核

See also: 覈

核 U+6838, 核 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6838 ← 样 [U+6837] CJK Unified Ideographs 根 → [U+6839]

Translingual

Han character

核 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木卜女人 (DYVO), four-corner 4098₂, composition ⿰木亥)

Derived characters

• 𫈺

Related characters

• 覈 (Variant form in mainland China)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 524, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14743
• Dae Jaweon: page 912, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1206, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6838

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 核
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
該	*kɯː
垓	*kɯː
賅	*kɯː
陔	*kɯː
豥	*kɯː, *ɡɯː
荄	*kɯː, *krɯː
郂	*kɯː
姟	*kɯː
絯	*kɯː, *ɡrɯːʔ
晐	*kɯː
峐	*kɯː
侅	*kɯː, *kʰɯː, *ɡɯːʔ, *ɡrɯːʔ
胲	*kɯː
頦	*kɯːʔ, *ɡɯː
奒	*kʰɯː
輆	*kʰɯːʔ
欬	*kʰɯːɡs, *qraːds
硋	*ŋɡɯːɡs
閡	*ŋɡɯːɡs
咳	*qʰɯː, *ɡɯː
孩	*ɡɯː
亥	*ɡɯːʔ
劾	*ɡɯːɡs, *kʰrɯːɡs, *ɡɯːɡ
痎	*krɯː
烗	*kʰrɯːɡs
骸	*ɡrɯː
駭	*ɡrɯːʔ
刻	*kʰɯːɡ
餩	*qɯːɡ
核	*ɡuːd, *ɡrɯːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡuːd, *ɡrɯːɡ): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ) – a kind of tree. Modern meanings are borrowed.

Etymology 1

The definitions related to “to examine” come from the “kernel” sense, i.e. “to go to the core” (Schuessler, 2007).

Generally thought to be of Sino-Tibetan origin. It has been compared to Tibetan རག་ཙེ (rag tse), Karbi rak (Gong, 2002; Schuessler, 2007). However, Hill (2012) rejects the connection to the Tibetan word because most words ending with ཙེ (tse) are loanwords from Chinese words ending with the 子 suffix.

Smith (2011) groups this word with the following terms into a word family meaning “root, germ, generative core”:

• 荄 (OC *kɯː, “grassroot”) and its derivative 根 (OC *kɯːn, “root”),
• 骸 (OC *ɡrɯː, “(human) bones”) (also noted by Schuessler, 2007),
• 孩 (OC *ɡɯː, “child”),
• 亥 (OC *ɡɯːʔ, “sprouting stage”), i.e. "the moon’s first appearance" > "twelfth earthly branch".

Pronunciation 1

simp. and trad.		核
alternative forms		𣝗

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): hé, hú (he², hu²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ, ㄏㄨˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): he²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat⁶ / wat^6-2 / hat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fu̍t / ha̍k / het

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hêd⁶ / fud⁶ / hag⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): heh⁵ / geh⁵
• Eastern Min (BUC): hŏk
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hoh⁷ / huoh⁷ / heh⁷
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hu̍t / ha̍t / he̍k / hia̍k / he̍rt

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêg⁴ / hug⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸gheq; ⁸ngeq; ⁸weq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hé
    • Wade–Giles: ho²
    • Yale: hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
    • Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (核兒 / 核儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hér
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hér
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-ʼrh
    • Yale: hér
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her'l
    • Palladius: хэр (xɛr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤɻ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hú
    • Wade–Giles: hu²
    • Yale: hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwu
    • Palladius: ху (xu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (核兒 / 核儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: húr
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: húr
    • Wade–Giles: hu²-ʼrh
    • Yale: húr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwul
    • Palladius: хур (xur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuɻʷ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: he²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xe
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wat⁶ / wat^6-2 / hat⁶
    • Yale: waht / wát / haht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁹ / wat^9-2 / hat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wed⁶ / wed^6-2 / hed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚²/, /wɐt̚²⁻³⁵/, /hɐt̚²/

Note:

