# 值

| 值 | U+503C, &#20540; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-503C |
| ← 倻 [U+503B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 倽 → [U+503D] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 值 |
| Simplified | 值 |
| Japanese | 値 |
| Korean | 値 |

### Han character

值 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人十月一 (OJBM), four-corner 2421$_6$, composition ⿰亻直)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 109, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 171, character 8
* Unihan data for U+503C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 值 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| Small seal scripts05893Transcribed ancient scriptsL19335 ||
| 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 |
| 置 | *tɯɡs |
| 值 | *dɯɡs, *dɯɡ |
| 植 | *dɯɡs, *djɯɡ |
| 埴 | *tʰjɯɡs, *djɯɡ |
| 惪 | *tɯːɡ |
| 德 | *tɯːɡ |
| 稙 | *tɯɡ |
| 淔 | *tʰɯɡ |
| 直 | *dɯɡ |
| 犆 | *dɯɡ |
| 殖 | *djɯɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *dɯɡs, *dɯɡ): semantic 亻 + phonetic 直 (OC *dɯɡ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhí (zhi$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җы (žɨ, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zik$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zet$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ciit$^7$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ta̍t / chhṳ̍t
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ced$^6$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zeh$^5$
* Northern Min (KCR): dì / cĭ
* Eastern Min (BUC): dĭk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ta̍t / ti̍t / te̍k / tia̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dag$^8$ / dêg$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zeq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhr$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhí
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhíh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^2$
*** Yale: jŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: z
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sz̩²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җы (žɨ, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zik$^6$
*** Yale: jihk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzik$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jig$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪk̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zet$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡set̚³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ciit$^7$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɨt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ta̍t / chhṳ̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: dad / ciid
*** Hagfa Pinyim: dad$^6$ / cid$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /tat̚⁵/, /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ced$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰət̚⁵/
* ta̍t - vernacular;
* chhṳ̍t - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit值 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ ～錢 /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹³/ ～日 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʃz̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sz̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sz̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂəʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡səʔ⁵⁴/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʌʔ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡səʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəʔ¹/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zəʔ³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zəʔ²/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡zei²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰi²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɨʔ²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰət̚⁵/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʃʰït̚⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sek̚²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sek̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sik̚²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tik̚⁵/ /tit̚⁵/ ～班 /tat̚⁵/ ～錢 |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tiʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ti⁴²/ /t͡si²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /tek̚⁵/ /tak̚⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡sek̚³/ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*dɯɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 值 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17271 |
| Phonetic component | 直 |
| Rime group | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 直 |
| Old Chinese | /*dɯɡ/ |

#### Definitions

值
* price
* (mathematics, computing, etc.) value
    絕對值／绝对值 ― juéduìzhí ― absolute value
* to be worth
       Zhè kuài yù zhí yī wàn měiyuán. [Pinyin]
       This jade is worth ten thousand US dollars.
       Chit ki pit ta̍t lōa-chōe chîⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       How much money is this pen worth?
* worthwhile
       Zhè tàng lǚxíng tài zhí le. [Pinyin]
       This journey is absolutely worthwhile.
* to be on duty
    值班 ― zhíbān ― to be on duty
* to come upon; to confront
    Synonym: 逢
    From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》
    Hòu zhí qīngfù, shòurèn yú bàijūn zhījì, fèngmìng yú wēinàn zhījiān, ěrlái èrshí yòu yī nián yǐ. [Pinyin]
    Soon afterwards we suffered a military defeat. Twenty-one years have passed since I received my assignment at the time of the setback and was dispatched as an envoy at the moment of crisis.
** on (a specific time)
    正值 ― zhèngzhí ― to happen to be
       Zhí cǐ xīnchūnjiājié, gōngzhù héjiā ānkāng! [Pinyin]
       On the occasion of the joyous Spring Festival, I sincerely wish your entire family health and wellbeing!
* (Hokkien) to be a match for; to compare favorably with
       Chúi-chiⁿ chòe ê m̄ ta̍t ge̍k chòe ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       The one made with crystal is no match for the one made with jade.

