另

See also: 叧, 加, and 叻

另 U+53E6, 另 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53E6 ← 句 [U+53E5] CJK Unified Ideographs 叧 → [U+53E7]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

另 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 口大尸 (RKS), four-corner 6042₇, composition ⿱口力)

Derived characters

• 拐, 柺

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3235
• Dae Jaweon: page 382, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 574, character 5
• Unihan data for U+53E6

Chinese

simp. and trad.		另
alternative forms		叧

Glyph origin

In 玉篇校釋 (胡吉宣, 1989), it is considered a simplified form of 別／别 (bié), used to refer a synonym word with different pronunciation.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìng (ling⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nang
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lēng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìng
    • Wade–Giles: ling⁴
    • Yale: lìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linq
    • Palladius: лин (lin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ling⁶
    • Yale: lihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ling⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nang
    • Hakka Romanization System: nang
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nang⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /naŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēng
    • Tâi-lô: līng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: leng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ³³/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*reːŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	另
Reading #	1/1
No.	8333
Phonetic component	另
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	零
Old Chinese	/*reːŋs/
Notes	五音集韻音，由伶（仃）𠟨分化，用別之半體訓讀

Definitions

另

1. another; separate; other

   另一回事  ―  lìng yī huí shì  ―  another thing

   另計／另计  ―  lìngjì  ―  to count separately

2. in addition; besides

   另有打算  ―  lìng yǒu dǎsuàn  ―  to have other plans

   另請高明／另请高明  ―  lìngqǐnggāomíng  ―  to find someone better qualified (than myself)

3. Used to add a postscript to a letter like the English abbreviation "P.S."

Compounds

• 分另
• 另一半 (lìngyībàn)
• 另具匠心
• 另外 (lìngwài)
• 另娶
• 另巍巍
• 另式
• 另搭架子
• 另日 (lìngrì)
• 另有 (lìngyǒu)
• 另有下文
• 另當別論／另当别论 (lìngdāngbiélùn)
• 另眼
• 另眼相待
• 另眼看待
• 另眼相看 (lìngyǎnxiāngkàn)
• 另碼事／另码事
• 另立門戶／另立门户 (lìnglìménhù)
• 另結新歡／另结新欢 (lìngjiéxīnhuān)
• 另般
• 另行 (lìngxíng)
• 另請高明／另请高明 (lìngqǐnggāomíng)
• 另謀發展／另谋发展
• 另起煙爨／另起烟爨
• 另起爐灶／另起炉灶 (lìngqǐlúzào)
• 另開生面／另开生面
• 另闢新徑／另辟新径
• 另闢蹊徑／另辟蹊径 (lìngpìxījìng)
• 另類／另类 (lìnglèi)
• 各衣另飯／各衣另饭
• 各門另戶／各门另户
• 孤另
• 孤另另
• 替另

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 另 – see 剮 (“to cut flesh off from bone; lingchi; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 剮).

Japanese

Kanji

另

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): れい (rei)、りょう (ryō)^{←りやう (ryau, historical)}
• Kun: わかれる (wakareru)、さく (saku)、べつの (betsuno)、べつに (betsuni)

Korean

Hanja

另 (eum 령 (ryeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

另: Hán Nôm readings: lánh, lính, liếng, tránh

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References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999