蒍

See also: 蔿

Translingual

Han character

蒍 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿戈大火 (TIKF), four-corner 4432₇, composition ⿱艹為)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1047, character 67
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3254, character 19
• Unihan data for U+848D

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Chinese

trad.		蒍/蔿
simp.		𫇭

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěi (wei³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
    • Wade–Giles: wei³
    • Yale: wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wai²
    • Yale: wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: hjweX

Rime
Character	蒍
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	支 (14)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	韋委切
Baxter	hjweX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠiuᴇX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚiɛX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɛX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦjwiə̆X/
Li Rong	/ɣjueX/
Wang Li	/ɣǐweX/
Bernard Karlgren	/wie̯X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷalʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蒍
Reading #	1/1
No.	12875
Phonetic component	爲
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	蔿
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷalʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蒍

1. ^† a type of grass
2. ^† stem of the foxnut
3. (historical) a city in the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, located in modern-day Mengjin County, Henan
4. a surname

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huā (hua¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huā
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hua
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹
    • Yale: hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua
    • Palladius: хуа (xua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蒍

1. ^† to change

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuī (kui¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuei
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹
    • Yale: kwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuei
    • Palladius: куй (kuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蒍

1. (ancient Chu and Zheng) cunning; crafty

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): é (e²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: é
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: é
    • Wade–Giles: o²
    • Yale: é
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
    • Palladius: э (e)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蒍

1. ^† a type of grass

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Korean

Hanja

蒍 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

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