囗

See also: 圍, 國, and 口 (kǒu)

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Large seal script	Small seal script

Han character

囗 (radical 31 囗+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 月一 (BM), XX月一 (XXBM), four-corner 6000₀)

1. erect, proud
2. upright
3. bald
4. used as a shorthand for some other characters, including 圍 and 國

Usage notes

This character (囗) is used for enclosures; if a square is used within a character, then the character is instead 口.

References

• KangXi: page 216, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4675
• Dae Jaweon: page 439, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 710, character 8
• Unihan data for U+56D7

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Cantonese

Hanzi

囗 (Jyutping wai4, Yale wai4)

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Hakka

Hanzi

囗 (POJ vûi, Guangdong vi², vwi² [Meixian], wui² [Hailu], wi² [Siyan], vui² [Kwangtung], Hagfa Pinyim vi2)

References

• CCDICT (Chineselanguage.org)
• Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
• Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.

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Japanese

Kanji

囗

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

• On: い (i), こく (koku)
• Kun: かこむ (kakomu), くに (kuni)

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Korean

Hanja

囗 (guk, wi) (hangeul 국, 위, revised guk, wi, McCune-Reischauer kuk, wi, Yale kwuk, wi)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

囗 (Pinyin wéi (wei2), guó (guo2), Wade-Giles wei²)

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Min Nan

Hanzi

囗 (TLPA ûi (ui⁵), kok (kok⁴), Guangdong ui², gok⁷)

References

• VoiceDic (汉语方言发音字典)

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Vietnamese

Han character

囗 (vi)

References

• Nom Foundation