# 具

| 具 | U+5177, &#20855; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5177 |
| ← 其 [U+5176] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 典 → [U+5178] |
| 具 | U+2F811, &#194577; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F811 |
| ← 兤 [U+2F810] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 𠔜 → [U+2F812] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 具 |
| Simplified | 具 |
| Traditional | 具 |

### Alternative forms

Form differs between China and Japan – in China the top component is connected with the long horizontal line, while in Japan they are separate.
The same difference occurs in the characters 真 and 直, which are unrelated etymologically but graphically similar in their current forms.

### Han character

具 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月一一金 (BMMC), four-corner 6080$_1$, composition ⿱⿴𠀃三八(GHTKV) or ⿳目一八(J or U+2F811))

#### Derived characters

* 俱/倶, 㖵, 埧, 惧, 𢮭, 𰡗, 𫕄, 椇, 犋, 𤦚, 𰮬, 𮂀, 𥟭, 𦩛, 𰴼, 𨁺, 𨍄, 𨨣, 𩜃
* 𪼻, 颶(飓), 𭁷, 真, 𰭐, 𰩑, 𫼐, 𤷢, 𰁄, 㮂, 𭉦, 䋰, 䡞, 𨵙, 𠺍, 𭫕, 𬄖, 𭿜, 𫓃

#### Descendants

* 𛀰, 𰋙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 128, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1473
* Dae Jaweon: page 286, character 11
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 246, character 4
* Unihan data for U+5177
* Unihan data for U+2F811

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 具 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| Bronze inscriptionsb03421b03422b03423b03424b03425b03426b03427b03428b03429b03430b03431b03432b03433b03434b03435Small seal scripts01984Transcribed ancient scriptsL20479L20480L20481L20469L20470L20471L20472L20473L20474L20475L20476L20477L20478 ||||
| 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 |
| 俱 | *ko, *ɡos |
| 椇 | *koʔ |
| 具 | *ɡos |
| 埧 | *ɡos |
| 颶 | *ɡos |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 鼎 (“cauldron”) + 廾 (“two hands”) – to prepare food. A semi-conservative variant 𥃲 is similar but unrelated to 算.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jù (ju$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җү (žü, III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qy$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khî / khí / khi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ki$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jy$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): gṳ̀
* Eastern Min (BUC): gê̤ṳ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kū / khū / kī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gu$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$jiu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jy$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jù
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyù
*** Wade–Giles: chü$^4$
*** Yale: jyù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuh
*** Palladius: цзюй (czjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җү (žü, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: geoi$^6$
*** Yale: geuih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: goey$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gêu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɵy̯²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qy$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khî / khí / khi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki$^ˊ$ / ki$^ˋ$ / ki
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ki$^1$ / ki$^3$ / ki$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi²⁴/, /kʰi³¹/, /kʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ki$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁵³/
* khî - vernacular;
* khí - literary.
* Middle Chinese: gjuH
Rime :
| Character | 具 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 其遇切 |
| Baxter | gjuH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡɨo$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡio$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡio$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /guə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡio$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡĭu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gi̯u$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jù |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | geoi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ](r)o-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡos/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 具 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ gju$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɡ](r)o-s/ |
| English | arrange, provide |
| 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 | 具 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 7133 |
| Phonetic component | 具 |
| Rime group | 侯 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 懼 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡos/ |

### Definitions

具
* tool; implement
    家具 ― jiājù ― furniture
    文具 ― wénjù ― stationery
    玩具 ― wánjù ― toy
    工具 ― gōngjù ― tool; instrument; implement
    器具 ― qìjù ― utensil; implement; tool; ware; instrument
* to possess; to have
    具備／具备 ― jùbèi ― to possess; to be equipped with
    別具一格／别具一格 ― biéjùyīgé ― have a style of one's own
* (literary) to provide; to furnish
* (literary) ability; talent
* (literary) to state; to report; to list
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 俱 (“all; every”)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) feast
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) in full detail
* Classifier for coffins, corpses, and certain instruments.

