囗

See also: 圍, 國, and 口 (kǒu)

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Historical forms of the character 囗
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) or XX月一 (XXBM), four-corner 6000₀)

1. used as a shorthand for some other characters, including 圍 and 國
2. Kangxi radical #31, ⼞ ‎(“enclosure”).

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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Chinese

simp. and trad.		囗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéi, guó (wei², guo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ, ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì
• Min Nan (POJ): ûi / kok

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: wéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
    • Wade-Giles: wei²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
    • IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: guó
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Wade-Giles: ko²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwo
    • IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴
    • Yale: wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì
    • Hakka Romanization System: viˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi²
    • IPA: /vi¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi / kok
    • Tâi-lô: uî / kok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uii, kog
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴/, /kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³/, /kɔk̚³²/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦʉi/▼

Rime
Character	囗
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	雨非切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuj/
Li Rong	/ɣiuəi/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/we̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	囗
Reading #	1/1
No.	12808
Phonetic component	囗
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	幃
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷɯl/

Definitions

囗

1. enclosure

References

• VoiceDic (汉语方言发音字典)

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Japanese

Kanji

囗

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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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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Vietnamese

Han character

囗 (vi)

1. erect, proud
2. upright
3. bald

References

• Nom Foundation