磑

See also: 硙

磑 U+78D1, 磑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-78D1 ← 磐 [U+78D0] CJK Unified Ideographs 磒 → [U+78D2]

Translingual

Han character

磑 (Kangxi radical 112, 石+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一口山一廿 (MRUMT), four-corner 1261₈, composition ⿰石豈)

1. stone mill
2. grind
3. break apart

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 834, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24402
• Dae Jaweon: page 1252, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2447, character 9
• Unihan data for U+78D1

Chinese

trad.		磑
simp.		硙
alternative forms		碨 dialectal Mandarin

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 磑
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
獃	*tŋɯː, *ŋɯː
剴	*kŋɯːl, *ŋɯːl
凱	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
愷	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
塏	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
鎧	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯːls
颽	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
暟	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ
闓	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯːls
豈	*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ, *ŋ̊ʰɯlʔ
隑	*ɡɯːls, *ŋɯːl
皚	*ŋɯːl
嵦	*ŋɡɯːl
敳	*ŋɯːl
磑	*ŋɯːl, *ŋuːl, *ŋuːls
螘	*ŋralʔ, *ŋɯlʔ
覬	*krɯls
溰	*ŋɯl
顗	*ŋɯlʔ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèi (wei⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴
    • Yale: wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngoi⁶
    • Yale: ngoih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâi
    • Tâi-lô: gâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gaai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /ɡai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡai¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngwojH

Rime
Character	磑
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五對切
Baxter	ngwojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuoiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋuɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋwəjH/
Li Rong	/ŋuᴀiH/
Wang Li	/ŋuɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋuɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngoi6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋuːls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	磑
Reading #	3/3
No.	10127
Phonetic component	豈
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	磑
Old Chinese	/*ŋuːls/

Definitions

磑

1. (literary or regional) grindstone; roller used to mill grains
2. (literary) to grind

Compounds

• 安碓磑／安碓硙
• 磑傘／硙伞

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ái, gāi (ai², gai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ, ㄍㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi¹, ngoi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ái
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ái
    • Wade–Giles: ai²
    • Yale: ái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: air
    • Palladius: ай (aj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, obsolete)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gai
    • Wade–Giles: kai¹
    • Yale: gāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gai
    • Palladius: гай (gaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi¹, ngoi⁴
    • Yale: gōi, ngòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi¹, ngoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi¹, ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /ŋɔːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ngwoj

Rime
Character	磑
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	五灰切
Baxter	ngwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuoi/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋuɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋwəj/
Li Rong	/ŋuᴀi/
Wang Li	/ŋuɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋuɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngoi4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋɯːl/, /*ŋuːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	磑	磑
Reading #	1/3	2/3
No.	10119	10126
Phonetic component	豈	豈
Rime group	微	微
Rime subdivision	1	2
Corresponding MC rime		鮠
Old Chinese	/*ŋɯːl/	/*ŋuːl/
Notes	見宋玉賦

Definitions

磑

1. Used in 磑磑／硙硙 (ái'ái).

Compounds

• 磑磑／硙硙 (ái'ái)

 

References

• “磑”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

磑

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. mortar
2. hand mill

Readings

• Go-on: げ (ge)
• Kan-on: がい (gai)
• Kun: うす (usu, 磑す)

Korean

Hanja

磑 • (ae) (hangeul 애, revised ae, McCune–Reischauer ae, Yale ay)

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Vietnamese

Han character

磑: Hán Nôm readings: ngại

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