' intents

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. an ape, (in particular) a gibbon
2. aiming at
3. aiming for; in pursuit of something
4. waiting for an opening; awaiting one's chance

• Go-on: そ (so, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しょ (sho)
• Kun: ねらう (nerau, 狙う, Jōyō); ねらい (nerai, 狙い)

• 狙(そ)撃(げき) (sogeki): sniping

From Middle Chinese 狙 (MC t͡sʰɨʌ). Recorded as Middle Korean 쳥 (Yale: chye) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

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

Wikisource 狙 (eumhun 원숭이 저 (wonsung'i jeo))
狙 (eumhun 엿볼 저 (yeotbol jeo))

1. Hanja form^? of 저 (“monkey”).
2. Hanja form^? of 저 (“to peek”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

狙: Hán Nôm readings: thư

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