莪
See also: 䕏
莪 - Translingual
Han character
莪 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 廿竹手戈 (THQI), four-corner 44553, composition ⿱艹我)
Derived characters
- 𠌾, 𪦙
Related characters
- 䕏 (Variant form)
莪 - Chinese
| trad. | 莪 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 莪 | |
| alternative forms | 䕏 ⿱艸義 ⿱艹⿻十𢍻 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋaːl) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngo4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngo3
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien, POJ): gô
- (Teochew, Peng'im): ngo5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: é
- Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: é
- Wade–Giles: o2
- Yale: é
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
- Palladius: э (e)
- Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngo4
- Yale: ngòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngo4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngo4
- Sinological IPA : /ŋɔː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngo3
- Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡᵘɔ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô
- Tâi-lô: gô
- Phofsit Daibuun: gooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡo²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡo²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡo¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡo²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɤ²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ngo5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngô
- Sinological IPA : /ŋo⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: /ŋɑ/
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 莪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五何切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| ZhengzhangShangfang | /ŋɑ/ |
| PanWuyun | /ŋɑ/ |
| ShaoRongfen | /ŋɑ/ |
| EdwinPulleyblank | /ŋa/ |
| LiRong | /ŋɑ/ |
| WangLi | /ŋɑ/ |
| BernardKarlgren | /ŋɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | é |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngo4 |
Definitions
莪
Compounds
莪 - Japanese
Kanji
莪
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- (botany) name of two different plants in the family Asteraceae
Readings
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA: [ɡa̠]
Derived terms
Alternative forms
- 菻, 狐薊
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA: [kʲit͡sɨᵝne̞a̠za̠mʲi]
Noun
莪 • (kitsuneazami)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA: [t͡sɨᵝno̞jo̞mo̞ɡʲi]
Noun
莪 • (tsunoyomogi)
莪 - Korean
Hanja
莪 • (a) (hangeul 아, revised a, McCune–Reischauer a, Yale a)
莪 - Tày
Han character
莪 (transliteration needed)