驥

See also: 骥

驥 U+9A65, 驥 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9A65 ← 驤 [U+9A64] CJK Unified Ideographs 驦 → [U+9A66]

Translingual

Han character

驥 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+17, 27 strokes, cangjie input 尸火中心金 (SFLPC), four-corner 7138₁, composition ⿰馬冀)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1447, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45076
• Dae Jaweon: page 1972, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4583, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9A65

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Chinese

trad.		驥
simp.		骥
2nd round simp.		𱅌

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (冀) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
冀	*krɯls
驥	*krɯls
懻	*krɯls

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ / kei³

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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: gei³ / kei³
    • Yale: gei / kei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ / kei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ / kéi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³/, /kʰei̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: kijH

Rime
Character	驥
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	几利切
Baxter	kijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiH/
Li Rong	/kjiH/
Wang Li	/kiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*krɯls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	驥
Reading #	1/1
No.	5853
Phonetic component	冀
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	冀
Old Chinese	/*krɯls/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 驥

1. (literary) horse that can travel 1000 li in a day; fine steed
2. (figurative) proficient person; refined and virtuous person

References

• “驥”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

驥

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. fast horse
2. talent

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Nanori: とし (toshi)

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Korean

Hanja

驥 (eum 기 (gi))

1. thoroughbred horse
2. refined and virtuous