答

See also: 荅

答	U+7B54, 答 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B54

← 筓
[U+7B53]

CJK Unified Ideographs

筕 →
[U+7B55]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

答 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹人一口 (HOMR), four-corner 8860₁, composition ⿱𥫗合)

Derived characters

㗳㙮撘㯚譗㲮劄𠍹𡼪𣽛𤏧𪾾𦗧𧝡𨅞𨣏𫓌𩍈𩞰𠢡𤡿𥰊𤺥𬎐𮅵𮁇𬖸

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 883, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26006
Dae Jaweon: page 1312, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2968, character 1
Unihan data for U+7B54

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
龕	*kʰuːm
媕	quːm, qromʔ, qɯːm, qramʔ, *qɯːb
頜	ɡuːmʔ, kuːb
答	*tkuːb
畣	*tkuːb
荅	*tkuːb
嗒	tuːb, tʰoːb
褡	tuːb, toːb
撘	*tuːb
搭	tuːb, tʰoːb
榙	tkuːb, ɡuːb
佮	tkʰuːb, kuːb, quːb, quːb
蛤	*kuːb
鴿	*kuːb
合	kuːb, ɡuːb
郃	kuːb, ɡuːb
匌	kuːb, kʰuːb
鉿	*kuːb
閤	*kuːb
鞈	kuːb, kruːb
韐	kuːb, kruːb
鮯	*kuːb
哈	*ŋɡuːb
姶	quːb, quːb
欱	qʰuːb, qʰruːb
盒	*ɡuːb
耠	*ɡuːb
詥	*ɡuːb
塔	*tʰuːb
鞳	*tʰoːb
劄	*rtuːb
跲	kruːb, kob, *ɡob
袷	kruːb, ŋkob
餄	*kruːb
恰	*kʰruːb
帢	*kʰruːb
洽	*ɡruːb
祫	*ɡruːb
珨	*ɡruːb
烚	*ɡruːb
歙	qʰjob, qʰrub
湁	*tkʰub
拾	*ɡjub
給	*krub
翕	*qʰrub
噏	*qʰrub
潝	*qʰrub
熻	*qʰrub
嬆	*qʰrub
翖	*qʰrub
闟	*qʰrub

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tkuːb) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb). Originally, it was a variant of 荅, where the semantic component 艸 (grass) was later mistakenly replaced by 竹 (bamboo). It expresses the meaning of "to respond."^[1]

References

^ Digital Shinjigen 2017

Etymology

Cognate with 對 (OC *tuːbs, “to respond”) (Schuessler, 2007), which is the exoactive of 答 (OC *tkuːb). Compare Tibetan འདེབས ('debs, “to cast; to send”) (Hill, 2019).

Pronunciation 1

trad.		答
simp. ^#		答
2nd round simp.		荅
alternative forms		荅畣畗𣌭

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dá (da²)

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): da²
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): daap³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ap²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): tap

(Meixian, Guangdong): dab⁵
Northern Min (KCR): dă
Eastern Min (BUC): dák
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tah / tap

(Teochew, Peng'im): dab⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dá
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dá
  - Wade–Giles: ta²
  - Yale: dá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dar
  - Palladius: да (da)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: da²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: da
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ta²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: daap³
  - Yale: daap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: dab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːp̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ap²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ap̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tap
  - Hakka Romanization System: dab^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: dab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tap̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: dab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tap̚¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ta²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tah / tap
  - Tâi-lô: tah / tap
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daq, dab
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taʔ³²/, /tap̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taʔ⁵/, /tap̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taʔ³²/, /tap̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taʔ³²/, /tap̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taʔ³²/, /tap̚³²/

Note:

tah - vernacular;
tap - literary (reply, answer).

