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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=40|rad=宀|as=11|sn=14|four=30227|canj=JMCH|ids=⿳宀頁刀}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𠏶]], [[𭄖]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0290.190|dkj=07286|dj=0574.260|hdz=20947.070|uh=5BE1|ud=23521|bh=B9E8|bd=47592}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|ss=𠆣|alt=𧵿,𡩼,𠆣}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
In the {{w|bronze script}} from the {{w|Western Zhou period}}, it was originally an {{Han compound|ls=ic|nocap=1|宀|t1=house|頁|t2=head}} — only one person in the house; alone.

In the bronze script from the {{w|Warring States period}}, two decorative strokes were added around {{zh-l|*頁}}. The seal script found in ''{{w|Shuowen}}'' adds two additional strokes, making the component under {{zh-l|*宀}} appear as {{zh-l|*分}} and {{zh-l|*頁}}, leading ''Shuowen'' to erroneously interpret the character as an {{Han compound|ls=ic|nocap=1|宀|t1=house|頒|t2=to distribute}}.

===Etymology===
Related to {{och-l|鰥|widower}}, {{och-l|孤|orphan; alone}} ({{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}}). Cognate with {{cog|bo|དགོན་པ||solitary place; desert; wilderness}}, {{cog|bo|སྒོས||private; individual}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=guǎ
|m-s=gua3
|c=gwaa2
|c-t=ga2
|g=gua3
|h=pfs=kóa;gd=gua3
|j=gua2
|mb=guǎ
|md=guā
|mn=kóa/xm,zz,twv:kóaⁿ
|mn-t=guan2/gua2
|w=sh:5ko,5kua
|w_note=2ko - vernacular; 2kua - literary
|x=gua3
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=
|cat=a,n,mn:cls
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[few]]; [[scant]]
#: {{zh-x|寡-德 之 人|person of '''meager''' virtue}}
# [[widowed]]
# [[widow]]
# [[alone]]; [[friendless]]
# [[tasteless]]
#: {{zh-x|淨{zing6}係 食 菜 好似 寡 咗 啲 喎{wo3}。|It's kind of '''tasteless''' to eat vegetables only.|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Hokkien}} [[some]]
#: {{zh-x|我 去 菜市仔 買 寡 青菜。|I'm going to the market to buy '''some''' vegetables.|TW}}
# {{lb|zh|Central Min}} [[one]]

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|寡婦}}
{{zh-dial|些}}
{{zh-dial|一}}

===Compounds===
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===Further reading===
* {{thcwd|10471}}

{{C|zh|One}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji}}}

# [[few]], [[scant]]
# to [[decrease]]
# [[lonely]]
# [[widow]], [[widower]]
# [[lowly]] {{gloss|humble; of low virtue}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=け
|kanon=か
|kun=やもめ-, すく-ない
}}

====Compounds====
* {{sense|widow, alone}}  {{ja-r|寡夫|かふ}}, {{ja-r|寡婦|かふ}}, {{ja-r|鰥寡孤独|かんかこどく}}
* {{sense|few, minority}} {{ja-r|寡占|かせん}}, {{ja-r|寡頭政治|かとうせいじ}}, {{ja-r|寡聞|かぶん}}, {{ja-r|寡兵|かへい}}, {{ja-r|寡黙|かもく}}, {{ja-r|衆寡|しゅうか}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|か|yomi=kanon}}
From {{der|ja|ltc|-}} {{ltc-l|寡}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|か|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|か}}

# [[minority]]
#: {{ja-usex|'''寡'''[[を以って]][[衆]]を[[制する]]|'''か''' を もって しゅう を せいする|Majority can be conquered by '''minority'''.}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{ja-r|衆|しゅう|gloss=[[majority]]}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|やもめ|yomi=kun}}
{{ja-see|やもめ}}

===References===
<references />

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|적다|적을|과}}

# {{hanja form of|과|[[widowed]], [[alone]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=quả, goá|rs=宀11}}

# {{rfdef|vi}}