驢

See also: 驴

驢	U+9A62, 驢 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9A62

← 驡
[U+9A61]

CJK Unified Ideographs

驣 →
[U+9A63]

Translingual

Traditional	驢
Shinjitai (extended)	馿
Simplified	驴

Han character

驢 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+16, 26 strokes, cangjie input 尸火卜心廿 (SFYPT), four-corner 7131₇, composition ⿰馬盧)

Derived characters

𩧥

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1446, character 40
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45069
Dae Jaweon: page 1972, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4583, character 7
Unihan data for U+9A62

Chinese

trad.		驢
simp.		驴
alternative forms		馿𩢉 ^‡ 䮫／𩨇 ^‡ 𩧥 ^{^‡s}

Glyph origin

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

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

	Old Chinese
唬	qʰraːs, kʷraːɡ
戲	qʰral, qʰrals, *qʰaː
巇	*qʰra
隵	*qʰra
嚱	*qʰras
盧	*b·raː
鑪	*raː
壚	*raː
籚	*raː
蘆	raː, ra
顱	*b·raː
髗	*b·raː
鱸	*raː
攎	*raː
櫨	*raː
轤	*raː
黸	*raː
獹	*raː
鸕	*raː
艫	*raː
纑	*raː
瀘	*raː
瓐	*raː
爐	*raː
嚧	*raː
矑	*b·raː
罏	*raː
蠦	*raː
虜	*raːʔ
擄	*raːʔ
艣	*raːʔ
鐪	*raːʔ
虖	qʰaː, qʰʷa, qʰaː, qʰʷa
虍	*qʰaː
雐	*qʰʷlaː
虎	*qʰlaːʔ
琥	*qʰlaːʔ
萀	*qʰlaːʔ
臚	*b·ra
廬	*ra
驢	*b·ra
藘	*ra
爈	ra, ras
櫖	ra, ras
儢	*raʔ
慮	*ras
勴	*ras
鑢	*ras
濾	*ras
攄	*r̥ʰa
處	kʰljaʔ, kʰljas
豦	kas, ɡa
據	*kas
鐻	kas, ɡa, *ɡaʔ
澽	kas, ɡas
虛	kʰa, qʰa
墟	*kʰa
懅	*ɡa
蘧	ɡa, ɡʷa
籧	*ɡa
醵	ɡa, ɡas, *ɡaɡ
璩	*ɡa
虡	*ɡaʔ
遽	*ɡas
勮	*ɡas
噓	qʰa, qʰas
驉	*qʰa
歔	*qʰa
魖	*qʰa
膚	*pla
虧	*kʰʷral
噱	*ɡaɡ
臄	*ɡaɡ
劇	*ɡaɡ
諕	*qʰʷraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *b·ra) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 盧 (OC *b·raː).

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): lǘ (lü²)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nu²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лү (lü, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leoi⁴ / lou⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lui³
Gan (Wiktionary): li⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): lì

(Meixian, Guangdong): lu²
Jin (Wiktionary): ly¹
Northern Min (KCR): lṳ̂
Eastern Min (BUC): lè̤
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ly²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lû / lîr / lî

(Teochew, Peng'im): le⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): li⁵ / lu⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶liu; ⁶lu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): li²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǘ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyú
  - Wade–Giles: lü²
  - Yale: lyú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liu
  - Palladius: люй (ljuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nu²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лү (lü, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: leoi⁴ / lou⁴
  - Yale: lèuih / lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴ / lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴ / lou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹/, /lou̯²¹/

Note: lou4 - Hong Kong.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lui²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: li⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lì
  - Hakka Romanization System: li^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: li²
  - Sinological IPA: /li¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: lu²
  - Sinological IPA: /lu¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ly¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ly¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lṳ̂
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lè̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃œ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ly²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû
  - Tâi-lô: lû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Singapore): /lu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Kinmen, Lukang, Sanxia, Hsinchu, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîr
  - Tâi-lô: lîr
  - IPA (Lukang): /lɨ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Kinmen, Singapore): /lɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lî
  - Tâi-lô: lî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lii
  - IPA (Yilan, Tainan, Singapore): /li²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: le⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ̂
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɯ⁵⁵/
- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: li⁵ / lu⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /li²²/, /lu²²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶liu; ⁶lu
  - MiniDict: liu^去; lu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ly; ³lu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ly²³/, /lu²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: li²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li¹³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 驢
Mandarin	Beijing	/ly³⁵/
	Harbin	/ly²⁴/
	Tianjin	/luei⁴⁵/ /ly⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/ly⁴²/
	Qingdao	/ly⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ly⁴²/
	Xi'an	/ly²⁴/
	Xining	/l̩ʷ²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ly⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/ly⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/ly⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/ny²¹³/
	Chengdu	/nu³¹/ /ny³¹/
	Guiyang	/ni²¹/
	Kunming	/lu³¹/
	Nanjing	/ly²⁴/
	Hefei	/zz̩ʷ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/ly¹¹/
	Pingyao	/luei¹³/
	Hohhot	/ly³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/lu²³/
	Suzhou	/li¹³/
	Hangzhou	/lu²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/løy³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/ly⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/li⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/li¹³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ni¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/li⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/lu¹¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/løy²¹/
	Nanning	/ly²¹/
	Hong Kong	/løy²¹/ /lou²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/lu³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/lœ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ly³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/lɯ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/lu³¹/

Middle Chinese: ljo

Rime
Character	驢
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力居切
Baxter	ljo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/liɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/liɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɨə̆/
Li Rong	/liɔ/
Wang Li	/lĭo/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǘ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	leoi⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*b·ra/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	驢
Reading #	1/1
No.	5236
Phonetic component	虍
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	臚
Old Chinese	/*b·ra/

