鋂

See also: 鎇 and 镅

Translingual

Han character

鋂 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金人田卜 (COWY), four-corner 8815₇, composition ⿰釒每)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1306, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40435
• Dae Jaweon: page 1808, character 30
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4209, character 3
• Unihan data for U+92C2

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		鋂

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méi (mei²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méi
    • Wade–Giles: mei²
    • Yale: méi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei
    • Palladius: мэй (mɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mui⁴
    • Yale: mùih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: mwoj

Rime
Character	鋂
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	莫杯切
Baxter	mwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/muoi/
Shao Rongfen	/muɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwəj/
Li Rong	/muᴀi/
Wang Li	/muɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/muɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	méi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mui4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鋂
Reading #	1/1
No.	9306
Phonetic component	母
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	枚
Old Chinese	/*mɯː/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 鋂

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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋂 – see 萌 (“to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to begin; to start; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 萌).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): méi (mei²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: méi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: méi
    • Wade–Giles: mei²
    • Yale: méi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei
    • Palladius: мэй (mɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 鋂

1. (Taiwan) americium

Synonyms

• (Mainland China) 鎇／镅 (méi)

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Japanese

Kanji

鋂

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ばい (bai), まい (mai), ぼう (bō), みょう (myō)
• Kun: くさり (kusari)