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U+8DDF, 跟
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8DDF

[U+8DDE]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+8DE0]

Translingual

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Stroke order
13 strokes

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 157, あし+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input くちいちにちおんな (RMAV), four-corner 67132, composition 𧾷うしとら)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1224, character 14
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37491
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1696, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3706, character 14
  • Unihan data for U+8DDF

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲けいせい形声けいせい, OC *kɯːn) : semantic あし (foot) + phonetic うしとら (OC *kɯːns).

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.

Cognate with (OC *kɯːn, “root”) (Wang, 1982).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • gĕng - “heel”;
  • gṳ̆ng - “to follow”.

  • Dialectal data
Variety Location
Mandarin Beijing /kən⁵⁵/
Harbin /kən⁴⁴/
Tianjin /kən²¹/
Jinan /kẽ²¹³/
Qingdao /kə̃²¹³/
Zhengzhou /kən²⁴/
Xi'an /kẽ²¹/
Xining /kə̃⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /kəŋ⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /kə̃n³¹/
Ürümqi /kɤŋ⁴⁴/
Wuhan /kən⁵⁵/
Chengdu /kən⁵⁵/
Guiyang /ken⁵⁵/
Kunming /kə̃⁴⁴/
Nanjing /kən³¹/
Hefei /kən²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /kəŋ¹¹/
Pingyao /kəŋ¹³/
Hohhot /kə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu Shanghai /kəŋ⁵³/
Suzhou /kən⁵⁵/
Hangzhou /ken³³/
Wenzhou /kaŋ³³/
/ky³³/
Hui Shexian /kʌ̃³¹/
Tunxi /kɛ¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /kən³³/
Xiangtan /kən³³/
Gan Nanchang /kiɛn⁴²/
Hakka Meixian /ken⁴⁴/
Taoyuan
Cantonese Guangzhou /kɐn⁵³/
Nanning /kɐn⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /kɐn⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /kun⁵⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /kyŋ⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /kaiŋ⁵⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /kɯŋ³³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /kin²³/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial (こえ) (28)
Final (いん) あと (53)
Tone (調しらべ) Level (Ø)
Openness (ひらきあい) Open
Division (ひとし) I
Fanqie ふるあときり
Baxter kon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kən/
Pan
Wuyun
/kən/
Shao
Rongfen
/kən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kən/
Li
Rong
/kən/
Wang
Li
/kən/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gēn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gan1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 3921
Phonetic
component
うしとら
Rime
group
ぶん
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kɯːn/

Definitions

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  1. heel (of a foot, a shoe or a sock)
    あし  ―  gēn  ―  heel
      ―  xiégēn  ―  heel of a shoe
  2. to follow
    わがせつわが  ―  gēn wǒ shuō  ―  repeat after me
    不要ふようしるわが不要ふようちゃくわが  ―  Bùyào gēnzhe wǒ!  ―  Stop following me!
  3. (of a woman) to marry
  4. with (together)
    朋友ほうゆう一起かずき  ―  gēn péngyǒu yīqǐ wán  ―  go out with friends
  5. as (in comparisons)
    一樣いちよういち  ―  gēn nǐ mā yīyàng  ―  the same as your mother
  6. to; with
    大家たいかせつせつつぎたびゆうてき經歷けいれき [MSC, trad.]
    大家たいかつぎたびゆうてき经历 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ lái gēn dàjiā shuōshuō zhè cì lǚyóu de jīnglì. [Pinyin]
    Come tell everyone about your experience in the trip.
  7. and (joining nouns)
    おとうとおとうとわが游泳ゆうえい [MSC, trad.]
    おとうとおとうとわが游泳ゆうえい [MSC, simp.]
    Dìdi gēn wǒ dōu xǐhuan yóuyǒng. [Pinyin]
    My brother and I both like to swim.
  8. (dialectal Mandarin) at
  9. (Cantonese) to follow; to abide
    Synonym: () (Mandarin)
    あしほどじょ [Cantonese]  ―  gan1 zuk1 cing4 zeoi6 [Jyutping]  ―  to fully follow the procedures
  10. (Waxiang) to act for someone
  11. (Waxiang) Used to introduce the direct object of a verb.
    くつはしくつはし [Waxiang]  ―  [kai⁵⁵ li²⁵ to⁵⁵ zɤ¹³] [IPA]  ―  Bring the shoes over here!
    もんしたした [Waxiang]  ―  [kai⁵⁵ mai⁵⁵ pi³³ ka³³] [IPA]  ―  Close the door.
Synonyms
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See also
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Compounds

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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  1. (Southern Min) Alternative form of つづり (to follow)

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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  • On (unclassified): こん (kon)
  • Kun: くびす (kubisu)

Korean

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Hanja

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(geun) (hangeul , revised geun, McCune–Reischauer kŭn, Yale kun)

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: cân, ngấn, ngân

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