琥珀

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(琥珀)		 琥 珀
alt. forms 虎魄
虎珀
琥魄

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty. The Book of Han:

出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠璣、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠玑、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Chū fēngniú, shuǐniú, xiàng, dàgǒu, mùhóu, kǒngjué, zhūjī, shānhú, hǔpò, bìliúlí. [Pinyin]
(The country of Jibin in the Western Regions) produces bison, buffalo, elephants, big dogs (kuchis?), macaques, peacocks, jewels, corals, ambers and cat's eyes.

Compare Persian کهربا‎ (kahrobâ, “amber, straw-attractor”), Turkish kehribar (“amber”).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 琥 珀
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 曉 (32) 滂 (2)
Final (韻) 模 (23) 陌 (113)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I II
Fanqie 呼古切 普伯切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /huoX/ /pʰˠæk̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /huoX/ /pʰᵚak̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /xoX/ /pʰak̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /hɔX/ /pʰaɨjk̚/
Li
Rong		 /xoX/ /pʰɐk̚/
Wang
Li		 /xuX/ /pʰɐk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /xuoX/ /pʰɐk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 hǔ po
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 琥 珀
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 5231 200
Phonetic
component		 虍 白
Rime
group		 魚 鐸
Rime
subdivision		 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 虎 拍
Old
Chinese		 /*qʰlaːʔ/ /*pʰraːɡ/

Noun

琥珀

  1. amber

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (琥珀):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
琥 珀
こ
Jinmeiyō		 はく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

琥珀 (hiragana こはく, rōmaji kohaku)

  1. amber (fossil resin)

Derived terms

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