夠

See also: 够

夠 U+5920, 夠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5920 ← 够 [U+591F] CJK Unified Ideographs 夡 → [U+5921]

Translingual

Han character

夠 (Kangxi radical 36, 夕+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 弓弓心口 (NNPR), four-corner 2722₀, composition ⿰多句)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 247, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5777
• Dae Jaweon: page 491, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 864, character 5
• Unihan data for U+5920

Usage notes

This character is listed in the Kangxi dictionary as an alternative form of 够.

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (句) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
勾	*koː, *koːs
鉤	*koː
鴝	*koː, *ɡo
句	*koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo
夠	*koː, *koːs, *kʰoː
枸	*koː, *koːʔ, *koʔ
軥	*koː, *koːs, *ɡo
狗	*koːʔ
苟	*koːʔ
岣	*koːʔ, *ko
笱	*koːʔ
玽	*koːʔ
耇	*koːʔ
豿	*koːʔ, *qʰroːɡ
敂	*koːʔ
怐	*koːs, *kʰoːs, *qʰoːs, *kos
雊	*koːs
竘	*kʰoːʔ, *kʰoʔ
齁	*qʰoː
呴	*qʰoːʔ, *qʰos
蚼	*qʰoːʔ, *ɡo
豞	*qʰoːs
訽	*qʰoːs, *ɡoːs
佝	*qʰoːs
拘	*ko
駒	*ko
眗	*ko
跔	*ko
鮈	*ko
痀	*ko
蒟	*koʔ, *kos
絇	*kos, *ɡo
邭	*kos
劬	*ɡo
朐	*ɡo
鼩	*ɡo
斪	*ɡo
翑	*ɡo
葋	*ɡo
姁	*ɡo, *qʰo, *qʰoʔ, *qʰos
欨	*qʰo, *qʰoʔ
喣	*qʰoʔ
煦	*qʰoʔ, *qʰos
昫	*qʰos

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koː, *koːs, *kʰoː): semantic 多 + phonetic 句 (OC *koː, *koːs, *kos, *ɡo).

Etymology 1

trad.		夠/够
simp.		够
alternative forms		彀 勾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòu (gou⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gau³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): geu¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kieu
• Eastern Min (BUC): gáiu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kàu / kiò / kò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gou³ / gao³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòu
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴
    • Yale: gòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gow
    • Palladius: гоу (gou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gau³
    • Yale: gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: geu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kieu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gieu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gieu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯eu̯⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gáiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑu²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu
    • Tâi-lô: kàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /kau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiò
    • Tâi-lô: kiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kioix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘
    • Tâi-lô: kòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kox
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹/

Note:

• kàu - vernacular;
• kiò/kò͘ - literary.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gou³ / gao³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kòu / kàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou²¹³/, /kau²¹³/
Note:
• gou3 - literary;
• gao3 - vernacular.

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• Middle Chinese: khuw, kuw

Rime
Character	夠	夠
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	恪侯切	古侯切
Baxter	khuw	kuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰəu/	/kəu/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəu/	/kəu/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰəu/	/kəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəw/	/kəw/
Li Rong	/kʰu/	/ku/
Wang Li	/kʰəu/	/kəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰə̯u/	/kə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kōu	gōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hau1	gau1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*koː/, /*koːs/, /*kʰoː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	夠	夠	夠
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	7065	7077	7082
Phonetic component	句	句	句
Rime group	侯	侯	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	鉤	遘	彄
Old Chinese	/*koː/	/*koːs/	/*kʰoː/

Definitions

夠

1. to be enough; to be sufficient; to reach or achieve a desired level

   我的錢不夠。／我的钱不够。  ―  Wǒ de qián bùgòu.  ―  I don't have enough money.

   一個就夠了。／一个就够了。  ―  Yīge jiù gòu le.  ―  One is enough.

   他們說沒吃夠。／他们说没吃够。  ―  Tāmen shuō méi chī gòu.  ―  They say that they're still hungry. (lit. They say that they didn't eat enough.)

