枸杞

Chinese

(willow); name of a feudal state
simp. and trad.
(枸杞)
alternative forms 枸檵
枸忌

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “any connection to Persian گوجه?”)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3 1/1
Initial () (28) (29)
Final () (137) (19)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter kuwX khiX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kəuX/ /kʰɨX/
Pan
Wuyun
/kəuX/ /kʰɨX/
Shao
Rongfen
/kəuX/ /kʰieX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kəwX/ /kʰɨX/
Li
Rong
/kuX/ /kʰiəX/
Wang
Li
/kəuX/ /kʰĭəX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kə̯uX/ /kʰiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gǒu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gau2 hei2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3 1/1
No. 7071 5769
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*koːʔ/ /*kʰɯʔ/

Noun

枸杞

  1. Chinese wolfberry (Lycium barbarum)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (枸杞):
  • Japanese: 枸杞(くこ) (kuko)
  • Korean: 구기(枸杞) (gugi)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

()() or 枸杞(クコ) • (kuko

  1. goji berry, wolfberry, Lycium chinense

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

枸杞 • (gugija) (hangeul 구기자)

  1. hanja form? of 구기 (Chinese wolfberry)