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醋

See also: 酢
醋 U+918B, 醋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-918B
← 醊
[U+918A] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 醌 →
[U+918C]

Translingual

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Han character

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醋 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一田廿日 (MWTA), four-corner 14661, composition ⿰酉昔)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1284, character 28
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39911
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1785, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3585, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+918B

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 醋
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script
 
Characters in the same phonetic series (昔) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
借 *ʔsjaːɡs, *ʔsjaːɡ
唶 *ʔsjaːɡs
藉 *zjaːɡs, *zjaːɡ
躤 *zjaːɡs
蜡 *zraːɡs, *sʰaːɡs
齰 *zraːɡs, *zraːɡ
醋 *sʰaːɡs
錯 *sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
措 *sʰaːɡs
厝 *sʰaːɡs, *sʰaːɡ
逪 *sʰaːɡ
剒 *sʰaːɡ
鵲 *sʰaɡ
碏 *sʰaɡ
踖 *sʰaɡ, *ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
趞 *sʰaɡ
皵 *sʰaɡ, *sʰjaːɡ
舄 *sʰjaːɡ, *sʰaɡ, *sjaːɡ, *sjaːɡ
斮 *ʔsraɡ, *ʔsraːɡ
簎 *zraːwɢ, *sʰraːɡ, *zjaːɡ
諎 *ʔsraːɡ
矠 *sʰreːɡ, *zreːɡ
庴 *ʔsjaːɡ, *zjaːɡ
籍 *zjaːɡ
耤 *zjaːɡ
猎 *zjaːɡ
昔 *sjaːɡ
惜 *sjaːɡ
腊 *sjaːɡ
焟 *sjaːɡ
棤 *sjaːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sʰaːɡs) : semantic 酉 + phonetic 昔 (OC *sjaːɡ).

Etymology 1

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trad. 醋
simp. # 醋
alternative forms 酢

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 醋
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 清 (14)
Final (韻) 模 (23)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 倉故切
Baxter tshuH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰuoH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰuoH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰoH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰɔH/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰoH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰuH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰuoH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		cù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		cou3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 醋
Reading # 1/1
No. 13275
Phonetic
component 		昔
Rime
group 		暮
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		厝
Old
Chinese 		/*sʰaːɡs/

