尾

Translingual

Han character

尾 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹手山 (SHQU), four-corner 7721₄, composition ⿸尸毛)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 300, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7650
• Dae Jaweon: page 596, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 966, character 16
• Unihan data for U+5C3E

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		尾

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (尾) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
娓	*mrɯls, *mɯlʔ
尾	*mɯlʔ
浘	*mɯlʔ

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (“tail; penis”) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo mei (“tail”), Tibetan རྨེད (rmed, “tail; crupper of straddle”), Chepang मेः (meʔ, “tail”), Burmese အမြီး (a.mri:, “tail”).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 尾

1. tail (Classifier: 條／条 c; 支 mn)
2. end
3. last; final
4. Classifier for fish. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 尾巴 (“tail”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		尾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尾巴, 尾
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尾巴, 尾巴兒
	Taiwan	尾巴
	Langfang	尾巴
	Chifeng	尾巴
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	尾巴
	Harbin	尾巴
	Shenyang	尾巴
	Singapore	尾巴
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	尾巴
	Tangshan	尾巴
	Cangzhou	尾巴
	Baoding	尾巴
	Shijiazhuang	尾巴
	Jinan	尾巴
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	尾巴
Central Plains Mandarin	Daming	尾巴
	Wanrong	尾巴
	Zhengzhou	尾巴
	Xi'an	尾巴
	Xining	尾巴
	Xuzhou	尾巴
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	尾巴
	Lanzhou	尾巴
	Ürümqi	尾巴
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	尾巴兒
	Chongqing	尾巴根兒
	Wuhan	尾巴
	Guiyang	尾巴
	Kunming	尾巴
	Guilin	尾巴
	Liuzhou	尾巴
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	尾巴
	Yangzhou	尾巴, 尾子
	Nantong	尾巴
	Hefei	尾巴
Cantonese	Guangzhou	尾
	Hong Kong	尾
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	尾
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	尾
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	尾
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	尾
	Macau	尾
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	尾
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	尾
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	尾
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	尾
	Foshan	尾
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	尾
	Foshan (Shunde)	尾
	Foshan (Sanshui)	尾
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	尾巴
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	尾
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	尾
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	尾
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	尾
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	尾
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	尾
	Taishan	尾
	Kaiping (Chikan)	尾
	Enping (Niujiang)	尾
	Heshan (Yayao)	尾
	Dongguan	尾
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	尾
	Yangjiang	尾
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	尾
	Singapore (Guangfu)	尾
Gan	Nanchang	尾巴
	Lichuan	尾巴
	Pingxiang	尾巴
Hakka	Meixian	尾, 尾巴
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	尾
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	尾
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	尾
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	尾
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	尾巴
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	尾
	Wuhua (Changbu)	尾
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	尾
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	尾
	Wengyuan	尾
	Liannan	尾
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	尾巴, 尾
	Jiexi	尾
	Luhe	尾
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	尾
	Changting	尾巴
	Wuping (Yanqian)	尾巴
	Ninghua	尾巴
	Yudu	尾巴
	Ningdu	尾巴
	Tonggu (Sandu)	尾巴
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	尾巴
	Dayu	尾巴
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尾
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尾
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尾
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尾
	Hong Kong	尾
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	尾
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	尾巴
	Xinyi (Sihe)	尾
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	尾
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	尾
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	尾
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	尾
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	尾
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	尾
	Mengshan (Xihe)	尾巴
	Luchuan	尾
	Senai (Huiyang)	尾
Huizhou	Jixi	尾巴
	Shexian	尾巴
Jin	Taiyuan	尾巴
	Xinzhou	尾巴
	Linhe	尾巴
	Jining	尾巴
	Hohhot	尾巴
	Zhangjiakou	尾巴
	Handan	尾巴
Northern Min	Jian'ou	尾
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尾, 尾尾
Southern Min	Xiamen	尾, 尾溜
	Quanzhou	尾, 尾溜
	Zhangzhou	尾, 尾溜
	Kaohsiung	尾溜仔
	Yilan	尾溜
	Changhua (Lukang)	尾
	Taichung	尾
	Taichung (Wuqi)	尾溜
	Tainan	尾仔, 尾溜
	Taitung	尾
	Hsinchu	尾溜
	Penghu (Magong)	尾
	Penang (Hokkien)	尾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	尾, 尾溜
	Manila (Hokkien)	尾溜
	Chaozhou	尾
	Shantou	尾
	Jieyang	尾
	Bangkok (Teochew)	尾
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	尾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	尾
	Leizhou	尾
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	尾
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尾
Wu	Shanghai	尾巴
	Shanghai (Chongming)	尾巴
	Suzhou	尾巴
	Danyang	尾巴
	Ningbo	尾巴, 甩水 fishtail
	Wenzhou	尾巴, 尾巴兒
	Jinhua	尾巴兒
Xiang	Changsha	尾巴
	Shuangfeng	尾巴