Definitions

驢

donkey; ass (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 條／条 m; 匹 m; 隻／只 c mn)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 驢子 (“donkey; ass (a domestic animal)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		驢, 驢子, 毛驢
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	驢, 毛驢兒
	Taiwan	驢子
	Chengde	驢
	Chifeng	驢
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	驢, 毛驢
	Heihe	驢兒, 毛驢兒
	Qiqihar	驢, 驢子, 毛驢兒
	Harbin	驢, 驢子, 毛驢兒, 毛驢子
	Jiamusi	驢, 毛驢子, 毛驢兒
	Baicheng	驢
	Changchun	驢
	Tonghua	驢
	Shenyang	驢
	Jinzhou	驢, 驢子, 毛驢子, 毛驢兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	驢
	Tangshan	驢, 毛驢子
	Cangzhou	驢
	Baoding	驢
	Shijiazhuang	驢
	Lijin	驢
	Jinan	驢, 毛驢兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	驢
	Dandong	驢, 毛驢, 毛驢子, 毛驢兒
	Yantai	驢
	Yantai (Muping)	驢
	Qingdao	驢, 毛驢
	Zhucheng	驢
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	驢, 毛驢兒, 小毛驢兒
	Lingbao	驢
	Jining	驢
	Wanrong	驢
	Linfen	驢
	Shangqiu	驢
	Yuanyang	驢
	Zhengzhou	驢
	Xinyang	驢
	Baihe	驢子
	Xi'an	驢
	Baoji	驢
	Tianshui	驢
	Xining	驢, 毛驢兒, 尕驢兒
	Xuzhou	驢
	Fuyang	驢
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	驢
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	毛驢
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	驢
	Lanzhou	驢
	Dunhuang	驢
	Hami	驢
	Ürümqi	驢, 毛驢子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	驢子
	Nanchong	驢子
	Dazhou	驢兒
	Hanyuan	驢子
	Xichang	驢, 毛驢子
	Zigong	驢子
	Chongqing	驢子
	Wuhan	驢, 驢子
	Yichang	驢, 驢子
	Xiangyang	驢子
	Tianmen	驢, 驢子
	Guiyang	驢子
	Zunyi	驢子
	Bijie	毛驢子
	Liping	驢子
	Zhaotong	毛驢驢
	Dali	毛驢驢
	Kunming	驢, 驢子, 毛驢子
	Mengzi	毛驢兒
	Guilin	驢, 驢子
	Liuzhou	驢, 驢子, 馬驢
	Nanning (Wuming)	驢
	Jishou	驢
	Changde	驢子
	Hanzhong	驢
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	驢子, 毛驢
	Yangzhou	驢子, 毛驢
	Lianyungang	驢, 毛驢
	Lianshui	驢
	Nantong	驢子
	Anqing	驢子
	Wuhu	驢子
	Hefei	老驢, 驢子, 毛驢子
	Hong'an	驢子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	驢
	Hong Kong	驢
	Yangjiang	驢
	Nanning	驢
	Nanning (Tanka)	驢
	Wuzhou	驢
	Yulin	驢
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	驢
Gan	Nanchang	驢, 驢狗子
	Pengze	驢子
	Lichuan	驢仔
	Pingxiang	驢狗子
Hakka	Meixian	驢, 驢仔
	Xingning	驢哩
	Yudu	驢子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	驢仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	驢仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	驢
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	驢仔
Huizhou	Jixi	毛驢
Huizhou	Shexian	驢
Jin	Taiyuan	毛驢, 驢兒
	Yangyuan	驢
	Datong	驢, 毛驢
	Xinzhou	驢
	Lüliang (Lishi)	驢兒
	Changzhi	驢
	Linhe	驢, 毛驢
	Jining	驢
	Hohhot	驢
	Erenhot	驢
	Pingshan	驢
	Zhangjiakou	驢, 毛驢
	Handan	驢
	Linzhou	驢
	Suide	驢
Northern Min	Jian'ou	驢
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	驢
Southern Min	Xiamen	驢
	Zhao'an	驢仔
	Taipei	驢仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	驢仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	驢仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	驢仔
	Kaohsiung	驢仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	驢仔
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	驢仔
	Yilan	驢仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	驢仔
	Yilan (Toucheng)	驢仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	驢仔
	Taichung	驢仔
	Tainan	驢仔
	Hsinchu	驢仔
	Kinmen	驢
	Penghu (Magong)	驢
	Penghu (Xiyu)	驢
	Singapore (Hokkien)	驢
	Chaozhou	驢
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	驢
Wu	Shanghai	驢子
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	驢子
	Shanghai (Jiading)	驢子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	驢
	Suzhou	驢子
	Danyang	驢子
	Hangzhou	驢狗兒
	Wenzhou	驢兒
	Jinhua	驢狗兒
Xiang	Changsha	驢子, 叫驢子
	Shuangfeng	驢子, 毛驢子
	Quanzhou	驢子

Compounds

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: lừa

References

“驢”, 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–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04654

Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	馿
Kyūjitai	驢

Kanji

驢

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: りょ (ryo)
Kan-on: ろ (ro)
Kun: うさぎうま (usagiuma, 驢)

Definitions

Kanji in this term
驢
うさぎうま Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 驢 – see the following entry.

【兎馬うさぎうま】

[noun] donkey

Alternative spelling
兔馬

(This term, 驢, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

驢 (eum 려 (ryeo), word-initial (South Korea) 여 (yeo))

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Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

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Noun

驢 (lừa)

donkey, ass

Descendants

Vietnamese: lừa (驢)

Vietnamese

Han character

驢: Hán Nôm readings: lư, lừa

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