鈘

See also: 鈙

Translingual

Han character

鈘 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 金十水 (CJE), composition ⿰金支)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1299, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40232
• Dae Jaweon: page 1801, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4174, character 11
• Unihan data for U+9218

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		鈘

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 + phonetic 支 (OC *kje)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐ (yi³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ai⁵ / ngai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ
    • Wade–Giles: i³
    • Yale: yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii
    • Palladius: и (i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ai⁵ / ngai⁵
    • Yale: áih / ngáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ai⁵ / ngai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ei⁵ / ngei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐi̯¹³/, /ŋɐi̯¹³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions

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Japanese

Kanji

鈘

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ぎ (gi), き (ki)
• Kun: かま (kama)

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Vietnamese

Han character

Readings

鈘: Nôm readings: chìa, chịa, chì, chùy/chuỳ

Compounds

• 鈘銙 (chìa khóa/chìa khoá)
• 鈘𥔦 (chìa vôi)

Etymology 1

Noun

鈘 • (chùy)

1. iron club
   • 1892: Mã Thành tân truyện tạo lục diễn ca thi, line 271

     鉄(thiết)鈘(chùy)卞(bèn)打(đánh)無(vô)共(cùng)才(tài)

     So skilled at hitting with a club.

Etymology 2

Noun

鈘 • (chìa)

1. key

Synonyms

• 鈘銙 (chìa khóa/chìa khoá)

Verb

鈘 • (chìa)

1. to stretch

   鈘(chìa)囉(ra)

   to stretch out

References

• Jean-Louis Taberd (1838), Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum, p. 64.