# 另

| 另 | U+53E6, &#21478; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53E6 |
| ← 句 [U+53E5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 叧 → [U+53E7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

另 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS), four-corner 6042$_7$, composition ⿱口力)

#### Derived characters

* 拐, 柺

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3235
* Dae Jaweon: page 382, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 574, character 5
* Unihan data for U+53E6

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

In 玉篇校釋 (胡吉宣, 1989), it is considered a simplified form of 別／别 (bié), used to refer a synonym word with different pronunciation.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lìng (ling$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ling$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nang
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lēng
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lìng
*** Wade–Giles: ling$^4$
*** Yale: lìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linq
*** Palladius: лин (lin)
*** Sinological IPA : /liŋ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ling$^6$
*** Yale: lihng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ling$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ling$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɪŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nang
*** Hakka Romanization System: nang
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nang$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /naŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēng
*** Tâi-lô: līng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: leng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ³³/
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*reːŋs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 另 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8333 |
| Phonetic component | 另 |
| Rime group | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 零 |
| Old Chinese | /*reːŋs/ |
| Notes | 五音集韻音，由伶（仃）𠟨分化，用別之半體訓讀 |

#### Definitions

另
* another; separate; other
    另一回事 ― lìng yī huí shì ― another thing
    另計／另计 ― lìngjì ― to count separately
* in addition; besides
    另有打算 ― lìng yǒu dǎsuàn ― to have other plans
    另請高明／另请高明 ― lìngqǐnggāomíng ― to find someone better qualified (than myself)
* Used to add a postscript to a letter like the English abbreviation "P.S."

##### Compounds

* 分另
* 另一半 (lìngyībàn)
* 另具匠心
* 另外 (lìngwài)
* 另娶
* 另巍巍
* 另式
* 另搭架子
* 另日 (lìngrì)
* 另有 (lìngyǒu)
* 另有下文
* 另當別論／另当别论 (lìngdāngbiélùn)
* 另眼
* 另眼相待
* 另眼看待
* 另眼相看 (lìngyǎnxiāngkàn)
* 另碼事／另码事
* 另立門戶／另立门户 (lìnglìménhù)
* 另結新歡／另结新欢 (lìngjiéxīnhuān)
* 另般
* 另行 (lìngxíng)
* 另請高明／另请高明 (lìngqǐnggāomíng)
* 另謀發展／另谋发展
* 另起煙爨／另起烟爨
* 另起爐灶／另起炉灶 (lìngqǐlúzào)
* 另開生面／另开生面
* 另闢新徑／另辟新径
* 另闢蹊徑／另辟蹊径 (lìngpìxījìng)
* 另類／另类 (lìnglèi)
* 各衣另飯／各衣另饭
* 各門另戶／各门另户
* 孤另
* 孤另另
* 替另

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 另 – see 剮 (“to cut flesh off from bone; lingchi; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 剮).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): れい (rei)、りょう (ryō)
* Kun: わかれる (wakareru)、さく (saku)、べつの (betsuno)、べつに (betsuni)

## Korean
### Hanja

另 (eum 령 (ryeong))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

另: Hán Nôm readings: lánh, lính, liếng, tránh
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#### References

* Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
* Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
* Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999