鰲

See also: 鳌, and 鼇

鰲 U+9C32, 鰲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9C32 ← 鰱 [U+9C31] CJK Unified Ideographs 鰳 → [U+9C33]

Translingual

Han character

鰲 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+11, 22 strokes, cangjie input 土大弓田火 (GKNWF), four-corner 4833₆, composition ⿱敖魚)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1476, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46416
• Dae Jaweon: page 2008, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4704, character 16
• Unihan data for U+9C32

Chinese

trad.		鰲
simp.		鳌
alternative forms		鼇／鳌

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
熬	*ŋaːw, *qaːw
敖	*ŋaːw
嗷	*ŋaːw
螯	*ŋaːw
聱	*ŋaːw, *ŋraːw, *ŋrɯw
驁	*ŋaːw, *ŋaːws
鰲	*ŋaːw
遨	*ŋaːw
獒	*ŋaːw
滶	*ŋaːw
蔜	*ŋaːw
鷔	*ŋaːw, *ŋaːws
鼇	*ŋaːw
謷	*ŋaːw, *ŋaːws, *ŋraːw
嶅	*ŋaːw
嗸	*ŋaːw
摮	*ŋaːw
嫯	*ŋaːw, *ŋaːws
鏊	*ŋaːw, *ŋaːws
傲	*ŋaːws
磝	*ŋraːw

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːw) : phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 魚 (“fish”)

Etymology

Possibly a back-formation from 黿 (OC *ŋoːn, *ŋon, “large turtle”) with final -n discarded due to folk etymology (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áo, Áo (ao², Ao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˊ, ㄠˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngou⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngau³

• Gan (Wiktionary): ngau⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngàu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngau²

• Northern Min (KCR): ngâu / ngǎu
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngò̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gô / gô͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngao⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ngau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: áo
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áo
    • Wade–Giles: ao²
    • Yale: áu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aur
    • Palladius: ао (ao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Áo
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Áo
    • Wade–Giles: Ao²
    • Yale: Áu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Aur
    • Palladius: Ао (Ao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ngou⁴
    • Yale: ngòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋou̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡau²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: ngau⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋau³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngàu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngau^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngau²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngau²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋau¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngâu / ngǎu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋau³³/, /ŋau²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngò̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô
    • Tâi-lô: gô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡo¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡo²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘
    • Tâi-lô: gôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋau⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ngau
    • MiniDict: ngau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ngau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋɔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngaw

Rime
Character	鰲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五勞切
Baxter	ngaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaw/
Li Rong	/ŋɑu/
Wang Li	/ŋɑu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	áo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngou4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鰲
Reading #	1/1
No.	44
Phonetic component	敖
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	敖
Old Chinese	/*ŋaːw/
Notes	鼇後起字

Definitions

鰲

1. (Chinese mythology) large mythological sea turtle
2. (～江) Ao (a river in Zhejiang, China)

Synonyms

• (river): 青龍／青龙 (Qīnglóng) (lower reaches)

Compounds

• 占鰲頭／占鳌头
• 溫鰲妝燕／温鳌妆燕
• 獨佔鰲頭／獨占鰲頭／独占鳌头 (dúzhàn'áotóu)
• 金鰲玉蝀／金鳌玉𬟽
• 鰲山／鳌山 (áoshān)
• 鰲嶼／鳌屿 (Áoyǔ)
• 鰲裡奪尊／鳌里夺尊
• 鰲頭／鳌头 (áotóu)
• 鰲頭獨占／鳌头独占
• 鰲魚／鳌鱼

 

Japanese

Kanji

鰲

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. huge mythological sea turtle

Readings

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kun: おおがめ (ōgame, 鰲)^{←おほがめ (ofogame, 鰲, historical)}

Compounds

• 鼇頭(ごうとう) (gōtō)

Korean

Hanja

鰲 (eum 오 (o))

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Vietnamese

Han character

鰲: Hán Nôm readings: ngao

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References

• Nom Foundation