# 釦

| 釦 | U+91E6, &#37350; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-91E6 |
| ← 釥 [U+91E5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 釧 → [U+91E7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

釦 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+3, 11 strokes, cangjie input 金口 (CR), four-corner 8610$_0$, composition ⿰釒口)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1296, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40175
* Dae Jaweon: page 1800, character 3
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4171, character 9
* Unihan data for U+91E6

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 釦
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 口 | *kʰoːʔ |
| 叩 | *kʰoːʔ |
| 扣 | *kʰoːʔ, *kʰoːs |
| 釦 | *kʰoːʔ |
| 筘 | *kʰoːs |

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kòu (kou$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kau$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khieu
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khà / khàu / khiò
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$kheu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻou$^4$
*** Yale: kòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kow
*** Palladius: коу (kou)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kau$^3$
*** Yale: kau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kau$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: keo$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɐu̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khieu
*** Hakka Romanization System: kieu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kieu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà / khàu / khiò
*** Tâi-lô: khà / khàu / khiò
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qax, qaux, qioix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰa²¹/, /kʰau²¹/, /kʰio²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa⁴¹/, /kʰau⁴¹/, /kʰio⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰa²¹/, /kʰau²¹/, /kʰio²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹/, /kʰau¹¹/, /kʰio¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹/, /kʰau²¹/, /kʰiɤ²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$kheu
*** MiniDict: kheu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$kheu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰɤ³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: khuwX
Rime :
| Character | 釦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 侯 (137) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 苦后切 |
| Baxter | khuwX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰəu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰəu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰəw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰəu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kʰə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | kǒu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hau$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰoːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 釦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 7493 |
| Phonetic component | 口 |
| Rime group | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 口 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰoːʔ/ |

### Definitions

釦
* button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
* (archery) metal loop at the nock point of a bow string
* to engrave; to decorate

#### Compounds

* 暗釦／暗扣
* 譁釦／哗扣
* 釦子／扣子 (kòuzi)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* button

#### Readings

* Go-on: く (ku)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: ボタン (botan, 釦)

### Definitions

* Kanji in this term
* 釦
* ぼたん Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 釦 – see the following entry. :
| 【ボタン】 | [noun] [from 1651] a button (clothing) [noun] [from 1885] a button (mechanical device) Alternative spelling 鈕 |
(This term, 釦, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

釦 • (gu) (hangeul 구)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

釦: Hán Nôm readings: khấu, khẩu
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