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落 U+843D, 落
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-843D
← 萼
[U+843C]
CJK Unified Ideographs 萾 →
[U+843E]

落 U+F918, 落
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F918
← 珞
[U+F917]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs 酪 →
[U+F919]

Translingual

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Stroke order
Simplified Chinese and Japanese

Han character

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落 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 13 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 12 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, Cangjie input 廿水竹口 (TEHR), four-corner 44164, composition ⿱艹洛)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1043, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31362
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1503, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3255, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+843D

Chinese

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trad. 落
simp. # 落

Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡ·raːɡ): semantic 艹 + phonetic 洛 (OC *ɡ·raːɡ).

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *klaʔ (“to fall”) (STEDT under PTB *(k/g)la-k/y/t, Schuessler, 2007):

within Sinitic, cognate to 露 (OC *ɡ·raːɡs) "dew", 下 (OC *ɡraːʔ, *ɡraːs, “down, below, to descend, to fall down”) , 陊 (OC *l'aːlʔ, *l'alʔ) "to collapse" and 阤 (OC *l'alʔ, *hljalʔ) "hillside, slope";
outside of Sinitic, cognate to Mizo tla ~ tlâk (“to fall”) and thla ~ thlâk (“to drop”), Burmese ကျ (kya., “to fall”) and ချ (hkya., “to drop”).

Schuessler attributes OC *r-, instead of expected **l-, to possible Austroasiatic influence: compare Khmer [script needed] (gra'ka, “be low, debased”) < [script needed] (-ra'ka, “to fall, below, cover from above”). However, Matisoff (2003) identifies several ST etyma which display TB *(C‑)l- vs. OC *(C‑)r‑ correspondence (e.g. *l(j)a(k/ŋ) (“good, beautiful”) → 良 (OC *raŋ), *g/m-liŋ (“neck”) → 領 (OC *reŋʔ), etc.) and TB *(C‑)r- vs. OC *(C‑)l‑ (e.g. *g-rjum (“salt”) → 鹽 (OC *ɡ·lam)); so irregularities in correspondence do not necessarily indicate foreign influences.

Contemporary southern usage possibly reinforced by a Kra-Dai term. The term has been associated with Zhuang loengx (“to fall”).

Zhengzhang suggested that Pronunciation 2 was a result of loss of final consonant of the retained Old Chinese Pronunciation 1.

Pronunciation 1

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Note:
  • luò - "drop, fall, settle";
  • lào - "go down";
  • luō - only used in 大大落落 (Mainland standard).
Note:
  • lueh4 - literary;
  • luah4, lau3 - vernacular.
Note:
  • lorh7 - literary;
  • lo7 - vernacular;
  • lao4 - vernacular.
Note:
  • lo̍k - literary;
  • lo̍h - colloquial (“to fall; to go down; to lower; to finish; to write down; to add; to issue; to rain or snow; down onto; classifier for a row of houses; to get along well; to go to somewhere inferior; to fell; to divide into; classifier for events”);
  • làu - colloquial (“to fall; to drop (Xiamen, Zhangzhou); to leave behind; to fade (Xiamen, Zhangzhou); to omit; to disassemble; to leak; to lose (Zhangzhou); to have diarrhea; to coax out of somebody; to unload; to show off one's skills; to gather to help; loose; to blow; to space out”);
  • lak - colloquial (“to fall; to fall behind (Taiwan); to fade (Taiwan, Singapore); to omit; to fall off; to lose”);
  • lauh - colloquial (“used in 舊落落 and 舊落咆”);
  • lō͘ - colloquial (“used in 落尾 and 落災”);
  • la̍uh/nia̍uh - possibly unrelated, used in compounds such as 交落.
Note: lo2 - used in 落囝.
Note: 8laoq (Jiading) - old-style.

Rime
Character 落
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 鐸 (103)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 盧各切
Baxter lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lak̚/
Li
Rong
/lɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/lɑk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/lɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luò
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lok6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 落
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
luò
Middle
Chinese
‹ lak ›
Old
Chinese
/*kə.rˁak/
English fall (v.)

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 落
Reading # 1/1
No. 3880
Phonetic
component
各
Rime
group
鐸
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
落
Old
Chinese
/*ɡ·raːɡ/