• wat6/wat6-2 - “seed; kernel”;
• hat6 - “nucleus; nuclear”.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fu̍t / ha̍k / het
    • Hakka Romanization System: fud / hag / hed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fud⁶ / hag⁶ / hed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fut̚⁵/, /hak̚⁵/, /het̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hêd⁶ / fud⁶ / hag⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hɛt̚⁵/, /fut̚⁵/, /hak̚⁵/
Note:
• Sixian:
  • fu̍t - “seed; kernel”;
  • ha̍k - only in 核卵.
• Meixian:
  • fud6 - vernacular (“kernel“);
  • hag6 - in 核卵.
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: heh⁵ / geh⁵
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /xəʔ⁵⁴/, /kəʔ⁵⁴/
Note: geh5 - used in 核桃.
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /houʔ⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hoh⁷
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: heo̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔʔ⁴/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: huoh⁷
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huoʔ⁴/
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: heh⁷
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: he̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛʔ⁴/
Note:
• hoh7/huoh7 - vernacular;
• heh7 - literary.
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hut
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /hut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ha̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ha̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hat
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hat̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he̍k
    • Tâi-lô: hi̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hek
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: hia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiak̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Yongchun, Nan'an, Hui'an)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he̍rt
    • Tâi-lô: he̍rt
    • IPA (Yongchun): /hət̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Nan'an, Hui'an): /hət̚²³/
Note:
• hu̍t - vernacular (“seed; core”);
• ha̍t - vernacular (“swelling in the lymph glands”);
• he̍k/hia̍k/he̍rt - literary.
• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêg⁴ / hug⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hek / hu̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hek̚²/, /huk̚⁴/
Note: hug8 - “seed”.
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸gheq; ⁸ngeq; ⁸weq
    • MiniDict: gheh^入; ngeh^入; weh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hheq; ⁵ngeq; ⁵hhueq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦəʔ¹²/, /ŋəʔ¹²/, /ɦuəʔ¹²/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 核
Mandarin	Beijing	/xɤ³⁵/
	Harbin	/xɤ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/xɤ⁴⁵/ ～算 /xu⁴⁵/ 棗～兒
	Jinan	/xə⁴²/
	Qingdao	/xɛ⁴²/ ～心 /xuə⁴²/ ～桃
	Zhengzhou	/xai⁴²/
	Xi'an	/xai²¹/ ～算 /xu²⁴/ 桃～儿
	Xining	/xɛ⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xa¹³/ ～算 /xɛ¹³/ ～算 /xə¹³/ ～算 /xɯ¹³/ ～桃
	Lanzhou	/xə⁵³/ /xu⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/xɤ⁵¹/ /xu⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/xɤ²¹³/
	Chengdu	/xe³¹/
	Guiyang	/xɛ²¹/
	Kunming	/xə³¹/
	Nanjing	/xəʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/xɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xəʔ²/ ～算 /kəʔ⁵⁴/ ～桃
	Pingyao	/kʌʔ⁵³/ ～桃 /kʰʌʔ¹³/ 審～
	Hohhot	/xaʔ⁴³/ ～算 /xu³¹/ 棗～子
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦəʔ¹/ /ŋəʔ¹/ /ɦuəʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/ŋəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦɑʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/jy²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/xɛʔ²¹/ ～對 /xɛ²²/ 山～桃
	Tunxi	/xə¹¹/ /uən²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/xə²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/hæ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/hɛʔ²/
Hakka	Meixian	/hak̚⁵/
	Taoyuan	/het̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/hɐt̚²/ ～對 /wɐt̚²/ 桃～
	Nanning	/wɐt̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/hɐt̚²/ ～對 /wɐt̚²/ 桃～
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hik̚⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/houʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xo⁴⁴/ 名 /xɛ²⁴/ 動
	Shantou (Teochew)	/hek̚²/ /huk̚⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hut̚⁵/

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• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤ<r>ək/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡuːd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	核
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	hé
Middle Chinese	‹ hɛk ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]ˁ<r>ək/
English	kernel fruit; scrutinize
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	核
Reading #	1/2
No.	4334
Phonetic component	骨
Rime group	物
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	搰
Old Chinese	/*ɡuːd/
Notes	𣝗字訓讀

Definitions

核

1. seed; pit; stone; kernel; core; nut (Classifier: 粒 c)

   𦧲核 [Cantonese]  ―  loe¹ wat⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to spit out seeds

2. (computing) -core

   See also: 核心

   4核  ―  sì-hé  ―  quad-core

3. (physics, chemistry, biology) nucleus
4. (physics) nuclear
5. (mathematics, algebra, linear algebra) kernel
6. (Hokkien) swelling in the lymph glands (lymphatic hard lumps due to inflammation, etc.)
7. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small formed lump
8. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Classifier for fruits with a pit inside.