### Compounds

* 不具
* 不具之人
* 不具名
* 交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù)
* 佛具 (fójù)
* 假面具 (jiǎmiànjù)
* 免洗餐具
* 具保
* 具備 / 具备 (jùbèi)
* 具名 (jùmíng)
* 具壽 / 具寿
* 具官
* 具慶 / 具庆
* 具戒
* 具文
* 具有 (jùyǒu)
* 具然
* 具爾 / 具尔
* 具狀 / 具状
* 具獄 / 具狱
* 具眼
* 具瞻
* 具結 / 具结 (jùjié)
* 具臣
* 具舉 / 具举
* 具草
* 具象 (jùxiàng)
* 具足戒
* 具陳 / 具陈
* 具領 / 具领
* 具體 / 具体 (jùtǐ)
* 具體化 / 具体化 (jùtǐhuà)
* 具體名詞 / 具体名词 (jùtǐ míngcí)
* 具體而微 / 具体而微
* 兼具 (jiānjù)
* 冥具
* 凶具
* 出具 (chūjù)
* 刀具 (dāojù)
* 刑具 (xíngjù)
* 別具一格 / 别具一格 (biéjùyīgé)
* 別具匠心 / 别具匠心 (biéjùjiàngxīn)
* 別具慧眼 / 别具慧眼
* 別具爐錘 / 别具炉锤
* 別具肺腸 / 别具肺肠
* 別具隻眼 / 别具只眼 (biéjùzhīyǎn)
* 募資工具 / 募资工具
* 匠心獨具 / 匠心独具 (jiàngxīndújù)
* 十相具足
* 口具
* 另具匠心
* 名正具
* 問事獄具 / 问事狱具
* 喪具 / 丧具
* 器具 (qìjù)
* 坐具 (zuòjù)
* 填充玩具
* 夾具 / 夹具 (jiājù)
* 完具 (wánjù)
* 家具 (jiājù)
* 寒具
* 寢具 / 寝具 (qǐnjù)
* 工具 (gōngjù)
* 工具工程
* 工具書 / 工具书 (gōngjùshū)
* 工具機 / 工具机
* 工具鋼 / 工具钢 (gōngjùgāng)
* 廚具 / 厨具 (chújù)
* 形同具文
* 徒具
* 性具 (xìngjù)
* 慧眼獨具 / 慧眼独具
* 戒具
* 戰具 / 战具 (zhànjù)
* 戲具 / 戏具
* 才具 (cáijù)
* 拜具
* 擬具 / 拟具
* 教具 (jiàojù)
* 文具 (wénjù)
* 明式家具
* 服具
* 槥具
* 模具 (mújù)
* 模型玩具 (móxíng wánjù)
* 機具 / 机具 (jījù)
* 治具 (zhìjù)
* 漁具 / 渔具 (yújù)
* 濟勝之具 / 济胜之具
* 火具 (huǒjù)
* 炊具 (chuījù)
* 煙具 / 烟具 (yānjù)
* 照明器具
* 燈具 / 灯具 (dēngjù)
* 獨具一格 / 独具一格 (dújùyīgé)
* 獨具匠心 / 独具匠心 (dújùjiàngxīn)
* 獨具慧眼 / 独具慧眼
* 獨具隻眼 / 独具只眼
* 獵具 / 猎具
* 玩具 (wánjù)
* 生產工具 / 生产工具 (shēngchǎn gōngjù)
* 用具 (yòngjù)
* 畫具 / 画具
* 百福具臻
* 眾目具瞻 / 众目具瞻
* 視同具文 / 视同具文
* 繪具 / 绘具
* 耕具 (gēngjù)
* 聲控玩具 / 声控玩具
* 胎具
* 臥具 / 卧具 (wòjù)
* 草具 (cǎojù)
* 茶具 (chájù)
* 茗具
* 草具之陳 / 草具之陈
* 薄具
* 賭具 / 赌具 (dǔjù)
* 農具 / 农具 (nóngjù)
* 道具 (dàojù)
* 運輸工具 / 运输工具
* 都市家具
* 量具 (liángjù)
* 釣具 / 钓具
* 錨具 / 锚具
* 防毒面具 (fángdú miànjù)
* 陽具 / 阳具 (yángjù)
* 隻眼獨具 / 只眼独具
* 雨具 (yǔjù)
* 電動玩具 / 电动玩具 (diàndòng wánjù)
* 面具 (miànjù)
* 食具 (shíjù)
* 餐具 (cānjù)
* 龍具 / 龙具

### Further reading

* “具”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 具 |
| Kyūjitai | 具󠄁 具+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 具󠄄 具+&#xE0104; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
| The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment. See here for details. |||

### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぐ (gu, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: く (ku)
* Kun: そなえる (sonaeru, 具える)、そなえ (sonae, 具え)、そなわる (sonawaru, 具わる)、つぶさに (tsubusani, 具に)、ともに (tomoni, 具に)
* Nanori: とも (tomo)