#### Compounds

* 一文不值 (yīwénbùzhí)
* 一錢不值 / 一钱不值 (yīqiánbùzhí)
* 不值 (bùzhí)
* 不值一哂
* 不值一文 (bùzhíyīwén)
* 不值一看
* 不值一笑
* 不值一錢 / 不值一钱
* 不值得 (bùzhídé)
* 不值當 / 不值当
* 不值錢 / 不值钱 (bùzhíqián)
* 保值 (bǎozhí)
* 值勤 (zhíqín)
* 值回票價 / 值回票价 (zhíhuípiàojià)
* 值夜
* 值宿 (zhísù)
* 值年
* 值得
* 值日 (zhírì)
* 值星
* 值星官 (zhíxīngguān)
* 值更
* 值月
* 值班 (zhíbān)
* 值遇 (zhíyù)
* 值錢 / 值钱 (zhíqián)
* 價值 / 价值 (jiàzhí)
* 價值判斷 / 价值判断 (jiàzhí pànduàn)
* 價值指標 / 价值指标
* 價值標準 / 价值标准
* 價值衝突 / 价值冲突
* 價值觀 / 价值观 (jiàzhíguān)
* 價值觀念 / 价值观念
* 價值論 / 价值论 (jiàzhílùn)
* 價值連城 / 价值连城 (jiàzhíliánchéng)
* 價值邏輯 / 价值逻辑
* 儲值票 / 储值票
* 公告現值 / 公告现值
* 剩餘價值 / 剩余价值 (shèngyújiàzhí)
* 加值稅 / 加值税
* 加值網路 / 加值网路
* 升值 (shēngzhí)
* 報值掛號 / 报值挂号
* 增值 (zēngzhí)
* 帳面價值 / 帐面价值
* 幣值 / 币值 (bìzhí)
* 平均值 (píngjūnzhí)
* 年產值 / 年产值
* 成交總值 / 成交总值
* 承值
* 承諾值 / 承诺值
* 數值 / 数值 (shùzhí)
* 數值分析 / 数值分析 (shùzhí fēnxī)
* 數值控制 / 数值控制
* 新聞價值 / 新闻价值 (xīnwén jiàzhí)
* 時值 / 时值 (shízhí)
* 月值年災 / 月值年灾
* 期望值 (qīwàngzhí)
* 正值 (zhèngzhí)
* 比值 (bǐzhí)
* 淨值 / 净值 (jìngzhí)
* 淨值法 / 净值法
* 現值 / 现值
* 產值 / 产值 (chǎnzhí)
* 當值 / 当值 (dāngzhí)
* 真值 (zhēnzhí)
* 社會價值 / 社会价值
* 等值 (děngzhí)
* 等值價格 / 等值价格
* 絕對值 / 绝对值 (juéduìzhí)
* 總值 / 总值 (zǒngzhí)
* 股票價值 / 股票价值
* 調值 / 调值 (diàozhí)
* 豹值
* 貶值 / 贬值 (biǎnzhí)
* 輪值 / 轮值 (lúnzhí)
* 近似值 (jìnsìzhí)
* 適值 / 适值 (shìzhí)
* 酸鹼值 / 酸碱值
* 量值
* 附加價值 / 附加价值
* 面值 (miànzhí)
* 音值 (yīnzhí)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhì (zhi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^6$ / zi$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^4$
*** Yale: jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyh
*** Palladius: чжи (čži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^6$ / zi$^3$
*** Yale: jih / ji
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^6$ / dzi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^6$ / ji$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː²²/, /t͡siː³³/
* Middle Chinese: driH
Rime :
| Character | 值 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 直吏切 |
| Baxter | driH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m-t<r>ək-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*dɯɡs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 值 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dri$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-t<r>ək-s/ |
| English | hold upright |
| 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 | 值 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 17262 |
| Phonetic component | 直 |
| Rime group | 代 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 值 |
| Old Chinese | /*dɯɡs/ |

#### Definitions

值
* (obsolete) to hold upright
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Wúdōngwúxià, zhì qí lùyǔ. [Pinyin]
    Be it winter, be it summer, You are holding your egret's feather!

### References

* “值”, 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–
* (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* Alternative form of 値

#### Readings

* Go-on: じ (ji)、じき (jiki)
* Kan-on: ち (chi)、ちょく (choku)
* Kun: ね (ne, 值)、あたい (atai, 值)、あう (au, 值う)

## Korean
### Hanja

值 (eum 치 (chi))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

值: Hán Nôm readings: trị, trịa
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