喂

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Han character 1.1.1 References 2 Cantonese 2.1 Hanzi 3 Japanese 3.1 Kanji 3.1.1 Readings 4 Mandarin 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Hanzi

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Han character

喂 (radical 30 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口田一女 (RWMV), four-corner 6603₂)

1. interjection to call attention
2. hello (when answering the telephone)

[edit] References

• KangXi: page 197, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3900
• Dae Jaweon: page 418, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 653, character 15
• Unihan data for U+5582

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[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

喂 (Yale wai3)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Kanji

喂

[edit] Readings

• On: き (ki), かい (kai)
• Kun: なげく (nageku)

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Hanzi

喂 (pinyin lǎ (la3), wèi (wei4), Wade-Giles la³, wei⁴)