䔽

䔽 U+453D, 䔽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-453D ← 䔼 [U+453C] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 䔾 → [U+453E]

Translingual

Han character

䔽 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 18 strokes, composition ⿱艹渴)

1. to cover, to put a cover over something
2. small
3. low
4. weak
5. pure, clean, clear

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1058, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3296, character 3
• Unihan data for U+453D

Chinese

trad.		䔽
simp. #		䔽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ài (ai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ài
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴
    • Yale: ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ay
    • Palladius: ай (aj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jejH, 'ajH

Rime
Character	䔽	䔽
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	祭 (37)	泰 (25)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	於罽切	於蓋切
Baxter	'jejH	'ajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiᴇiH/	/ʔɑiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚiɛiH/	/ʔɑiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiæiH/	/ʔɑiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjiajH/	/ʔajH/
Li Rong	/ʔjɛiH/	/ʔɑiH/
Wang Li	/ĭɛiH/	/ɑiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ɛiH/	/ʔɑiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì	ài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jai3	oi3

Definitions

䔽

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