Hanja Analyzer
雛

雛 — chu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
새새끼 추
Romanization
chu
English
chick, fledging; infant, toddler
Mandarin
chú
Japanese on'yomi
スウ, シュ, ス, ジュ
Japanese kun'yomi
ひな ひよこ
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#2,241 of 2,500
Strokes
18
Variant forms
鶵
Radical
隹 (172, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
芻(추)
Unicode
U+96DB

Parts that make up 雛

  • 芻 꼴 추sound 풀을 뜯는 손꼴과 여물. ‘추’ 계열의 소리
  • 隹 새 추 꽁지 짧은 새새. 鳥 와 갈라 쓰나 뜻은 같다

How 雛 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 雛 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 芻, 隹.

Korean example words with 雛

  • 육추용育雛用 Korean gloss: 알에서 깐 새끼를 키우는 데 씀. 또는 그런 물건
  • 추손雛孫 Korean gloss: 어린 손자.
  • 연추燕雛 Korean gloss: 제비의 새끼.
  • 자추雌雛 Korean gloss: 병아리의 암컷.
  • 추앵雛鶯 Korean gloss: 꾀꼬리의 새끼.
  • 추승雛僧 Korean gloss: 나이 어린 승려.
  • 유추幼雛 Korean gloss: 어린 가금(家禽).
  • 웅추雄雛 Korean gloss: 병아리의 수컷을 이르는 말.
  • 중추中雛 Korean gloss: 폐온 후부터 3개월령까지의 병아리.
  • 노추奴雛 Korean gloss: 종이 낳은 아이를 낮추어 이르는 말.
  • 약추弱雛 Korean gloss: 건강하게 부화하지 못한, 약한 병아리.
  • 육추育雛 Korean gloss: 알에서 깐 새끼를 키움. 또는 그 새끼.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 雛

  • 雛ひよこ young bird; chick; fledgling
  • 雛形ひながた model; miniature; pattern
  • 巣雛すひな nestling
  • 雛菊ひなぎく daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
  • 雛鳥ひなどり chick; baby bird
  • 育雛いくすう brooding
  • 男雛おびな Emperor hina doll
  • 女雛めびな Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
  • 雛妓すうぎ child geisha; geisha apprentice
  • 雛僧すうそう young priest
  • 鳳雛ほうすう gifted young person who shows much promise
  • 雛頭ひなさき slightly protruding part of the front of an eboshi; clitoris

Characters sharing the phonetic 芻

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “추” in Korean.

Other hanja read “추”

Other hanja with radical 隹

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