匼

Cantonese · source Jyutpinghap1

Meanings

  1. box
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

Schematic citation-tone diagrams from the source numbers. These are not recordings or predictions of connected speech.

Tone difference from Unihan

  • 匼 is read hap1 here; Unihan’s citation reading is hap6. Same syllable, different tone across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 匼 hap1 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

Same syllable, six tones

hap恰hap1teasehap2—hap3—hap4—hap5—合hap6to close

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ke1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 3 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

am3 · hap1 · o1

Cantonese word readings for 匼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

  1. used in 匼匝 (kēzā)
  2. used in 阿匼 (ēkē)
  3. (Southern Min) to cover downwards

character · Etymology 2

  1. a surname

character · Etymology 3

  1. (Hokkien) to side; to take sides (with someone)
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bring something closer to oneself

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