烙

烙	U+70D9, 烙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-70D9

烙	U+F916, 烙 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F916

← 洛
[U+F915]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

珞 →
[U+F917]

Translingual

Han character

烙 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 火竹水口 (FHER), four-corner 9786₄, composition ⿰火各)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 670, character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19014
Dae Jaweon: page 1079, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2200, character 16
Unihan data for U+70D9

Unihan data for U+F916

Chinese

trad.		烙
simp. ^#		烙

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 烙
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
髂	*kʰraːɡs
路	*ɡ·raːɡs
輅	*ɡ·raːɡs
賂	*ɡ·raːɡs
虂	*ɡ·raːɡs
露	*ɡ·raːɡs
潞	*raːɡs
鷺	*raːɡs
璐	*raːɡs
簬	*raːɡs
簵	*ɡ·raːɡs
洛	*ɡ·raːɡ
駱	*ɡ·raːɡ
絡	*ɡ·raːɡ
酪	*ɡ·raːɡ
烙	*ɡ·raːɡ
雒	*ɡ·raːɡ
珞	*ɡ·raːɡ
硌	*ɡ·raːɡ
袼	ɡ·raːɡ, klaːɡ
笿	*ɡ·raːɡ
鉻	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
鮥	*ɡ·raːɡ
鵅	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
挌	ɡ·raːɡ, kraːɡ
落	*ɡ·raːɡ
各	*klaːɡ
胳	*klaːɡ
閣	*klaːɡ
格	klaːɡ, kraːɡ
擱	*klaːɡ
恪	*kʰlaːɡ
愙	*kʰaːɡ
貉	ɡlaːɡ, mɡraːɡ
狢	*ɡlaːɡ
佫	*ɡlaːɡ
略	*ɡ·raɡ
茖	*kraːɡ
骼	*kraːɡ
觡	*kraːɡ
蛒	*kraːɡ
敋	*kraːɡ
客	*kʰraːɡ
喀	*kʰraːɡ
揢	*kʰraːɡ
額	*ŋɡraːɡ
峉	*ŋɡraːɡ
頟	*ŋɡraːɡ
詻	*ŋɡraːɡ
垎	*ɡraːɡ
楁	*ɡraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·raːɡ) : semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 各 (OC *klaːɡ).

Etymology 1

Compare Thai คลอก (klɔ̂ɔk, “to burn”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lào, luò (lao⁴, luo⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˋ, ㄌㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok³ / lok⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lo̍h / lō / lo̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): luah⁴ / log⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸loq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lào
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lào
  - Wade–Giles: lao⁴
  - Yale: làu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: law
  - Palladius: лао (lao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luò
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luò
  - Wade–Giles: lo⁴
  - Yale: lwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luoh
  - Palladius: ло (lo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Note: luò - “to burn”. also used in 炮烙 (páoluò).

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lok³ / lok⁶
  - Yale: lok / lohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁸ / lok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: log³ / log⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚³/, /lɔːk̚²/

Note:

lok3 - colloquial;
lok6 - variant.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍h
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loih
  - IPA (Xiamen): /loʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /loʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /loʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lō
  - Tâi-lô: lō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lo²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: lo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɔk̚⁴/

Note:

lo̍h/lō - vernacular;
lo̍k - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: luah⁴ / log⁸
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: luah / lo̍k
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /luaʔ²/, /lok̚⁴/

Note:

luah4 - vernacular;
log8 - literary.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸loq
  - MiniDict: loh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹²/

Middle Chinese: lak

Rime
Character	烙
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	盧各切
Baxter	lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/lɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lak̚/
Li Rong	/lɑk̚/
Wang Li	/lɑk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	luò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lok⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·raːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	烙
Reading #	1/1
No.	3870
Phonetic component	各
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	落
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·raːɡ/

