柯

柯 U+67EF, 柯
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-67EF
← 柮
[U+67EE]
CJK Unified Ideographs 柰 →
[U+67F0]

Translingual

Han character

柯 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木一弓口 (DMNR), four-corner 41920, composition ⿰木可)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 520, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14658
  • Dae Jaweon: page 908, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1178, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+67EF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kaːl) : semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
柯
alternative forms 牁 ancient

Same word as 牁 (OC *kaːl, “mooring post for a boat”) and related to 軻 (OC *kʰaːl, *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls, “a pair of wheels upon an axle tree”); perhaps related to 幹 (OC *kaːns, “stem, support”) but distinct from 竿 (OC *kaːn, “pole”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
  • koa - vernacular (surname);
  • kho - literary.
    Note:
    • gua1 - vernacular (surname);
    • ko1 - literary.

    Rime
    Character 柯
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 見 (28)
    Final (韻) 歌 (94)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 古俄切
    Baxter ka
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /kɑ/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /kɑ/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /kɑ/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /ka/
    Li
    Rong
    /kɑ/
    Wang
    Li
    /kɑ/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /kɑ/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    gē
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    go1
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 柯
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    kē
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ ka ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*[k]ˁar/
    English axe-handle

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 柯
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 7433
    Phonetic
    component
    可
    Rime
    group
    歌
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    歌
    Old
    Chinese
    /*kaːl/

    Definitions

    柯

    1. (literary) axe handle
    2. (literary) stalk; branch
    3. a surname
      柯文哲  ―  Kē Wénzhé  ―  Ko Wen-je (Taiwanese politician)
    4. Short for 柯爾克孜/柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī, “Kyrgyz (the people, language, etc.)”).
    5. Lithocarpus; stone oak
    Descendants
    • → English: Ke, Ko, Ker, Or, O, Quah, Qua, Kuah, Kua, Kwa
    • → Tagalog: Cua (via Hokkien)

    Compounds

    Etymology 2

    simp. and trad.
    柯
    alternative forms 枯
    過/过

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation


    Definitions

    柯

    1. (Hokkien, of fruits, vegetable, etc.) fibrous; stringy; tough; withered
    2. (Teochew) dry; dried up; unmoist
    3. (Hokkien) lost one's youthfulness; old

    Etymology 3

    simp. and trad.
    柯

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    柯

    1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) copper coin
    2. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) yuan (unit of currency)
    Synonyms

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    柯

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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    Readings

    • Go-on: か (ka)
    • Kan-on: か (ka)
    • Kun: え (e, 柯)

    Korean

    Hanja

    柯 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka, Yale ka)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    柯: Hán Nôm readings: kha

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    References

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