勅

See also: 敕

勅 U+52C5, 勅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-52C5 ← 勄 [U+52C4] CJK Unified Ideographs 勆 → [U+52C6]

Translingual

Han character

勅 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+7, 9 strokes, Cangjie input 木中大尸 (DLKS), composition ⿰束力)

1. imperial decree
2. Taoist magic

Derived characters

• 𫽘, 𬈆, 鶒, 𫛶, 𪬈, 𠢦, 𪃠

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 147, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2354
• Dae Jaweon: page 332, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 371, character 2
• Unihan data for U+52C5

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
敕	*tʰɯɡ
勅	*tʰɯɡ
鷘	*tʰɯɡ
慗	*tʰɯɡ
遫	*tʰɯɡ

Corrupted from 敕 (chì).

Etymology

For pronunciation and definitions of 勅 – see 敕 (“to admonish; to command; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 敕).

Compounds

• 修勅
• 刀勅
• 制勅
• 口勅
• 奉勅
• 宣勅
• 戒勅
• 手勅
• 毖勅
• 玉勅
• 甲勅
• 申勅
• 符勅
• 誥勅 / 诰勅
• 誡勅 / 诫勅
• 謹勅 / 谨勅
• 跋勅
• 墨勅

References

• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “勅”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B01471-002

Japanese

Shinjitai	勅
Kyūjitai	敕

Glyph origin

The original character is 敕, expressing the idea of “to admonish” or “to discipline”; see that entry's Chinese section for more. The modern commonly used character is a popular variant.

Kanji

勅

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 敕)

Readings

• Go-on: ちき (chiki)
• Kan-on: ちょく (choku, Jōyō)^{←ちよく (tyoku, historical)}
• Kun: みことのり (mikotonori, 勅)、いましめる (imashimeru, 勅める)

Compounds

• 勅(ちょっ)許(きょ) (chokkyo)
• 勅(ちょく)旨(し) (chokushi)
• 勅(ちょく)使(し) (chokushi)
• 勅(ちょく)撰(せん) (chokusen)
• 勅(ちょく)命(めい) (chokumei)
• 勅(ちょく)令(めい) (chokumei)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
勅
ちょく Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
敕

From Middle Chinese 敕 (MC trhik).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょく [chóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

勅(ちょく) • (choku) 

1. imperial edict

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
勅
みことのり Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 勅 – see the following entry.

【詔みことのり】S [noun] imperial edict

(This term, 勅, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “^△勅”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 勅 (MC trhik).

Historical readings
Dongguk Jeongun reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	Recorded as Middle Korean 틱〮 (Yale: thík) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527	틱〮셔〮 틱〮	Recorded as Middle Korean 틱〮 (thík) (Yale: thík) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [칙]

Hanja

勅 (eumhun 조서(詔書) 칙 (joseo chik))

1. hanja form^? of 칙 (“imperial edict”)

Compounds

• 내칙 (內勅, naechik)
• 칙권 (勅勸, chikgwon)
• 칙령 (勅令, chingnyeong)
• 칙명 (勅命, chingmyeong)
• 칙서 (勅書, chikseo)
• 칙임 (勅任, chigim)
• 칙지 (勅旨, chikji)
• 하칙 (下勅, hachik)

References

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