2. to reach

   夠不著／够不着  ―  gòu bù zháo  ―  can't reach

3. to have enough of something; to have a sufficient amount of something

   夠嗮嘢食／够嗮嘢食 [Cantonese]  ―  gau³ saai³ je⁵ sik⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  having plenty of things to eat

   佢唔夠膽食鳳爪。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢唔够胆食凤爪。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ m⁴ gau³ daam² sik⁶ fung⁶ zaau². [Jyutping]

   He doesn't have enough guts to try chicken feet.

   我夠了。／我够了。  ―  Wǒ gòu le.  ―  I'm fine./I don't need more.

4. (with negative connotations) quite; impressively

   你們真的是夠厲害了！ [MSC, trad.]
   你们真的是够厉害了！ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐmen zhēnde shì gòu lìhài le! [Pinyin]

   You lot are ridiculous!

   夠嗮煩／够嗮烦 [Cantonese]  ―  gau³ saai³ faan⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  annoying to a remarkable extent

5. (Cantonese) also

   好叻咩？我夠識英文啦。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   好叻咩？我够识英文啦。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hou² lek¹ me¹? ngo⁵ gau³ sik¹ jing¹ man^4-2 laa¹. [Jyutping]

   You're so smart! I also know English.

6. (Hakka) serious; hardworking
7. (Hakka) arrogant
8. (Teochew) whole; entire

   夠日／够日 [Teochew]  ―  gao³ rig⁸ [Peng'im]  ―  whole day

Synonyms

• (to be enough): (Xinzhou Jin) 足沿
• (Hakka) 罅 (la)

Dialectal synonyms of 整 (“whole; entire”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		整
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	整
	Malaysia	整
	Singapore	整
Cantonese	Guangzhou	成, 冚
	Hong Kong	成, 冚
	Taishan	成
	Singapore (Guangfu)	成, 冚
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	成
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	規
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	規
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	規
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	規
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	規
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	規
Southern Min	Xiamen	規, 規圇, 交圇
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	規, 規圇, 交圇
	Quanzhou	規, 交圇
	Zhangzhou	規, 規尼, 間尼, 交圇
	Tainan	規
	Penang (Hokkien)	規
	Singapore (Hokkien)	規
	Manila (Hokkien)	規
	Chaozhou	夠, 咸, 交圇
	Jieyang	夠, 咸
	Singapore (Teochew)	夠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	成

Compounds

• 不夠 / 不够 (bùgòu)
• 不夠味 / 不够味
• 不夠數兒 / 不够数儿
• 不夠料 / 不够料
• 不夠格 / 不够格
• 不夠眼光 / 不够眼光
• 不夠瞧 / 不够瞧
• 僅夠 / 仅够
• 儘夠 / 尽够
• 夠不上 / 够不上
• 夠交情 / 够交情
• 夠分量 / 够分量
• 夠力 / 够力 (gòulì)
• 夠勁 / 够劲
• 夠受 / 够受
• 夠味 / 够味
• 夠嗆 / 够呛 (gòuqiàng)
• 夠情調 / 够情调
• 夠數 / 够数 (gòushù)
• 夠朋友 / 够朋友
• 夠本 / 够本 (gòuběn)
• 夠格 / 够格 (gòugé)
• 夠皮 / 够皮
• 夠瞧的 / 够瞧的
• 夠義氣 / 够义气
• 夠過兒 / 够过儿
• 夠面子 / 够面子
• 夥夠 / 伙够
• 有夠 / 有够 (yǒugòu)
• 能夠 / 能够 (nénggòu)
• 足夠 / 足够 (zúgòu)

Etymology 2

trad.		夠/够
simp.		够

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gau³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): geu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gau³
    • Yale: gau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: geu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keu³³/

Definitions

夠

1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 疚 (“tired”)

References

• “夠”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

夠

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: く (ku)
• Kan-on: こう (kō)
• Kun: あつまる (atsumaru, 夠まる)、おおい (ōi, 夠い)^{←おほい (ofoi, 夠い, historical)}