Dialectal synonyms of 條 (“(classifier for fish)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		條, 尾
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	條
	Taiwan	條, 尾
	Ulanhot	條
	Tongliao	條
	Chifeng	條
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	條
	Malaysia	條
	Singapore	條
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	條
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	條
	Xi'an	條
Lanyin Mandarin	Bayanhot	條
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	條, 根
	Wuhan	條
	Guilin	條
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	條
	Yangzhou	條
	Hefei	條
Cantonese	Guangzhou	條, 蔸
	Hong Kong	條
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	條
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	條
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	條
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	條
	Macau	條
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	條
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	條
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	條
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	條
	Foshan	條
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	條
	Foshan (Shunde)	條
	Foshan (Sanshui)	條
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	條
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	條
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	條
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	條
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	條
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	條
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	條
	Taishan	條
	Kaiping (Chikan)	條
	Enping (Niujiang)	條
	Heshan (Yayao)	條
	Dongguan	條
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	條
	Yangjiang	條
	Danzhou	頭
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	隻
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	條
Gan	Nanchang	隻
	Lichuan	條
	Pingxiang	隻
Hakka	Meixian	條
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	條
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	條
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	條
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	條
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	條
	Wengyuan	條
	Liannan	條
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	條
	Jiexi	條
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	尾
	Changting	隻
	Wuping (Yanqian)	隻
	Ninghua	枚
	Yudu	隻
	Ningdu	隻
	Shangyou (Shexi)	隻
	Tonggu (Sandu)	條
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	隻
	Dayu	隻
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尾
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尾
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尾
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尾
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尾
	Hong Kong	條
	Mengshan (Xihe)	條
	Luchuan	條
	Senai (Huiyang)	條
Huizhou	Jixi	條, 隻
Jin	Taiyuan	條
	Xinzhou	條
	Taibus (Baochang)	條
	Linhe	條
	Jining	條
	Hohhot	條
	Baotou	條
	Dongsheng	條
	Haibowan	條
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頭, 條
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	頭
	Songxi	尾
	Zhenghe	尾
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	枚
	Jianyang	擺
	Wuyishan	頭
	Pucheng (Shibei)	行, 枚
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頭
	Fuzhou (Changle)	頭
	Fuqing	尾
	Yongtai	頭
	Gutian	頭
	Fu'an	頭
	Ningde	頭
	Shouning	尾
	Zhouning	頭
	Fuding	尾
Southern Min	Xiamen	尾
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	尾
	Quanzhou	尾
	Jinjiang	尾
	Yongchun	尾
	Zhangzhou	尾
	Zhangpu	尾
	Kaohsiung	尾
	Yilan	尾
	Changhua (Lukang)	尾
	Taichung	尾
	Taichung (Wuqi)	尾
	Tainan	尾
	Taitung	尾
	Hsinchu	尾
	Penghu (Magong)	尾
	Penang (Hokkien)	尾, 隻
	Singapore (Hokkien)	尾
	Manila (Hokkien)	尾, 隻
	Datian	尾
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	尾
	Chaozhou	尾
	Shantou	尾
	Shantou (Chenghai)	尾
	Jieyang	尾
	Haifeng	尾
	Bangkok (Teochew)	尾
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	尾
	Pontianak (Teochew)	條
	Leizhou	條
	Wenchang	個
	Haikou	隻
	Qionghai	隻
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	條
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	條
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	條
	Suzhou	條
	Wenzhou	頭, 條
Xiang	Changsha	條, 隻
	Shuangfeng	條, 隻

Further reading

• “Entry #3070”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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Japanese

Kanji

尾

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: み (mi)
• Kan-on: び (bi, Jōyō)
• Kun: お (o, 尾, Jōyō)^{←を (wo, 尾, historical)}

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
尾
お Grade: S
kun'yomi

/wo/ → /o/.

Noun

尾(お) • (o) ^{←を (wo)?}

1. a tail
2. the foot of a mountain
3. the end of something

Synonyms

• (tail): 尻(しっ)尾(ぽ) (shippo)

Derived terms

• 尻(しっ)尾(ぽ) (shippo, “tail”)
• 尾(お)ろ (oro, “tail”)

 

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
尾
び Grade: S
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 尾 (mʉi^X)

Affix

尾(び) • (bi) 

1. tail

Derived terms

• 尾(び)宿(しゅく) (Bishuku, “Tail”)

Counter

尾(び) • (-bi) 

1. fish, shrimp

Proper noun

尾(び) • (Bi) 

1. (Chinese astronomy) Tail

Synonyms

• 尾(び)宿(しゅく) (Bishuku), 足(あし)垂(た)れ星(ぼし) (Ashitareboshi)

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Korean

Hanja

尾 • (mi) (hangeul 미, revised mi, McCune–Reischauer mi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 尾 (vĩ, vãi, vả, vã, vải, nhân)

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