# 賈

| 賈 | U+8CC8, &#36040; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CC8 |
| ← 資 [U+8CC7] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 賉 → [U+8CC9] |
| 賈 | U+F903, &#63747; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F903 |
| ← 車 [U+F902] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 滑 → [U+F904] |

## Translingual
### Han character

賈 (Kangxi radical 154, 貝+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 一田月山金 (MWBUC), four-corner 1080$_6$, composition ⿱覀貝)

#### Derived characters

* 價, 𠿪, 𭞼, 𭢤, 𣿦, 𲆀, 檟, 𥋣, 䜖, 𫠎, 𨞝, 𭯦, 𪆲

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1208, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36755
* Dae Jaweon: page 1672, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3637, character 7
* Unihan data for U+8CC8
* Unihan data for U+F903

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 賈 | *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ |
| 檟 | *kraːʔ |
| 價 | *kraːs |
| 覀 | *qʰraːʔ |
| 襾 | *qraːs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kraːʔ, *kraːs, *klaːʔ): phonetic 襾 (OC *qraːs) + semantic 貝 (“shellfish”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎ (jia$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ké / ká / kée
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gia$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎ
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^2$
*** Yale: gá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ké
*** Tâi-lô: ké
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kea
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ke⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ká
*** Tâi-lô: ká
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kar
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /ka⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kée
*** Tâi-lô: kée
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁵³/
* ké - vernacular;
* ká/kée - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kaeX
Rime :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古疋切 |
| Baxter | kaeX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠa$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚa$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ka$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ka$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ka$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ka$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaa$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kraːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 14199 |
| Phonetic component | 襾 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 檟 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːʔ/ |

#### Definitions

賈
* a surname
    賈平凹／贾平凹 ― Jiǎ Píngwā ― Jia Pingwa (one of China's most popular authors)

#### Compounds

* 斯里賈亞瓦德納普拉科特 / 斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特 (Sīlǐ Jiǎyàwǎdénàpǔlā Kētè)
* 賈巴爾普爾 / 贾巴尔普尔

### Etymology 2

Cognate with 酤 (OC *kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ, “to buy alcoholic drink”), 沽 (OC *kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs, “to buy or sell”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gǔ (gu$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gu$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gǔ
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^3$
*** Yale: gǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu
*** Palladius: гу (gu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^2$
*** Yale: gú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kó͘
*** Tâi-lô: kóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kor
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gu$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kú
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵²/
* Middle Chinese: kuX
Rime :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 公戸切 |
| Baxter | kuX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kuo$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kuo$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ko$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kɔ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ko$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ku$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kuo$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | gǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gu$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.qˤaʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*klaːʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | gǔ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ku$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.qˁaʔ/ |
| English | merchant; do business |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 14205 |
| Phonetic component | 襾 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 古 |
| Old Chinese | /*klaːʔ/ |

#### Definitions

賈
* merchant
* to trade; to do business
* (literary) to buy
* (literary) to lead to; to incur; to bring about
* (literary) to sell

#### Usage notes

In ancient China, 賈／贾 (gǔ) specifically refers to non-travelling merchants and 商 (shāng) specifically refers to travelling ones.

#### Compounds

* 商賈 / 商贾 (shānggǔ)
* 善賈 / 善贾
* 坐賈 / 坐贾
* 多財善賈 / 多财善贾
* 多錢善賈 / 多钱善贾
* 大腹賈 / 大腹贾 (dàfùgǔ)
* 大賈 / 大贾 (dàgǔ)
* 富商大賈 / 富商大贾 (fùshāngdàgǔ)
* 待賈 / 待贾
* 服賈 / 服贾
* 直言賈禍 / 直言贾祸
* 行賈 / 行贾
* 衒玉賈石 / 衒玉贾石
* 賈人 / 贾人 (gǔrén)
* 賈人渡河 / 贾人渡河
* 賈儈 / 贾侩
* 賈儒商秀 / 贾儒商秀
* 賈利 / 贾利
* 賈勇 / 贾勇
* 賈客 / 贾客
* 賈怨 / 贾怨
* 賈田 / 贾田
* 賈禍 / 贾祸 (gǔhuò)
* 賈胡 / 贾胡 (gǔhú)
* 賈舶 / 贾舶
* 賈豎 / 贾竖
* 賈豎子 / 贾竖子
* 餘勇可賈 / 余勇可贾 (yúyǒngkěgǔ)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jià (jia$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jià
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jià
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^4$
*** Yale: jyà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^3$
*** Yale: ga
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː³³/
* Middle Chinese: kaeH
Rime :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古訝切 |
| Baxter | kaeH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠa$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚa$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ka$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ka$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ka$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ka$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jià |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaa$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.qˤ<r>aʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kraːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jià |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kae$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.qˁ<r>aʔ-s/ (or *mə.qˁ<r>aʔ-s?) |
| English | price |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 賈 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 14201 |
| Phonetic component | 襾 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 駕 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːs/ |

#### Definitions

賈
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 價 / 价 (“price; value”)

#### Compounds

* 善賈 / 善贾 (shànjià)
* 善賈而沽 / 善贾而沽

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: く (ku)、け (ke)
* Kan-on: か (ka)、こ (ko)
* Kun: あきない (akinai, 賈い)、あきなう (akinau, 賈う)、うる (uru, 賈る)、かう (kau, 賈う)

## Korean
### Hanja

賈 • (ga, go) (hangeul 가, 고, revised ga, go, McCune–Reischauer ka, ko, Yale ka, ko)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

賈: Hán Nôm readings: cổ, giá, giả, giớ
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