畦

Translingual

Han character

畦 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 田土土 (WGG), four-corner 6401₄, composition ⿰田圭)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 762, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21842
• Dae Jaweon: page 1172, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2539, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7566

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		畦

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
街	*kreː, *kreː
鞋	*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
娾	*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
佳	*kreː
鮭	*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
涯	*ŋreː, *ŋre
崖	*ŋreː, *ŋre
啀	*ŋreː
厓	*ŋreː
捱	*ŋreː
睚	*ŋreːs
娃	*qreː
洼	*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
哇	*qreː, *qʷraː
胿	*ɡeː, *kʷeː
溎	*qeːns
觟	*ɡʷraːʔ
黊	*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
蘳	*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
蛙	*qʷraː, *qʷreː
窪	*qʷraː
卦	*kʷreːs
挂	*kʷreːs
掛	*kʷreːs
詿	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
罣	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
絓	*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
鼃	*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
圭	*kʷeː
珪	*kʷeː
邽	*kʷeː
閨	*kʷeː
袿	*kʷeː
窐	*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
茥	*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
桂	*kʷeːs
筀	*kʷeːs
奎	*kʰʷeː
刲	*kʰʷeː
蝰	*kʰʷeː
楏	*kʰʷeː
睳	*qʰʷeː
畦	*ɡʷeː
眭	*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
烓	*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
跬	*kʰʷeʔ
恚	*qʷes
硅	*qʰʷreɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷeː) : semantic 田 + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qí (qi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê / kî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²
    • Yale: chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
    • Palladius: ци (ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kwai⁴
    • Yale: kwàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê
    • Tâi-lô: hê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hee
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /he²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /he¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
    • Tâi-lô: kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /ki²⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: hwej

Rime
Character	畦
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	齊 (40)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	戸圭切
Baxter	hwej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwei/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷei/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwɛj/
Li Rong	/ɣuei/
Wang Li	/ɣiwei/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣiwei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷeː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	畦
Reading #	1/1
No.	4590
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	攜
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷeː/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 畦

1. A unit of surface area
2. sections in vegetable farm

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Japanese

Kanji

畦

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. rice paddy ridge
2. furrow
3. rib

Readings

• Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
• Kan-on: けい (kei)^{←けい (kei, historical)←くゑい (kwei, ancient)}
• Kun: あぜ (aze, 畦); うね (une, 畦)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
畦
あぜ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 畦 – see the following entry.

【あぜ】 [noun] 畔, 畦: ridge between rice fields; ridge between groves Alternative spelling 畔

(This term, 畦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
畦
あ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 畦 – see the following entry.

【あ】H [noun] (obsolete) ridge between rice fields; ridge between groves Alternative spelling 畔

(This term, 畦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
畦
うね Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 畦 – see the following entry.

【うね】 [noun] a raised ridge of earth in a field [noun] rib Alternative spelling 畝

(This term, 畦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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Korean

Hanja

畦 • (hyu) (hangeul 휴, revised hyu, McCune–Reischauer hyu, Yale hyu)

1. sections in vegetable farm