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: dab⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tap
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /tap̚²/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 答
Mandarin	Beijing	/ta³⁵/ /ta⁵⁵/ ～應
	Harbin	/ta²⁴/ /ta⁴⁴/ ～理
	Tianjin	/tɑ²¹/ 回～ /tɑ⁴⁵/ ～對
	Jinan	/ta²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ta⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ta²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ta²¹/
	Xining	/ta⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ta¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ta¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ta²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ta²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ta³¹/
	Guiyang	/ta²¹/
	Kunming	/ta̠³¹/
	Nanjing	/tɑʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/tɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/taʔ²/
	Pingyao	/tʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/taʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/taʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/taʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/tɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/tø²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/taʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/tɔ⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/ta²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/tɒ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/taʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/tap̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/tɑp̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/tap̚³/
	Nanning	/tap̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/tap̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/tap̚³²/ /taʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/tɑʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ta²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/tap̚²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ʔda⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: top

Rime
Character	答
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	合 (160)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	都合切
Baxter	top
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/tʌp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/təp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/tɒp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/təp̚/
Li Rong	/tᴀp̚/
Wang Li	/tɒp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/tăp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	da
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daap³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[t]ˤ[u]p/

(Zhengzhang): /*tkuːb/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	答
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dá
Middle Chinese	‹ top ›
Old Chinese	/*[t]ˁ[u]p/
English	answer
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	答
Reading #	1/1
No.	4944
Phonetic component	合
Rime group	緝
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	答
Old Chinese	/*tkuːb/

Definitions

答

to answer; to reply
to repay; to requite

Compounds

Descendants

→ Proto-Southwestern Tai: *tɔːpᴰ¹ᴸ
- Thai: ตอบ (dtɔ̀ɔp)

Pronunciation 2

trad.		答
simp. ^#		答

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dā (da¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: da
  - Wade–Giles: ta¹
  - Yale: dā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: da
  - Palladius: да (da)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵⁵/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 答
Mandarin	Beijing	/ta³⁵/ /ta⁵⁵/ ～應
	Harbin	/ta²⁴/ /ta⁴⁴/ ～理
	Tianjin	/tɑ²¹/ 回～ /tɑ⁴⁵/ ～對
	Jinan	/ta²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ta⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ta²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ta²¹/
	Xining	/ta⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ta¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ta¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ta²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ta²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ta³¹/
	Guiyang	/ta²¹/
	Kunming	/ta̠³¹/
	Nanjing	/tɑʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/tɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/taʔ²/
	Pingyao	/tʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/taʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/taʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/taʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/tɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/tø²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/taʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/tɔ⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/ta²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/tɒ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/taʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/tap̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/tɑp̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/tap̚³/
	Nanning	/tap̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/tap̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/tap̚³²/ /taʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/tɑʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ta²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/tap̚²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ʔda⁵⁵/

Definitions

答

Used in the compounds below.

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

答

(Second grade kyōiku kanji)

answer

Readings

Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←とふ (tofu, historical)}
Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←たふ (tafu, historical)}
Kun: こたえる (kotaeru, 答える, Jōyō)^{←こたへる (kotaferu, 答へる, historical)}、こたえ (kotae, 答え, Jōyō)^{←こたへ (kotafe, 答へ, historical)}

Noun

答(こたえ) • (kotae) ^{←こたへ (kotafe)^?}

Alternative spelling of 答え

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 答 (MC top). Recorded as Middle Korean 답 (tap) (Yale: tap) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠p̚]
Phonetic hangul: [답]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

答

Wikisource

答 (eumhun 답할 답 (daphal dap))

hanja form^? of 답 (“answer”)

Compounds

답변 (答辯, dapbyeon)
대답 (對答, daedap)
응답 (應答, eungdap)
문답 (問答, mundap)
해답 (解答, haedap)
보답 (報答, bodap)
화답 (和答, hwadap)
정답 (正答, jeongdap)
답배 (答拜, dapbae)
답례 (答禮, damnye)
오답 (誤答, odap)
즉답 (卽答, jeukdap)
답안 (答案, daban)
답장 (答狀, dapjang)
답신 (答申, dapsin)
답방 (答訪, dapbang)
필답 (筆答, pildap)
답사 (答辭, dapsa)
답문 (答問, dammun)
명답 (名答, myeongdap)
답서 (答書, dapseo)
결답 (決答, gyeoldap)
자답 (自答, jadap)
확답 (確答, hwakdap)
답언 (答言, dabeon)
명답 (明答, myeongdap)
답사 (答謝, dapsa)
답지 (答紙, dapji)
문답 (文答, mundap)
복답 (復答, bokdap)
직답 (直答, jikdap)
현답 (賢答, hyeondap)
회답 (回答, hoedap)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

答: Hán Nôm readings: đáp, đớp, hóp

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[1] Digital Shinjigen 2017

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