萎

See also: 荽

Translingual

Han character

萎 (radical 140 艸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹木女 (THDV), four-corner 4440₄, composition ⿱艹委)

1. wither, wilt

References

• KangXi: page 1041, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31269
• Dae Jaweon: page 1500, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3235, character 5
• Unihan data for U+840E

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		萎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēi, wěi (wei¹, wei³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ, ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹, wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: wēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ
    • Wade-Giles: wei¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uei
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: wěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
    • Wade-Giles: wei³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai¹, wai²
    • Yale: wāi, wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹, wai²
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵/, /wɐi̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (萎, reconstructed)
Character (萎), Pronunciation 1/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 支 Division: III			Openness: Closed Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 於爲切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔiuᴇ/	/ʔwie̯/	/ʔiue/	/ʔʷiɛ/	/ʔwiə̆/	/ǐwe/	/ʔjuɛ/
Character (萎), Pronunciation 2/2
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 支 Division: III			Openness: Closed Tone: Departing (H)			Fanqie: 於僞切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔiuᴇH/	/ʔwie̯H/	/ʔiueH/	/ʔʷiɛH/	/ʔwiə̆H/	/ǐweH/	/ʔjuɛH/

Old Chinese pronunciation (萎, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
萎					12896					委					歌					3					逶					/*qrol/					說文作歹委
萎					12907					委					歌					3					餧					/*qrols/					後作餧今作喂

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Japanese

Kanji

萎

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

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Readings

• On: い (i)
• Kun: なえる (naeru)

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Korean

Hanja

萎 (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune-Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

萎 (nuy, uỳ)

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