Synonyms

• (seed): (Sichuan) 核核兒／核核儿

Pronunciation 2

simp. and trad.		核
alternative forms		覈

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): hé (he²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): he²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): het

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hêd⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hug⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hé
    • Wade–Giles: ho²
    • Yale: hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
    • Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: he²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xe
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɛ²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hat⁶
    • Yale: haht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: het
    • Hakka Romanization System: hed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /het̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hɛt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: hu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hut
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hut̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hut̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hut̚¹²¹/

Note: “to examine”.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hug⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hu̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huk̚⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 核
Mandarin	Beijing	/xɤ³⁵/
	Harbin	/xɤ²⁴/
	Tianjin	/xɤ⁴⁵/ ～算 /xu⁴⁵/ 棗～兒
	Jinan	/xə⁴²/
	Qingdao	/xɛ⁴²/ ～心 /xuə⁴²/ ～桃
	Zhengzhou	/xai⁴²/
	Xi'an	/xai²¹/ ～算 /xu²⁴/ 桃～儿
	Xining	/xɛ⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xa¹³/ ～算 /xɛ¹³/ ～算 /xə¹³/ ～算 /xɯ¹³/ ～桃
	Lanzhou	/xə⁵³/ /xu⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/xɤ⁵¹/ /xu⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/xɤ²¹³/
	Chengdu	/xe³¹/
	Guiyang	/xɛ²¹/
	Kunming	/xə³¹/
	Nanjing	/xəʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/xɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xəʔ²/ ～算 /kəʔ⁵⁴/ ～桃
	Pingyao	/kʌʔ⁵³/ ～桃 /kʰʌʔ¹³/ 審～
	Hohhot	/xaʔ⁴³/ ～算 /xu³¹/ 棗～子
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦəʔ¹/ /ŋəʔ¹/ /ɦuəʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/ŋəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦɑʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/jy²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/xɛʔ²¹/ ～對 /xɛ²²/ 山～桃
	Tunxi	/xə¹¹/ /uən²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/xə²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/hæ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/hɛʔ²/
Hakka	Meixian	/hak̚⁵/
	Taoyuan	/het̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/hɐt̚²/ ～對 /wɐt̚²/ 桃～
	Nanning	/wɐt̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/hɐt̚²/ ～對 /wɐt̚²/ 桃～
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/hik̚⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/houʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xo⁴⁴/ 名 /xɛ²⁴/ 動
	Shantou (Teochew)	/hek̚²/ /huk̚⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/hut̚⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: heak

Rime
Character	核
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	麥 (119)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	下革切
Baxter	heak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠɛk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚæk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɐk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/ɣɛk̚/
Wang Li	/ɣæk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣæk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hak6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤ<r>ək/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡrɯːɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	核
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	hé
Middle Chinese	‹ hɛk ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]ˁ<r>ək/
English	kernel fruit; scrutinize
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	核
Reading #	2/2
No.	4843
Phonetic component	亥
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	覈
Old Chinese	/*ɡrɯːɡ/

Definitions

核

1. to examine; to check; to verify
2. rigorous; detailed; reliable

Usage notes

• In mainland China, 覈 (hé) is considered a variant form (異體字／异体字) of 核 that is simplified to 核.