Definitions

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落

  1. to fall; to drop
    落淚/落泪  ―  luòlèi  ―  to shed tears
    隕石為什麼總是落在隕石坑裡? [MSC, trad.]
    陨石为什么总是落在陨石坑里? [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔnshí wèishénme zǒngshì luò zài yǔnshíkēng lǐ? [Pinyin]
    Why do meteors always fall right into craters? (a joke question)
    落水  ―  luòshuǐ  ―  to fall into the water
  2. (intransitive) (to go to a lower place)
    1. to go down; to descend; to set
      日落  ―  rìluò  ―  sunset
      潮水落了。  ―  Cháoshuǐ luò le.  ―  The tide is low.
      鳥兒落在樹枝上。 [MSC, trad.]
      鸟儿落在树枝上。 [MSC, simp.]
      Niǎo'ér luò zài shùzhī shàng. [Pinyin]
      The bird lands on the branch
      1. (Cantonese, Southern Min) to go down; to descend (of a person, animal, etc.)
        落樓梯/落楼梯 [Cantonese]  ―  lok6 lau4 tai1 [Jyutping]  ―  to go down the stairs
        我落一落樓下。 [Cantonese, trad.]
        我落一落楼下。 [Cantonese, simp.]
        ngo5 lok6 jat1 lok6 lau4 haa6. [Jyutping]
        I will go downstairs for a while.
    2. to decline; to sink; to come down
      衰落  ―  shuāiluò  ―  to decline; to go downhill
      家道中落  ―  jiādàozhōngluò  ―  the family fortunes has declined
      落到這步田地/落到这步田地  ―  luò dào zhè bù tiándì  ―  to come down to such a plight
    3. to fall onto; to rest with (of responsibility, power, position, etc.)
      大權旁落/大权旁落  ―  dàquánpángluò  ―  power has fallen into the hands of others
      這個任務落到了我身上。 [MSC, trad.]
      这个任务落到了我身上。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zhège rènwù luò dào le wǒ shēnshàng. [Pinyin]
      This task falls onto our shoulders.
    4. (Cantonese, Southern Min, Wu) to get off; to alight; to exit; to disembark (a vehicle)
      落船 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  lok6 syun4 [Jyutping]  ―  to disembark from a boat
      落車/落车 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  lok6 ce1 [Jyutping]  ―  to alight; to exit a car
      落車/落车 [Hokkien]  ―  lo̍h-chhia [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to alight; to exit a car
    5. (Cantonese, Eastern Min, Southern Min, dialectal Wu) to finish; to complete (class or work)
      落課/落课  ―  lo̍hkè  ―  to finish class
    6. (Cantonese) to go to a more lively and bustling area (especially downtown)
    7. (Cantonese, Eastern Min, Mainland China Hokkien) to go to somewhere inferior or subordinate
      落鄉/落乡 [Hokkien]  ―  lo̍h-hiuⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to go to the countryside
    8. (Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew) down [onto; to]
      打落地下度 [Cantonese]  ―  daa2 lok6 dei6 haa6-2 dou6 [Jyutping]  ―  to hit something and cause it to fall to the ground
  3. (transitive) (to move something to a lower place)
    1. to lower; to let fall; to let down
      我把簾子落下來。 [MSC, trad.]
      我把帘子落下来。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ bǎ liánzi luò xiàlái. [Pinyin]
      I lowered the blinds.
      落價/落价 [Hokkien]  ―  lo̍h-kè [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to fall in price
    2. (literary) to write down (with a pen)
    3. (Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Min, Southern Pinghua, Wu, Xiang) to fall down; to rain or snow
      啲雨一滴都未落佢已經喺度攞住把遮行。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      啲雨一滴都未落佢已经喺度𫽋住把遮行。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      di1 jyu5 jat1 dik1 dou1 mei6 lok6 keoi5 ji5 ging1 hai2 dou6 lo2 zyu6 baa2 ze1 haang4. [Jyutping]
      He had already started to carry an umbrella before the rain even began to fall.
    4. (Cantonese, Southern Min) to add; to put in (into food, a mixture, etc.)
      落味精 [Cantonese]  ―  lok6 mei6 zing1 [Jyutping]  ―  to add MSG
      落石屎 [Cantonese]  ―  lok6 sek6 si2 [Jyutping]  ―  to pour concrete
    5. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to give or issue something to an inferior person
      落旨 [Cantonese]  ―  lok6 zi2 [Jyutping]  ―  to issue a decree
      落叉廚/落叉厨 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  lok6 caa1 cyu4 [Jyutping]  ―  to issue a charge
      落公文 [Hokkien]  ―  lo̍h kong-bûn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to issue an official document
    6. (Cantonese) to get into or to have put on something
      肥到著唔落條褲 [Cantonese, trad.]
      肥到著唔落条裤 [Cantonese, simp.]
      fei4 dou3 zoek3 m4 lok6 tiu4 fu3 [Jyutping]
      too fat to put on the pair of pants
    7. (Cantonese) to abort (a fetus)
      你咁狠心落咗佢。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
      nei5 gam3 han2 sam1 lok6 zo2 keoi5. [Jyutping]
      How cruel of you to abort it.
    8. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to fell; to lop; to cut down; to hew (trees)
  4. (Cantonese) added after a verb to express a reassessment after doing or experiencing something for a certain period of time
    佢睇落幾靚仔。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢睇落几靓仔。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 tai2 lok6 gei2 leng3 zai2. [Jyutping]
    He seems to be quite handsome.
    做落先知原來咁難。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    做落先知原来咁难。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zou6 lok6 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 gam3 naan4. [Jyutping]
    Only after doing it for a while do you realize how difficult it is.
  5. to stop; to cease
    落腳/落脚  ―  luòjiǎo  ―  to stop over; to put up
    話音未落/话音未落  ―  huàyīn wèi luò  ―  before one has finished speaking
  6. to lag behind; to fall behind
    落選/落选  ―  luòxuǎn  ―  to lose an election
    落伍  ―  luòwǔ  ―  to be behind the times
  7. to leave behind; to stay behind
    不落痕跡/不落痕迹  ―  bùluòhénjì  ―  to leave no trace
  8. place where one stays; whereabouts
    下落  ―  xiàluò  ―  whereabouts
  9. settlement; place to gather together
    村落  ―  cūnluò  ―  village
  10. small area; short part
    段落  ―  duànluò  ―  paragraph
  11. to get; to receive; to have
    落不是  ―  làobùshi  ―  to get blamed
    落褒貶/落褒贬  ―  làobāobiǎn  ―  to receive praise and criticism
    落埋怨  ―  làomáiyuàn  ―  to take the blame
  12. (Eastern Min) Classifier for residences.
  13. (Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to fade (of color)
  14. (Hokkien) Classifier for a row of houses.
  15. (Hokkien) to omit; to leave out
  16. (Hokkien) to disassemble; to dismantle
  17. (Hokkien) to have diarrhea
  18. (Hokkien) to leak (of water or gas)
  19. (Hokkien) to coax out of somebody; to trick somebody into telling (of a secret, information, the truth, etc.)
  20. (Hokkien) to fall off; to drop off (from somewhere)
  21. (Hokkien) to lose; to misplace
  22. (Mainland China Hokkien) to get along well
  23. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) loose; about to fall off (often reduplicated)
  24. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Classifier for events, deals, etc..
  25. (Xiamen Hokkien) to divide into; to split up into
  26. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to unload (cargo, etc.)
  27. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to show off one's skills in speaking (a certain language)
  28. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to gather (one's own men) to help (used to gather a crowd for a fight)
  29. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shake a container to let something fall out
  30. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, of wind) to blow
  31. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to space out; to leave distances in between
  32. a surname

