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U+66F3, 曳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-66F3

[U+66F2]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+66F4]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 73, +2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 中田心 (LWP), four-corner 50006)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 502, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14282
  • Dae Jaweon: page 874, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1486, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+66F3

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Possibly ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : 𦥑 (two hands) + (person) – two hands dragging a person. Compare .

Alternatively, Shuowen interprets the character as a phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *leds, *led) : semantic + phonetic 𠂆 ().

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.

Possibly related to (OC *lebs, *led, “to pull”) (Wang, 1982; Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (36)
Final () (35)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter yejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/jæiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiajH/
Li
Rong
/iɛiH/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jai6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 14813 14815
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*leds/ /*led/

Definitions

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  1. to drag; to pull
    Synonyms: (zhuài), (tuō), ()
  2. (literary) to float in the wind; to sway
  3. (obsolete) tired; fatigued

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.
alternative forms
𠯋


Compare Zhuang yaez (inferior).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • jai4 - “inferior”;
  • jai1 - “naughty” (often childish).

Definitions

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  1. (Cantonese) inferior; of poor quality
  2. (Cantonese) naughty; ill-behaved; unruly
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of naughty): (Cantonese) (gwaai1)

Compounds

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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. drag, pull

Readings

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  • Go-on: えい (ei)えい (ei, historical)𛀁い (yei, ancient)
  • Kan-on: えい (ei)えい (ei, historical)𛀁い (yei, ancient)
  • Kun: ひき (hiki, )ひく (hiku, 曳く)

Compounds

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Usage notes

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Used in Old Japanese as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨ye⟩.

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
えい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese (MC yejH).

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(えい) (ei

  1. drag; pull
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ひき
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry: ひき

(The following entry is uncreated: ひき.)

Korean

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Hanja

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(eum (ye))

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: dấy

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