Compounds

• 內核 / 内核 (nèihé)
• 剋核 / 克核
• 卵核
• 原子核 (yuánzǐhé)
• 反核 (fǎnhé)
• 地下核爆
• 地下核試 / 地下核试
• 基底核 (jīdǐhé)
• 察核
• 審核 / 审核 (shěnhé)
• 山核桃
• 杏核兒 / 杏核儿
• 果核
• 查核 (cháhé)
• 核仁 (hérén)
• 核備 / 核备
• 核傘 / 核伞
• 核准 (hézhǔn)
• 核分裂 (héfēnliè)
• 核力 (hélì)
• 核化學 / 核化学 (héhuàxué)
• 核半徑 / 核半径
• 核反應 / 核反应 (héfǎnyìng)
• 核反應器 / 核反应器
• 核可 (hékě)
• 核四
• 核型 (héxíng)
• 核塵 / 核尘
• 核子 (hézǐ)
• 核子作用
• 核子分裂
• 核子力
• 核子反應 / 核子反应
• 核子戰爭 / 核子战争 (hézǐ zhànzhēng)
• 核子戰略 / 核子战略
• 核子武器 (hézǐ wǔqì)
• 核子燃料
• 核子能
• 核子試爆 / 核子试爆
• 核子試驗 / 核子试验
• 核子醫學 / 核子医学
• 核子防護 / 核子防护
• 核定 (hédìng)
• 核實 / 核实 (héshí)
• 核對 / 核对 (héduì)
• 核廢料 / 核废料 (héfèiliào)
• 核彈頭 / 核弹头 (hédàntóu)
• 核心 (héxīn)
• 核心分子
• 核心區 / 核心区
• 核心家庭 (héxīn jiātíng)
• 核批
• 核果 (héguǒ)
• 核查 (héchá)
• 核桃
• 桃核雕
• 核武器 (héwǔqì)
• 核汙染 / 核污染
• 核派
• 核減 / 核减 (héjiǎn)
• 核潛艇 / 核潜艇 (héqiántǐng)
• 核燃料 (héránliào)
• 核爆 (hébào)
• 核物理學 / 核物理学 (héwùlǐxué)
• 核發 / 核发
• 核磁共振 (hécí gòngzhèn)
• 核示
• 核算 (hésuàn)
• 核糖核酸 (hétánghésuān)
• 核糖體 / 核糖体 (hétángtǐ)
• 核能 (hénéng)
• 核能廢料 / 核能废料
• 核能潛艇 / 核能潜艇
• 核能發電 / 核能发电
• 核能電廠 / 核能电厂
• 核膜 (hémó)
• 核苷 (hégān)
• 核苷酸 (hégānsuān)
• 核蛋白 (hédànbái)
• 核融合 (hérónghé)
• 核裝置 / 核装置
• 核覆
• 核計 / 核计 (héjì)
• 核辦 / 核办
• 核酸 (hésuān)
• 核銷 / 核销
• 核閱 / 核阅
• 核電 / 核电 (hédiàn)
• 核電廠 / 核电厂 (hédiànchǎng)
• 核黃疸 / 核黄疸
• 核黃素 / 核黄素 (héhuángsù)
• 棗核臉 / 枣核脸
• 殽核 / 淆核
• 海核 (Hǎihé)
• 無核 / 无核
• 煤核
• 熱核反應 / 热核反应
• 痔核
• 稽核 (jīhé)
• 簡核 / 简核
• 精核 (jīnghé)
• 細胞核 / 细胞核 (xìbāohé)
• 統核 / 统核
• 結核 / 结核 (jiéhé)
• 結核病 / 结核病 (jiéhébìng)
• 結核菌 / 结核菌
• 經濟核算 / 经济核算 (jīngjì hésuàn)
• 綜核 / 综核
• 綜核名實 / 综核名实
• 考核 (kǎohé)
• 肺結核 / 肺结核 (fèijiéhé)
• 腎結核 / 肾结核
• 腸結核 / 肠结核
• 菌核
• 複核 / 复核 (fùhé)
• 覆核 (fùhé)
• 賣李鑽核 / 卖李钻核
• 鑒核 / 鉴核 (jiànhé)
• 鑒核備查 / 鉴核备查
• 陰核 / 阴核 (yīnhé)
• 雙核都市 / 双核都市
• 非核武區 / 非核武区
• 骨結核 / 骨结核
• 麻核桃

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		核

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāi (gai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gai
    • Wade–Giles: kai¹
    • Yale: gāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gai
    • Palladius: гай (gaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

核

1. a kind of tree
2. alternative form of 荄 (gāi)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		核

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kài (kai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kài
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kài
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai⁴
    • Yale: kài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kay
    • Palladius: кай (kaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

核

1. eaves of a house

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01911
• “核”, 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–