薊

See also: 蓟

Translingual

Han character

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

1. Cirsium or Carduus (generic), thistles
2. a surname

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

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Chinese

trad.		薊
simp.		蓟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³

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• 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/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gai³
    • Yale: gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/

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• 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	/keiH/
Pan Wuyun	/keiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛjH/
Li Rong	/keiH/
Wang Li	/kieiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kieiH/
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

(deprecated template usage) 薊

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Japanese

Kanji

薊

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. Cirsum; thistle.

Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei)
• Kun: あざみ (azami, 薊)

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Korean

Hanja

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 薊 (kế)

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