較

See also: 较

較	U+8F03, 較 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F03

← 輂
[U+8F02]

CJK Unified Ideographs

輄 →
[U+8F04]

Translingual

Han character

較 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十十卜金大 (JJYCK), four-corner 5004₈, composition ⿰車交)

Derived characters

𦽨

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1242, character 31
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38297
Dae Jaweon: page 1718, character 26
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3531, character 5
Unihan data for U+8F03

Chinese

trad.		較
simp.		较
alternative forms		䡈𨊿覺／觉

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (爻) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
崤	ɢaːw, ɢraːw
郩	*qaːwʔ
敎	kraːw, kraːws
較	kreːwɢs, kreːwɢ
肴	*ɢraːw
淆	*ɢraːw
倄	ɢraːw, ɢʷɯːʔ
爻	*ɢraːw
餚	*ɢraːw
殽	*ɢraːw
笅	*ɢraːw
駁	*praːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ) : semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiào, jiǎo (jiao⁴, jiao³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): káu / kau / kha / ha
Eastern Min (BUC): gáu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kàu / khà / khah / kà / kah

(Teochew, Peng'im): ga³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ciau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiào
  - Wade–Giles: chiao⁴
  - Yale: jyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaw
  - Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, nonstandard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³
  - Yale: jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
  - Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaau³
  - Yale: gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: káu / kau / kha / ha
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau^ˋ / gau / ka / ha
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau³ / gau⁴ / ka⁴ / ha⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kau̯³¹/, /kau̯⁵⁵/, /kʰa⁵⁵/, /ha⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gáu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑu²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu
  - Tâi-lô: kàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaux
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà
  - Tâi-lô: khà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qax
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khah
  - Tâi-lô: khah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qaq
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà
  - Tâi-lô: kà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kax
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
  - Tâi-lô: kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Note:

kàu - literary;
khà/khah - vernacular (“comparatively; even more; no matter how”).

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: ga³
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kà
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²¹³/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ciau
  - MiniDict: ciau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɔ³⁴/

Middle Chinese: kaewH

Rime
Character	較
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古孝切
Baxter	kaewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠau^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚau^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kau^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨw^H/
Li Rong	/kau^H/
Wang Li	/kau^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kau^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kreːwɢs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	較
Reading #	1/2
No.	14644
Phonetic component	爻
Rime group	豹
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	敎
Old Chinese	/*kreːwɢs/
Notes	說文從爻聲

Definitions

較

to compare
較量／较量 ― jiàoliàng ― to compete
comparatively; relatively; rather
較好／较好 ― jiào hǎo ― better
than (introduces the object of comparison)
我的收入較父母多。 [MSC, trad.]
我的收入较父母多。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ de shōurù jiào fùmǔ duō. [Pinyin]
My salary is more than my parents'.
obvious; clear
(Hokkien) more; even more
(Hokkien) no matter how ... (often followed by 嘛 (mā) or 也 (iā))

Synonyms

(comparatively): 比較／比较 (bǐjiào)
(even more): 閣較／阁较, 更 (gēng)
(no matter how): 再怎麼／再怎么 (zàizěnme)

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jué (jue²)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³
Eastern Min (BUC): gáuk
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷koq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jué
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyué
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²
  - Yale: jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue
  - Palladius: цзюэ (czjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gok³
  - Yale: gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gáuk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑuʔ²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷koq
  - MiniDict: koh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴koq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: kaewH, kaewk

Rime
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	覺 (10)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古孝切	古岳切
Baxter	kaewH	kaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠau^H/	/kˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚau^H/	/kᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kau^H/	/kɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨw^H/	/kaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/kau^H/	/kɔk̚/
Wang Li	/kau^H/	/kɔk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kau^H/	/kɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiào	jue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau³	gok³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kreːwɢs/, /*kreːwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	較	較
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14644	14654
Phonetic component	爻	爻
Rime group	豹	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	敎	覺
Old Chinese	/*kreːwɢs/	/*kreːwɢ/
Notes	說文從爻聲	說文從爻聲

Definitions

較

^† horizontal beam on both sides of a carriage; (by extension) carriage
^† straight
^† Alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to contend”)

Compounds

獵較／猎较
較力／较力

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiào (xiao⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siào
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴
  - Yale: syàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw
  - Palladius: сяо (sjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

較

(obsolete) Alternative form of 校 (xiào, “school”)

Compounds

學較／学较 (xuéxiào)

Pronunciation 4

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaau³
  - Yale: gaau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³/

Definitions

較

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 校 (gaau3, “to adjust”)
- 你去較準個鐘呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  你去较准个钟呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1828, Robert Morrison, Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect, part III, section I
  nei⁵ heoi³ gaau³ zeon² go³ zung¹ aa³. [Jyutping]
  You go and put right that clock.

Japanese

Kanji

較

(Jōyō kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)、きょう (kyō)^{←けう (keu, historical)}
Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)、こう (kō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
Kun: くらべる (kuraberu, 較べる)

Korean

Hanja

較 (eumhun 견줄 교 (gyeonjul gyo))

hanja form^? of 교 (“compare”)
hanja form^? of 교 (“comparatively, more”)

較 (eumhun 수레 귀 각 (sure gwi gak))

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Vietnamese

Han character

較: Hán Nôm readings: giác, giảo

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