熨

Translingual

Han character

熨 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 尸戈火 (SIF), four-corner 7480₉, composition ⿱尉火)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 680, character 35
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19346
• Dae Jaweon: page 1092, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2229, character 18
• Unihan data for U+71A8

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Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
尉	*quds, *qud
熨	*quds, *quns, *qud
慰	*quds
罻	*quds
犚	*quds
蔚	*quds, *qud
螱	*quds
褽	*quds
鳚

Etymology 1

trad.		熨
simp. #		熨
alternative forms		㷉 𣂊 熅／煴

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 熨

1. to iron; to press

   熨斗  ―  yùndǒu  ―  an iron

   熨衣服  ―  yùn yīfú  ―  to iron clothes

2. to be closely appressed to; to abut

Etymology 2

trad.		熨
simp. #		熨
alternative forms		𤓮

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 熨

1. Only used in 熨貼／熨帖／熨贴 (yùtiē).

Etymology 3

trad.		熨
simp. #		熨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèi (wei⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴
    • Yale: wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wai³
    • Yale: wai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jw+jH

Rime
Character	熨
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於胃切
Baxter	'jw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷɨiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuəiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔujH/
Li Rong	/ʔiuəiH/
Wang Li	/ĭwəiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwe̯iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*quds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	熨
Reading #	1/3
No.	12952
Phonetic component	尉
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	尉
Old Chinese	/*quds/
Notes	俗尉字見靈樞

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 熨

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to foment

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Japanese

Kanji

熨

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. flatiron
2. smooth out

Readings

• On (unclassified): い (i); うつ (utsu)
• Kun: おさえる (osaeru, 熨える); のす (nosu, 熨す); ひのし (hinoshi, 熨)

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Korean

Hanja

熨 (eum 위 (wi))

1. iron
2. press

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Vietnamese

Han character

熨: Hán Nôm readings: ủi

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