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. 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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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		囗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéi, guó (wei², guo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ, ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): vûi
• 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
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vûi
    • IPA (Siyen, including Miaoli): /vu̯i²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi / kok
    • Tâi-lô: uî / kok
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²³/, /kɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³/, /kɔk̚³²/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (囗, reconstructed)
Character (囗), Pronunciation 1/1
Initial: 云 (35) Final: 微 Division: III			Openness: Closed Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 雨非切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ɦʉi/	/we̯i/	/ɣiuəi/	/ɦʷɨi/	/ɦuj/	/ɣĭwəi/	/ɣiuəi/

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

Definitions

囗

1. enclosure
2. Kangxi radical 31

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