劇

See also: 剧

劇	U+5287, 劇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5287

← 劆
[U+5286]

CJK Unified Ideographs

劈 →
[U+5288]

Translingual

Han character

劇 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+13, 15 strokes, cangjie input 難卜人中弓 (XYOLN) or 卜人中弓 (YOLN), four-corner 2220₀, composition ⿰豦刂)

Derived characters

㘌, 𤁴, 𥗌

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 144, character 34
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2218
Dae Jaweon: page 325, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 358, character 3
Unihan data for U+5287

Chinese

trad.		劇
simp.		剧

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (虍) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
唬	qʰraːs, kʷraːɡ
戲	qʰral, qʰrals, *qʰaː
巇	*qʰra
隵	*qʰra
嚱	*qʰras
盧	*b·raː
鑪	*raː
壚	*raː
籚	*raː
蘆	raː, ra
顱	*b·raː
髗	*b·raː
鱸	*raː
攎	*raː
櫨	*raː
轤	*raː
黸	*raː
獹	*raː
鸕	*raː
艫	*raː
纑	*raː
瀘	*raː
瓐	*raː
爐	*raː
嚧	*raː
矑	*b·raː
罏	*raː
蠦	*raː
虜	*raːʔ
擄	*raːʔ
艣	*raːʔ
鐪	*raːʔ
虖	qʰaː, qʰʷa, qʰaː, qʰʷa
虍	*qʰaː
雐	*qʰʷlaː
虎	*qʰlaːʔ
琥	*qʰlaːʔ
萀	*qʰlaːʔ
臚	*b·ra
廬	*ra
驢	*b·ra
藘	*ra
爈	ra, ras
櫖	ra, ras
儢	*raʔ
慮	*ras
勴	*ras
鑢	*ras
濾	*ras
攄	*r̥ʰa
處	kʰljaʔ, kʰljas
豦	kas, ɡa
據	*kas
鐻	kas, ɡa, *ɡaʔ
澽	kas, ɡas
虛	kʰa, qʰa
墟	*kʰa
懅	*ɡa
蘧	ɡa, ɡʷa
籧	*ɡa
醵	ɡa, ɡas, *ɡaɡ
璩	*ɡa
虡	*ɡaʔ
遽	*ɡas
勮	*ɡas
噓	qʰa, qʰas
驉	*qʰa
歔	*qʰa
魖	*qʰa
膚	*pla
虧	*kʰʷral
噱	*ɡaɡ
臄	*ɡaɡ
劇	*ɡaɡ
諕	*qʰʷraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡaɡ) : phonetic 豦 (OC *kas, *ɡa) + semantic 刀 (“knife”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jù, jí (ju⁴, ji²)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ, ㄐㄧˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ju⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kek⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): kiak²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khiak

(Meixian, Guangdong): kiag⁵
Eastern Min (BUC): giók / kiŏk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kia̍k / ke̍k / kio̍k / khia̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): giah⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸jiq; ⁸jiaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyù
  - Wade–Giles: chü⁴
  - Yale: jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuh
  - Palladius: цзюй (czjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jí
  - Wade–Giles: chi²
  - Yale: jí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyi
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ju⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gy
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kek⁶
  - Yale: kehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kég⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: kiak²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiak̚⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiak
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯ak̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kiag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰiak̚¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giók / kiŏk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyɔʔ²⁴/, /kʰyoʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: kia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ki̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kek
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: kio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiok
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: khia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiak
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiak̚⁴/

Note:

kia̍k/ke̍k - literary;
kio̍k - vernacular (俗).

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: giah⁸
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kia̍h
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiaʔ⁴/

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸jiq; ⁸jiaq
  - MiniDict: jih^入; jiah^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵jjiq; ⁵jjiaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑiɪʔ¹²/, /d͡ʑiaʔ¹²/

Middle Chinese: gjaek

Rime
Character	劇
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	陌 (115)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	奇逆切
Baxter	gjaek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiæk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiak̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiak̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/giajk̚/
Li Rong	/ɡiɐk̚/
Wang Li	/ɡĭɐk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/giɐk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gik⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡaɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	劇
Reading #	1/1
No.	5282
Phonetic component	虍
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	劇
Old Chinese	/*ɡaɡ/

Definitions

劇

theatrical work; play; opera; drama (Classifier: 部 m; 套 c)
^† many; diverse; numerous
^† great; powerful
^† severe; acute; intense
^† hard; difficult
^† fortress; stronghold
^† fast; rapid
^† to play and joke
76th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "aggravation" (𝍑)
a surname: Ju

Synonyms

(play): 戲／戏 (xì)

Compounds

Japanese

⿰虍刂, ryakuji for 劇.

Kanji

劇

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

Etymology

Kanji in this term
劇
げき Grade: 6
kan'yōon

From Middle Chinese 劇／剧.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げき [géꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

劇(げき) • (geki)

play

Derived terms

喜(き)劇(げき) (kigeki, “comedy”)
奇(き)跡(せき)劇(げき) (kisekigeki, “miracle play”)
悲(ひ)劇(げき) (higeki, “tragedy”)
劇(げき)場(じょう) (gekijō, “theater”)
時(じ)代(だい)劇(げき) (jidaigeki, “period drama”)
演(えん)劇(げき) (engeki, “theatrical play”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

劇 (eumhun 심할 극 (simhal geuk))

hanja form^? of 극 (“theatrical plays, opera, drama”)
hanja form^? of 극 (“excessive, extreme”)

Vietnamese

Han character

劇: Hán Nôm readings: kịch, cạch, kếch, kệch

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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