屭

See also: 屓

屭 U+5C6D, 屭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C6D ← 屬 [U+5C6C] CJK Unified Ideographs 屮 → [U+5C6E]

Translingual

Han character

屭 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+21, 24 strokes, cangjie input 尸月金金 (SBCC), four-corner 7728₆, composition ⿸尸贔)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 304, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7823
• Dae Jaweon: page 603, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 983, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5C6D

Chinese

trad.		屭/屓*
simp.		屃
alternative forms		𡳻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xì (xi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ai³ / hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sì
    • Wade–Giles: hsi⁴
    • Yale: syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih
    • Palladius: си (si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ai³ / hei³
    • Yale: ai / hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ai³ / hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ei³ / héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐi̯³³/, /hei̯³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

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• Middle Chinese: xijH

Rime
Character	屭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	虚器切
Baxter	xijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/hᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/xiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hjiH/
Li Rong	/xjiH/
Wang Li	/xiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hei3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qʰrids/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	屭
Reading #	1/1
No.	13428
Phonetic component	屓
Rime group	至
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	齂
Old Chinese	/*qʰrids/
Notes	見張衡賦

Definitions

屭

1. gigantic strength; Herculean
2. used in 贔屭／赑屃 (bìxì, “Bixi”)

Compounds

• 奰屭 / 奰屃
• 屭奰 / 屃奰
• 屭屭 / 屃屃
• 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì)

Japanese

Kanji

屭

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. gigantic strength, Hercules

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Kun: さかん (sakan)、きびしい (kibishī)

Korean

Hanja

屭 (eum 희 (hui))

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Vietnamese

Han character

屭: Hán Nôm readings: hí

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References

• Nom Foundation