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夠

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

Translingual

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Han character

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

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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

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

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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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 / 形声, OC *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː) : semantic 多 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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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/
    Bernhard
    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

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    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／够不着  ―  gòu bù zháo  ―  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 man4-2 laa1. [Jyutping]
      You're so smart! I also know English.
    6. (Hakka) serious; hardworking
    7. (Hakka) arrogant
    8. (Teochew) whole; entire
      夠日／够日 [Teochew]  ―  gao3 rig8 [Peng'im]  ―  whole day
    Synonyms
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    • (to be enough): (Xinzhou Jin) 足沿
    • (Hakka) 罅 (la)
    Dialectal synonyms of 整 (“whole; entire”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 整
    Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 整
    Malaysia 整
    Singapore 整
    Cantonese Guangzhou 成, 冚
    Hong Kong 成, 冚
    Taishan 成
    Singapore (Guangfu) 成, 冚
    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
    Southern Min Xiamen 規
    Quanzhou 規
    Zhangzhou 規
    Tainan 規
    Penang (Hokkien) 規
    Singapore (Hokkien) 規
    Manila (Hokkien) 規
    Chaozhou 夠, 咸
    Jieyang 夠, 咸
    Singapore (Teochew) 夠
    Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 成

    Compounds

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    Etymology 2

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    trad. 夠/够
    simp. 够

    Pronunciation

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    Definitions

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    夠

    1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 疚 (“tired”)

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    Kanji

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    夠

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Readings

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    • Go-on: く (ku)
    • Kan-on: こう (kō)
    • Kun: あつまる (atsumaru, 夠まる)、おおい (ōi, 夠い)←おほい (ofoi, 夠い, historical)

    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    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

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Trần (1999).
    2. ^ Nguyễn (1974).
    3. ^ Thiều Chửu (1942).
    4. ^ Trần (2004).
    5. ^ Hồ (1976).
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