透 U+900F, 透 ← 逎[U+900E] CJK Unified Ideographs 逐 →[U+9010]

(Kangxi radical 162, 辵+7, 11 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, Cangjie input 卜竹木尸 (YHDS), four-corner 32302, composition ⿺辶秀)

  • 𫫟, 𫽾, 𦄭
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1257, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38876
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1742, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3842, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+900F

trad. simp. # alternative forms 䞬

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰoːs, *hljuɡ): semantic (“walking”) + phonetic (OC *slus).

This character is not attested in the oracle bone script or bronze inscriptions.

  1. to penetrate; to pass through
  2. to show; to reveal
  3. to disclose
  4. thoroughly; completely
  5. clear and thorough
  6. (Cantonese) transparent
  7. (~母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 透 (MC thuwH)
  8. (Jin or Internet slang, vulgar, derogatory) fuck 你媽!/你妈! ― Tòu nǐ mā! ― Fuck your mother!

  1. (obsolete) startled; alarmed; disturbed
  • “透”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-

ShinjitaiKyūjitai[1][2] 透󠄁透+󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) 透󠄃透+󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment.See here for details.

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. transparent
  2. permeable, porous
  3. passable (spaced far enough apart to allow something in between)

From Middle Chinese 透 (MC thuwH); compare Mandarin (tòu):

  • Go-on: (tsu)
  • Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)

From Middle Chinese 透 (MC syuwk); compare Mandarin (shū):

  • Go-on: しゅく (shuku)
  • Kan-on: しゅく (shuku)
  • Kan’yō-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)

From native Japanese roots:

  • Kun: すく (suku, 透く, Jōyō)、すかす (sukasu, 透かす, Jōyō)、すける (sukeru, 透ける, Jōyō)、とおる (tōru, 透る)、とおす (tōsu, 透す)
  • Nanori: すき (suki)、すく (suku)、とおる (tōru)、ゆき (yuki)

Kanji in this term 透 とお(る)Grade: S kun’yomi

From the verb 透(とお)る (tōru, “to go through, to pass”).

  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɾɯ̟]
  • (Tokyo) とおる [tòórú] (Heiban – [0])

透(とおる) • (Tōru)

  1. a unisex given name

Kanji in this term 透 す(ける)Grade: S kun’yomi

From the verb 透(す)ける (sukeru, “to show through”).

  • IPA(key): [sɨke̞ɾɯ̟]

透(すける) • (Sukeru)

  1. a male given name

From Middle Chinese 透 (MC thuwH).

(eumhun 사무칠 투 (samuchil tu))

  1. hanja form? of (“transparent”)
  2. hanja form? of (“permeable; pass through”)
  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [3]

透: Hán Nôm readings: thấu

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