呣

呣 U+5463, 呣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5463 ← 呢 [U+5462] CJK Unified Ideographs 呤 → [U+5464]

Translingual

Han character

呣 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口田卜戈 (RWYI), four-corner 6705₀, composition ⿰口母)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 28
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3433
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 610, character 8
• Unihan data for U+5463

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ḿ (m²)

  (Zhuyin): ㆬˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ḿ
    • Zhuyin: ㆬˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ḿ
    • Wade–Giles: m²
    • Yale: ḿ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m2
    • Palladius: м (m)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: m²
    • Yale: ḿ
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m²
    • Guangdong Romanization: m²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩³⁵/

Definitions

呣

1. Expressing a question: huh?

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): m̀ (m⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㆬˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: m̀
    • Zhuyin: ㆬˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: m̀
    • Wade–Giles: m⁴
    • Yale: m̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m4
    • Palladius: м (m)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: m⁶
    • Yale: mh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: m⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: m⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²²/

Definitions

呣

1. Expressing agreement or response: okay!

   呣，收到了！  ―  M̀, shōudào le!  ―  Okay, got it!

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móu (mou²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móu
    • Wade–Giles: mou²
    • Yale: móu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mou
    • Palladius: моу (mou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

呣

1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull: moo

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̄

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄
    • Tâi-lô: m̄
    • Phofsit Daibuun: m
    • IPA (Xiamen): /m̩²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³/

Definitions

呣

1. (Southern Min) Alternative form of 毋 (m̄, “not”)

   • 呣免驚耶穌在此　呣免驚耶穌知影 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     呣免惊耶稣在此　呣免惊耶稣知影 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 天韻合唱團 (Heavenly Melody) (lyrics 陳基甸), 呣免驚耶穌在此

     m̄-bián kiaⁿ Ia-so͘ tī chia, m̄-bián kiaⁿ Ia-so͘ chai-iáⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Do not fear, Jesus is here; do not fear, Jesus knows.

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): móu (mou²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: móu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: móu
    • Wade–Giles: mou²
    • Yale: móu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mou
    • Palladius: моу (mou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: muw

Rime
Character	呣
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	亡侯切
Baxter	muw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/məu/
Pan Wuyun	/məu/
Shao Rongfen	/məu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/məw/
Li Rong	/mu/
Wang Li	/məu/
Bernard Karlgren	/mə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	móu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呣
Reading #	1/1
No.	9286
Phonetic component	母
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	呣
Old Chinese	/*mɯ/
Notes	集韻同謀

Definitions

呣

1. Alternative form of 謀／谋 (móu, “to think through”)

Japanese

Kanji

呣

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ぼう (bō)