祕

See also: 秘

Translingual

Han character

祕 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 戈火心竹 (IFPH), four-corner 3320₀, composition ⿰礻必)

1. mysterious, secret, abstruse

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 841, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24663
• Dae Jaweon: page 1259, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2394, character 5
• Unihan data for U+7955

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 示 (“altar”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ) – arcane, secret rituals.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 祕 – see 秘 (“secret; undisclosed; confidential; mysterious; abstruse; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 秘).

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

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Japanese

Shinjitai	秘
Kyūjitai	祕

Kanji

祕

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 秘)

1. secret

Readings

• Go-on: ひ (hi)
• Kan-on: ひ (hi)
• Kun: ひめる (himeru, 祕める)

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Korean

Hanja

祕 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)

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