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只 (Kangxi radical 30,口+2, 5 strokes,cangjie input口金 (RC),four-corner60800,composition⿱口八)
| Historical forms of the character只 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Pictogram (象形): airflow coming out of a mouth (口) – a modal particle. Compare四 and曰.
| trad. | 只/衹*/祇*/祗* | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 只 | |
| alternative forms | 秖 | |
Schuessler (2007) suggests that it is possiblySino-Tibetan, relating it to Kamarupanke,kʰe(“one”), which are perhaps related toProto-Sino-Tibetan*r-kjaŋ(“single”), whenceTibetanརྐྱང(rkyang,“single”),Burmeseချင်း(hkyang:,“single”) andBurmeseချည်း(hkyany:,“alone,only, just”).
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 章移切 |
| Baxter | tsye |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕie/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi1 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 17304 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 支 |
| Old Chinese | /*klje/ |
只
| simp. andtrad. | 只 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 茲／兹Min | |
| Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to這／这 (zhè),茲／兹 (zī)?” |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆X/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕieX/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐeX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯X/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi2 |
只
| simp. andtrad. | 只 | |
|---|---|---|
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆X/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕieX/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐeX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯X/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi2 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17307 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 紙 |
| Old Chinese | /*kljeʔ/ |
只
| simp. andtrad. | 只 | |
|---|---|---|
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
只
| simp. andtrad. | 只 | |
|---|---|---|
| Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to著／着 (zhe)?” |
只
| simp. andtrad. | 只 | |
|---|---|---|
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 諸氏切 |
| Baxter | tsyeX |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕiᴇX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕiɛX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕjɛX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ciə̆X/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕieX/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕǐeX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕie̯X/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi2 |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 只 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 17307 |
| Phonetic component | 只 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 紙 |
| Old Chinese | /*kljeʔ/ |
只
| For pronunciation and definitions of只 – see隻 (“one bird;single; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of隻). |
Notes:
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In traditional script,只 (zhī) is a variant of隻／只 (zhī) for a subset of its senses such as classifier for hands (highest affinity), one of a pair, etc, but most notablynot for animals.
只
| For pronunciation and definitions of只 – see咫 (“unit of measurement during theZhou dynasty, equal to eightcun/tsun; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of咫). |
| For pronunciation and definitions of只 – see戠 (“sword; togather; etc.”). (This character is a nonstandard simplified form of戠). |
Notes:
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| Kanji in this term |
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| 只 |
| ただ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of只 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term,只, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
只 (eum지(ji))
{{rfdef}}.Conventionally reconstructed as*-k, after the Middle Korean reflexes.
只 (*-k)
只 (*-k)
只 (*ki-)