Definitions

烙

to brand; to mark on livestock with hot metallic object
to iron
to pan-fry
烙餅／烙饼 ― làobǐng ― type of flatbread
to burn; to cauterize
Synonym: 灼 (zhuó)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 熨 (“to iron; to press”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		熨, 烙, 燙
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	熨, 烙
	Taiwan	燙
	Chengde	熨
	Chifeng	熨
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	燙
	Heihe	燙
	Qiqihar	熨
	Harbin	熨, 燙
	Jiamusi	熨, 烙
	Baicheng	熨
	Changchun	烙
	Tonghua	熨
	Shenyang	熨
	Jinzhou	熨
	Singapore	燙
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	熨
	Tangshan	熨
	Cangzhou	熨
	Baoding	熨
	Shijiazhuang	熨
	Lijin	熨
	Jinan	熨, 烙
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	熨
	Dandong	熨
	Yantai	燙
	Qingdao	熨
	Zhucheng	熨
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	熨
	Jining	熨
	Linfen	烙
	Shangqiu	熨
	Yuanyang	熨
	Zhengzhou	熨
	Xinyang	熨, 燙
	Baihe	熨
	Xi'an	熨, 燙
	Baoji	熨
	Tianshui	熨
	Xining	熨
	Xuzhou	熨
	Fuyang	熨
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	熨
	Lanzhou	熨
	Dunhuang	熨
	Hami	熨, 燙
	Ürümqi	熨
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	熨
	Nanchong	熨
	Dazhou	熨
	Hanyuan	熨
	Xichang	熨
	Zigong	熨
	Chongqing	燙
	Wuhan	燙, 熨
	Yichang	熨
	Xiangyang	熨
	Tianmen	熨
	Guiyang	燙
	Zunyi	燙
	Bijie	熨
	Liping	熨
	Zhaotong	燙
	Dali	熨
	Kunming	熨
	Mengzi	燙
	Guilin	熨
	Jishou	熨
	Changde	熨
	Hanzhong	熨, 燙
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	燙
	Yangzhou	燙, 熨
	Lianyungang	熨
	Lianshui	熨
	Nantong	燙
	Anqing	熨, 燙
	Wuhu	熨, 燙
	Hefei	燙, 熨
	Hong'an	熨, 燙
Cantonese	Guangzhou	燙
	Hong Kong	燙
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	燙
	Macau	燙
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	燙
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	燙
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	燙
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	燙
	Foshan	燙
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	燙
	Foshan (Shunde)	燙
	Foshan (Sanshui)	燙
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	燙
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	燙
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	燙
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	燙
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	燙
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	燙
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	燙
	Taishan	燙
	Kaiping (Chikan)	燙
	Enping (Niujiang)	燙
	Heshan (Yayao)	燙
	Dongguan	燙
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	燙
	Qingyuan	燙
	Fogang	燙
	Yingde (Hanguang)	燙
	Yangshan	燙
	Lianshan (Butian)	燙
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	燙
	Shaoguan	燙
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	燙
	Renhua	燙
	Lechang	燙
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	燙
	Sihui	燙
	Guangning	燙
	Deqing	燙
	Huaiji	燙
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	燙
	Yunfu	燙
	Xinxing	燙
	Luoding	燙
	Yunan (Pingtai)	燙
	Yangjiang	燙
	Xinyi	燙
	Lianjiang	燙
Gan	Nanchang	燙
Hakka	Meixian	燙
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	燙
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	燙
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	燙
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	燙
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	燙
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	熨
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	熨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	熨
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	熨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	熨
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	熨
	Singkawang	燙
Huizhou	Shexian	熨, 燙
Jin	Taiyuan	熨
	Yangyuan	熨
	Datong	烙
	Xinzhou	熨
	Lüliang (Lishi)	熨, 燙
	Changzhi	烙, 燙
	Linhe	烙
	Jining	烙
	Hohhot	烙
	Erenhot	燙
	Pingshan	熨
	Zhangjiakou	燙, 烙
	Handan	熨
	Linzhou	熨
	Suide	熨
Northern Min	Jian'ou	熨
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	熨
Southern Min	Xiamen	熨
	Quanzhou	熨
	Zhangzhou	熨
	Zhao'an	熨
	Taipei	熨
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	熨
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	熨
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	熨
	Kaohsiung	熨
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	熨
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	熨
	Yilan (Toucheng)	熨
	Tainan	熨
	Tainan (Anping)	熨
	Kinmen	熨
	Penghu (Magong)	熨
	Penghu (Xiyu)	熨
	Penang (Hokkien)	熨
	Singapore (Hokkien)	熨
	Manila (Hokkien)	熨
	Chaozhou	熨
	Singapore (Teochew)	熨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	燙
Wu	Suzhou	燙
Wu	Wenzhou	燙
Xiang	Changsha	燙, 熨
Xiang	Shuangfeng	熨, 燙

Dialectal synonyms of 煎 (“to pan-fry”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		煎
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	煎
	Malaysia	煎
	Singapore	煎
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	煎
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	煎
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	煎
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	煎
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	煎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	煎
	Hong Kong	煎
	Singapore (Guangfu)	煎
Gan	Nanchang	煎
	Lichuan	煎
	Pingxiang	煎
Hakka	Meixian	煎, 燩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	煎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	煎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	煎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	煎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	煎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	煎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	煎
Southern Min	Xiamen	煎
	Tainan	煎
	Penang (Hokkien)	煎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	煎
	Shantou	烙
	Jieyang	烙
	Singapore (Teochew)	烙
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	煎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	煎
Wu	Shanghai	煎
	Shanghai (Chongming)	煎
	Ningbo	搨
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	搨
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	搨
	Zhoushan	搨

Compounds

炮烙 (páoluò)
烙印 (làoyìn)
烙燒餅／烙烧饼
烙畫／烙画
烙花 (làohuā)
烙鐵／烙铁 (làotiě)
烙鐵印兒／烙铁印儿
烙餅／烙饼 (làobǐng)
蠔烙／蚝烙 (háolào)

Etymology 2

trad.		烙
simp. ^#		烙
alternative forms		撂落

From Hokkien 落 (làu).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lào (lao⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lào
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lào
  - Wade–Giles: lao⁴
  - Yale: làu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: law
  - Palladius: лао (lao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

烙

(Taiwanese Mandarin) to show off (one's abilities in a language)

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02405
“烙”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

烙

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: らく (raku)
Kan-on: らく (raku)
On: かく (kaku)
Kun: やく (yaku)

Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

烙

Wikisource

烙 • (rak>nak) (hangeul 락>낙)

to burn
to brand

Synonyms

燒 (소, so)
焠 (쉬, swi)
灼 (작, jag)

Compounds

烙印 (낙인, nag-in): branding

Vietnamese

Han character

烙: Hán Nôm readings: lạc

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References

Nom Foundation