Definitions

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醋

  1. (literal) vinegar
  2. (figurative, chiefly between lovers) jealousy; envy; bitterness
  3. (Hainanese, figurative) glutton
Synonyms
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  • (vinegar):
Dialectal synonyms of 醋 (“vinegar”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 醋
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 醋, 忌諱
Taiwan 醋
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 忌諱
Harbin 醋, 忌諱
Shenyang 醋, 忌諱
Singapore 醋
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 醋, 忌諱
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 醋, 忌諱
Qingdao 忌諱
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 醋
Wanrong 醋
Zhengzhou 忌諱
Xi'an 醋
Xining 醋
Xuzhou 醋, 忌諱
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 醋
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 醋
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 醋
Lanzhou 醋
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 醋
Wuhan 醋
Guiyang 醋
Kunming 醋
Guilin 醋
Liuzhou 醋, 酸醋
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 醋
Yangzhou 醋
Nantong 醋
Hefei 醋
Cantonese Guangzhou 醋
Hong Kong 醋
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 醋
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 醋
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 醋
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 醋
Macau 醋
Guangzhou (Panyu) 醋
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 醋
Guangzhou (Conghua) 醋
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 醋
Foshan 醋
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 醋
Foshan (Shunde) 醋
Foshan (Sanshui) 醋
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 醋
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 醋
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 醋
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 醋
Zhuhai (Doumen) 醋
Jiangmen (Baisha) 醋
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 醋
Taishan 酸, 醋
Kaiping (Chikan) 酸
Enping (Niujiang) 酸, 醋
Heshan (Yayao) 醋
Dongguan 醋
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 醋
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 醋
Qingyuan 醋
Fogang 醋
Yingde (Hanguang) 醋
Yangshan 醋
Lianshan (Butian) 醋
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 醋
Shaoguan 醋
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 醋
Renhua 醋
Lechang 醋
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 醋
Sihui 醋
Guangning 醋
Deqing 醋
Huaiji 醋
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 醋
Yunfu 醋
Xinxing 醋
Luoding 醋
Yunan (Pingtai) 醋
Yangjiang 醋
Xinyi 酸醋
Lianjiang 醋
Nanning 醋, 七醋, 酸醋
Wuzhou 醋
Yulin 醋
Hepu (Lianzhou) 醋
Beihai 醋
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 酸醋
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 醋
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 酸醋
Danzhou 醋
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 醋
Singapore (Guangfu) 醋
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 醋
Móng Cái 酸醋
Yangon (Taishan) 醋
Gan Nanchang 醋, 小酒
Lichuan 醋, 小酒
Pingxiang 醋, 小酒
Hakka Meixian 醋, 酸醋, 甜酒
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 醋
Dongguan (Qingxi) 醋
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 醋
Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) 醋
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 醋
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 醋
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 醋
Wuhua (Huacheng) 醋
Wuhua (Changbu) 醋
Wuhua (Mianyang) 醋, 酸醋
Heyuan (Bendihua) 醋
Liannan 醋
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 酸醋
Jiexi 醋
Changting 醋
Ninghua 小酒, 醋
Yudu 醋, 小酒, 酸酒
Shicheng 醋
Shangyou (Shexi) 小酒
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 酸醋, 醋
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 酸醋, 醋
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 酸醋
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 酸醋, 醋
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 酸醋, 醋
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 酸醋, 醋
Hong Kong 醋
Luchuan 醋
Luchuan (Daqiao) 醋
Sabah (Longchuan) 酸醋
Senai (Huiyang) 醋
Singkawang 甜酒
Huizhou Jixi 醋
Shexian 醋
Huangshan (Tunxi) 醋
Xiuning 醋
Yixian 醋
Qimen 醋
Wuyuan 醋
Jin Taiyuan 醋
Pingyao 醋
Xinzhou 醋
Hohhot 醋
Northern Min Jian'ou 醋, 小酒
Jian'ou (Dikou) 醋
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 醋
Pucheng (Shibei) 醋
Eastern Min Fuzhou 醋
Fuqing 醋, 酸
Southern Min Xiamen 醋
Quanzhou 醋
Kaohsiung 醋
Penang (Hokkien) 醋
Singapore (Hokkien) 醋
Manila (Hokkien) 醋
Zhangping 酸醋
Zhangping (Yongfu) 醋, 酸醋
Pingnan (Shangdu) 醋
Chaozhou 醋
Shantou 醋
Haifeng 醋
Bangkok (Teochew) 醋
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 醋
Singapore (Teochew) 醋
Wenchang 醋
Haikou 醋
Singapore (Hainanese) 醋
Puxian Min Putian 醋
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 醋
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 醋
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 醋
Xianyou 醋
Xianyou (Fengting) 醋
Xianyou (Youyang) 醋
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 醋
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 醋
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 醋, 酸醋
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 醋
Wu Shanghai 醋, 米醋
Shanghai (Chongming) 酸醋
Suzhou 醋, 酸醋
Wuxi 醋, 酸醋
Danyang 醋, 酸醋
Hangzhou 醋, 米醋
Ningbo 米醋
Wenzhou 醋
Jinhua 醋, 米醋
Xiang Changsha 醋, 小酒
Loudi 小酒
Shuangfeng 醋, 小酒
Quanzhou 醋

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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trad. 醋
simp. # 醋

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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醋

  1. Ancient written form of 酢 (“to toast back to the host”).

References

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  • “醋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
  • 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “醋”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 40.

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Kanji

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醋

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. vinegar

Readings

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From Middle Chinese 醋 (MC tshuH); compare Mandarin 醋 (cù):

  • Go-on: す (su)
  • Kan-on: そ (so)
  • Kan’yō-on: さく (saku)

From Middle Chinese 醋 (MC dzak); compare Mandarin 醋 (zuò):

From native Japanese roots:

Usage notes

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In modern Japanese, 醋 is mostly replaced by 酢, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.

Japanese terms with 醋 replaced by daiyōji 酢
酢酸

Noun

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Kanji in this term
醋
す
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

醋(す) • (su) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 酢 (“vinegar”)

Korean

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Hanja

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醋 • (cho, jak) (hangeul 초, 작, revised cho, jak, McCune–Reischauer ch'o, chak, Yale cho, cak)

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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醋: Hán Nôm readings: thố

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