薊

See also: 蓟

薊	U+858A, 薊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-858A

← 薉
[U+8589]

CJK Unified Ideographs

薋 →
[U+858B]

Translingual

Han character

薊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, Cangjie input 廿弓火弓 (TNFN), four-corner 4432₀, composition ⿱艹魝)

Cirsium or Carduus (generic), thistles
a surname

Derived characters

𧾯

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1060, character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32095
Dae Jaweon: page 1524, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3304, character 11
Unihan data for U+858A

Chinese

trad.		薊
simp.		蓟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jì, Jì (ji⁴, Ji⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ, ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ki

(Hailu, HRS): gi^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): gié
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ge⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kè

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi³ / gi⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵ci / ¹ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jì
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴
  - Yale: jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jì
  - Wade–Giles: Chi⁴
  - Yale: Jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jih
  - Palladius: Цзи (Czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gai³
  - Yale: gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ki¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gié
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiɛ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ge⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè
  - Tâi-lô: kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kex
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /ke²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi³ / gi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kì / kĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹³/, /ki³⁵/

Note: gi6 - alternative.

Wu
- (Northern: Suzhou, Tongxiang, Haiyan)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ci
  - MiniDict: ci^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡ɕi⁵²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /t͡ɕi³³⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Northern: Cixi)
  - Wugniu: ¹ci
  - Sinological IPA (Cixi): /t͡ɕi³²⁴/

Middle Chinese: kejH

Rime
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古詣切
Baxter	kejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛj^H/
Li Rong	/kei^H/
Wang Li	/kiei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*keːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
No.	5855
Phonetic component	薊
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	計
Old Chinese	/*keːds/

Definitions

薊

thistle
(historical) Ji (a former city in Beijing, China)
(historical) short for 薊國 / 蓟国 (Jìguó), Ji (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
(historical, inexact) synonym of 燕國 / 燕国 (Yānguó), Yan (ancient state in China under the Zhou Dynasty)
(historical) (～縣) Ji (a former county now within Beijing, China)
Ji, a surname

Synonyms

(ancient city): 薊城／蓟城 (Jìchéng), 上都 (Shàngdū) (as capital of Yan)

Compounds

小薊 / 小蓟 (xiǎojì)
朝鮮薊 / 朝鲜蓟
薊國 / 蓟国 (Jìguó)
薊城 / 蓟城 (Jìchéng)
薊州 / 蓟州 (Jìzhōu, “Jizhou”)
薊訓歷家 / 蓟训历家
薊門 / 蓟门
薊馬 / 蓟马 (jìmǎ)
藿香薊 / 藿香蓟 (huòxiāngjì)

Japanese

Kanji

薊

(Hyōgai kanji)

Cirsum; thistle.

Readings

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: け, according to Kanjigen)

Go-on: け (ke)
Kan-on: けい (kei)
Kun: あざみ (azami, 薊)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
薊
あざみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠za̠mʲi]
(Tokyo) あざみ [àzámí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]

Noun

薊(あざみ) • (azami)

thistle; various species of the tribe Cardueae

Derived terms

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“^▲薊”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja

薊 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

薊: Hán Nôm readings: kế

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[SMK5-1] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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