Character: 合
Modern (Beijing) reading: hé
Preclassic Old Chinese: gǝ̄p
Classic Old Chinese: gǝ̄p
Western Han Chinese: gǝ̄p
Eastern Han Chinese: gǝ̄p
Early Postclassic Chinese: gǝ̄p
Middle Postclassic Chinese: gǝ̄p
Late Postclassic Chinese: gǝ̄p
Middle Chinese: ɣʌp
English meaning : be together, joined, harmonious; to put together, match
Comments: Also read *kǝ̄p, MC kʌp (FQ 古沓), Pek. gé id. The meaning 'to close' (as in hé-kou 合口 'close the mouth') is also archaic and probably reflected in Viet. colloquial cụp (the literary Sino-Viet. reading is họ'p). Cf. other Viet. colloquial readings (possibly from the same source - but cf. also PAA *gap 'join' which may be ultimately related): góp 'to collect, contribute, concentrate)' (but for the latter cf. also 給 *kǝp q.v.), hạp 'to suit, to agree', họp 'to meet, gather, assemble'. For OC *g- cf. Xiamen kaʔ8.
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0675 a-d
Go-on: gofu
Kan-on: kafu
Japanese reading: gō;au;awasu;awaseru
Vietnamese reading: cụp