Synonyms
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  • (to omit):
  • (to leak): 洩/泄 (xiè)
  • (to coax out of somebody): 套 (tào); (Hokkien) 擢 (tioh)
  • (classifier for events): 樁/桩 (zhuāng)
  • (to blow): 颳/刮 (guā)
See also
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  • 加 (jiā, “to add”)
  • 掉 (diào)
Descendants
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  • → Ai-Cham: lau⁵
  • → Thai: โละ (ló) (via Teochew loh8)
  • → Vietnamese: lạc
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2

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trad. 落
simp. # 落
alternative forms 拉
賴/赖 Cantonese

Note:
  • lo̍k - literary;
  • lak - vernacular.

Rime
Character 落
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 鐸 (103)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 盧各切
Baxter lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/lɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lak̚/
Li
Rong
/lɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/lɑk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/lɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luò
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lok6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 落
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
luò
Middle
Chinese
‹ lak ›
Old
Chinese
/*kə.rˁak/
English fall (v.)

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 落
Reading # 1/1
No. 3880
Phonetic
component
各
Rime
group
鐸
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
落
Old
Chinese
/*ɡ·raːɡ/

Definitions

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落

  1. (colloquial) to leave out; to be missing; to omit
  2. (colloquial) to leave behind; to forget to bring
    我把鑰匙落家裡了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我把钥匙落家里了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bǎ yàoshi là jiālǐ le. [Pinyin]
    I left my key(s) at home.
    佢又試賴低個女自己一個喺屋企。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢又试赖低个女自己一个喺屋企。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 jau6 si3 laai6 dai1 go3 neoi5-2 zi6 gei2 jat1 go3 hai2 uk1 kei2. [Jyutping]
    He has once again left his daughter behind at home alone by herself.
  3. (colloquial) to fall behind; to lag behind

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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落

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

  1. to fall
  2. to leave behind
  3. to drop
  4. to come down

Readings

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Compounds

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See also

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 落 (MC lak). Recorded as Middle Korean 락〮 (lák) (Yale: lak) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

落 (eumhun 떨어질 락 (tteoreojil rak) or (word-initial) 낙 (nak))

  1. hanja form? of 락/낙 (“fall”)

Compounds

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References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [2]

Tày

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Han character

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落 (transliteration needed)

  1. Nôm form of lảc.

References

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  • Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎[3] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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落: Hán Việt readings: lạc[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
落: Nôm readings: lác[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], rác[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], rạc[1][2][3][4][7], nhác[1][2][4], lạc[3][5][7], dạc[1][2], lát[3][4], xạc[3][4], lắc[1], rặc[1]

  1. chữ Hán form of lạc (“to go stray; to lose”)
  2. chữ Nôm form of lác
    1. sedge (family Cyperaceae)
    2. used in lác đác (“scattered; dispersed; spattered”)
  3. chữ Nôm form of lắc (“to shake; to wag; to bump”)
  4. chữ Nôm form of nhác (“(archaic or literary) to catch sight of”)
  5. chữ Nôm form of rác (“(obsolete) short, scattered straws and stalks”)
  6. chữ Nôm form of rặc (“(of the tide) low; ebb”)

References

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