# 儔

| 儔 | U+5114, &#20756; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5114 |
| ← 儓 [U+5113] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 儕 → [U+5115] |

## Translingual
### Han character

儔 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+14, 16 strokes, cangjie input 人土弓戈 (OGNI), four-corner 2424$_1$, composition ⿰亻壽)

#### Derived characters

* 𫬦

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 119, character 34
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1224
* Dae Jaweon: page 253, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 229, character 7
* Unihan data for U+5114

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 儔
* Small seal scripts05835Transcribed ancient scriptsL33588L33589L11859L11860L11861L11862
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 禱 | *tuːʔ, *tuːs |
| 擣 | *tuːʔ |
| 檮 | *tuːʔ, *duː, *du |
| 壔 | *tuːʔ |
| 懤 | *tuːʔ, *du, *dus |
| 濤 | *duː, *duː |
| 燾 | *duː, *duːs |
| 翿 | *duː, *duːs |
| 幬 | *duːs, *du |
| 儔 | *duːs, *du |
| 譸 | *tu |
| 籌 | *du |
| 疇 | *du |
| 躊 | *du |
| 燽 | *du |
| 薵 | *du |
| 魗 | *tʰjuʔ, *dju |
| 醻 | *dju |
| 壽 | *djuʔ, *djus |
| 璹 | *djuʔ, *djuɡ |
| 鑄 | *tjos |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chóu (chou$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cau$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiû
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chóu
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chóu
*** Wade–Giles: chʻou$^2$
*** Yale: chóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chour
*** Palladius: чоу (čou)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cau$^4$
*** Yale: chàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiû
*** Tâi-lô: tiû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diuu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiu¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiu²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiu²³/
* Middle Chinese: drjuw
Rime :
| Character | 儔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直由切 |
| Baxter | drjuw |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖiu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡiəu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖuw/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiu/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭəu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi̯ə̯u/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chóu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cau$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*du/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 儔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11699 |
| Phonetic component | 壽 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 儔 |
| Old Chinese | /*du/ |

#### Definitions

儔
* companion, mate, colleague
* people of the same kind
* to match; to be on par with
* who

#### Compounds

* 倫儔 / 伦俦
* 儔儷 / 俦俪 (chóulì)
* 匹儔 / 匹俦
* 命儔嘯侶 / 命俦啸侣
* 朋儔 / 朋俦
* 燕侶鶯儔 / 燕侣莺俦
* 燕儔鶯侶 / 燕俦莺侣
* 良儔 / 良俦
* 芳儔 / 芳俦
* 鴛儔鳳侶 / 鸳俦凤侣
* 鶯儔燕侶 / 莺俦燕侣
* 鸞儔鳳侶 / 鸾俦凤侣

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dào (dao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dào
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dào
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^4$
*** Yale: dàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw
*** Palladius: дао (dao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Middle Chinese: dawH
Rime :
| Character | 儔 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 徒到切 |
| Baxter | dawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /daw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*duːs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 儔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 11690 |
| Phonetic component | 壽 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 導 |
| Old Chinese | /*duːs/ |

#### Definitions

儔
* (historical dictionaries only) Alternative term for 華蓋／华盖 (huágài).
* (historical dictionaries only) hide; conceal

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 俦 |
| Kyūjitai | 儔 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 俦)
* companion, mate, colleague

#### Readings

* Go-on: じゅ (ju)
* Kan-on: ちゅう (chū)
* Kun: ともがら (tomogara, 儔)
* Nanori: とも (tomo)、ひとし (hitoshi)

## Korean
### Hanja

儔 (eum 주 (ju))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

儔: Hán Nôm readings: trù
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