#### Compounds

* 雨(あま)具(ぐ) (amagu)
* 淫(いん)具(ぐ) (ingu)
* 運(うん)動(どう)具(ぐ) (undōgu)
* 絵具(えのぐ) (enogu)
* 玩(がん)具(ぐ) (gangu)
* 家(か)具(ぐ) (kagu)
* 金(かな)具(ぐ) (kanagu)
* 革(かわ)具(ぐ) (kawagu)
* 機(き)具(ぐ) (kigu)
* 器(き)具(ぐ) (kigu)
* 弓(きゅう)具(ぐ) (kyūgu)
* 救(きゅう)命(めい)具(ぐ) (kyūmeigu)
* 兇(きょう)具(ぐ), 凶(きょう)具(ぐ) (kyōgu)
* 教(きょう)具(ぐ) (kyōgu)
* 漁(ぎょ)具(ぐ) (gyogu)
* 敬(けい)具(ぐ) (keigu)
* 刑(けい)具(ぐ) (keigu)
* 耕(こう)具(ぐ) (kōgu)
* 香(こう)具(ぐ) (kōgu)
* 校(こう)具(ぐ) (kōgu)
* 工(こう)具(ぐ) (kōgu)
* 拷(ごう)問(もん)具(ぐ) (gōmongu)
* 祭(さい)具(ぐ) (saigu)
* 索(さい)具(ぐ) (saigu)
* 蚕(さん)具(ぐ) (sangu)
* 寝(しん)具(ぐ) (shingu)
* 治(じ)具(ぐ) (jigu)
* 船(せん)具(ぐ) (sengu)
* 装(そう)具(ぐ) (sōgu)
* 喪(そう)具(ぐ) (sōgu)
* 葬(そう)具(ぐ) (sōgu)
* 装(そう)身(しん)具(ぐ) (sōshingu)
* 建(たて)具(ぐ) (tategu)
* 彫(ちょう)刻(こく)具(ぐ)座(ざ) (chōkokuguza)
* 綱(つな)具(ぐ) (tsunagu)
* 道(どう)具(ぐ) (dōgu)
* 忍(にん)具(ぐ) (ningu)
* 農(のう)具(ぐ) (nōgu)
* 拝(はい)具(ぐ) (haigu)
* 馬(ば)具(ぐ) (bagu)
* 筆(ひっ)記(き)具(ぐ) (hikkigu)
* 表(ひょう)具(ぐ) (hyōgu)
* 不(ふ)具(ぐ) (fugu)
* 武(ぶ)具(ぐ) (bugu)
* 武(ぶ)装(そう)具(ぐ) (busōgu)
* 仏(ぶつ)具(ぐ) (butsugu)
* 文(ぶん)具(ぐ) (bungu)
* 文(ぶん)房(ぼう)具(ぐ) (bunbōgu)
* 法(ほう)具(ぐ) (hōgu)
* 防(ぼう)寒(かん)具(ぐ) (bōkangu)
* 防(ぼう)具(ぐ) (bōgu)
* 民(みん)具(ぐ) (mingu)
* 夜(や)具(ぐ) (yagu)
* 要(よう)具(ぐ) (yōgu)
* 用(よう)具(ぐ) (yōgu)
* 猟(りょう)具(ぐ) (ryōgu)
* 具(ぐ)合(あい) (guai)
* 具(ぐ)案(あん) (guan)
* 具(ぐ)眼(がん) (gugan)
* 具(ぐ)現(げん) (gugen)
* 具(ぐ)象(しょう) (gushō)
* 具(ぐ)申(しん) (gushin)
* 具(ぐ)足(そく) (gusoku)
* 具(ぐ)体(たい) (gutai)
* 具(ぐ)陳(ちん) (guchin)
* 具(ぐ)備(び) (gubi)
* 具(ぐ)有(ゆう) (guyū)
* 具(ぐ)志(し)堅(けん) (Gushiken)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぐ [gúꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* (Tokyo) ぐ [gù] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɡɯ̟]

### Counter

具(ぐ) • (-gu)
* sets (armor, furniture)

### Noun

具(ぐ) • (gu)
* tool
* means
* (cooking) secondary ingredient, such as spices, seasonings, and sauces
* base

#### Derived terms

* 留(と)め具(ぐ) (tomegu)
* 船(ふな)具(ぐ) (funagu)
* 綱(つな)具(ぐ) (tsunagu)

### Suffix

具(ぐ) • (-gu)
* tool, ingredient

### Related terms

* 具(ぐ)する (gu suru)
* 具(そな)わる (sonawaru)

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 254 (paper), page 177 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 189 (paper), page 106 (digital)
* 1 2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ku]
* Phonetic hangul: [구]

### Hanja

Wikisource 具 (eumhun 갖출 구 (gatchul gu))
* hanja form of 구 (“tool; a surname”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

具: Hán Nôm readings: cụ, cỗ, gỗ
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.