彐

See also: ヨ, 크, 彑, 𠀉, and ㅌ

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

彐 (Kangxi radical 58, 彐+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 弓一一 (NMM) or 尸一 (SM) or 難尸一 (XSM), composition ⿴コ一(GV) or ⿴ユ一(HTJK))

1. Kangxi radical #58, ⼹.

Usage notes

As components, some use 彑 form instead. The 彐 itself appears in several variations, for example, the perfect reversed capital E, the bottom stroke beyond the vertical, or the middle instead beyond the vertical.

Derived characters

• Index:Chinese radical/彐
• 录 彚

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 362, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9908
• Dae Jaweon: page 680, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 960, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5F50

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Chinese

trad.		彐
simp. #		彐

Etymology 1

This section refers to glyph; see Han unification to learn more.

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 彐
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kì
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴
    • Yale: jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gai³
    • Yale: gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kì
    • Hakka Romanization System: giˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè
    • Tâi-lô: kè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kjejH

Rime
Character	彐
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	祭 (37)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居例切
Baxter	kjejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇiH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiajH/
Li Rong	/kjɛiH/
Wang Li	/kĭɛiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai3

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 彐

1. pig head

Etymology 2

This section refers to glyph; see Han unification to learn more.

For pronunciation and definitions of 彐 – see 雪 (“snow; to snow; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 雪).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Usage notes

Second-round simplification. Compare 云 and 电 from 雲 and 電.

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Japanese

Kanji

彐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei)
• Kun: けいがしら (keigashira)

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Korean

Hanja

彐 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 彐 (kệ, kẹ, kí)

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References

• Nom Foundation