侘

侘 · chà

disappointed, forlorn

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chà
Cantonese
caa3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

disappointed, forlorn

Dictionary definitions & readings

侘 chà · boast; despondent

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
10154.030:chà Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0115.020:chà Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
035.140:chà Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
chà粵caa3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
タ わびしい わびる ほこる わび Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
차:0N Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
sá Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
敕加 丑亞 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
OJHP Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2321.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0102.130 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
169.25 422.12 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0780i Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+4F98
Radical
人 · 9
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6703

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
trhae · 敕加 · 假開二平麻徹 · #795
Middle Chinese
trhaeH · 丑亞 · 假開二去麻徹 · #2862

PHONO-ML, source line 6365; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
103.503
kDaeJaweon
0216.110
kGSR
0780i
kHanYu
10154.030
kIRGDaeJaweon
0216.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10154.030
kIRGKangXi
0102.130
kKangXi
0102.130
kMatthews
107
kMorohashi
00602
kNelson
0415
kSBGY
169.25 422.12
kSMSZD2003Index
28.08
kCangjie
OJHP
kFourCornerCode
2321.4
kMojiJoho
MJ006713
kPhonetic
17
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kIICore
AJKP
kIRG_GSource
G3-3131
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CBB2
kIRG_JSource
J0-504E
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-EFE7
kIRG_KSource
K0-7327
kIRG_TSource
T2-2532
kIRG_VSource
V1-4B3F
kRSUnicode
9.6
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CBB2
kCCCII
21655A
kCNS1986
2-2532
kCNS1992
2-2532
kEACC
21655A
kGB3
1717
kJis0
4846
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6703
kTaiwanTelegraph
8068
kXerox
301:355
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+4135+9.2.6
kCantonese
caa3
kDefinition
disappointed, forlorn
kFanqie
敕加 丑亞
kHangul
차:0N
kHanyuPinyin
10154.030:chà
kJapanese
タ わびしい わびる ほこる わび
kJapaneseKun
HOKORU WABIRU WABISHII
kJapaneseOn
TA
kKorean
CHA
kMandarin
chà
kSMSZD2003Readings
chà粵caa3
kTGHZ2013
035.140:chà
kVietnamese
sá
kXHC1983
0115.020:chà

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 侘0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
亻 beside 宅 · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿰亻宅$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰亻宅$(GHTJKPV)

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