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U+9E97, 麗
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9E97

[U+9E96]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9E98]

U+F988, 麗
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F988

[U+F987]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs
[U+F989]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 198, 鹿+8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 一一月月心 (MMBBP), four-corner 11211, composition 鹿)

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1510, character 31
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47663
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2039, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4732, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+9E97

Chinese[edit]

trad.
simp. *
alternative forms
 

𠀙 ancient
𠀞 ancient
𠧥
𮭶

𠀙 ancient
𠀞 ancient
𠧥
𮭶
𮭷
𮭹
ancient

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Pictogram (象形) – a deer with antlers.

Etymology[edit]

Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructed this word's OC pronunciation as *rêh and considered it a possible allofam of (OC *rê(k)h) "number" < "what is calculated", exopassive derivative of (OC *rêk) "to calculate".

underwent this historical semantic shift: from "a pair" (Zhouli), to "mate, companion" () (Zuo), to "paired", to "well-proportioned" (Liji), and finally to "elegant, beautiful" (Chuci) as well as "refinement" (Shu).

Pronunciation 1[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (37)
Final () (39)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () IV
Fanqie
Baxter lejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/leiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/leiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/lɛiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɛjH/
Li
Rong
/leiH/
Wang
Li
/lieiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lieiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lai6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ lejH ›
Old
Chinese
/*[r]ˁe-s/
English symmetrical

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 7914
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*reːls/

Definitions[edit]

  1. beautiful; lovely; pretty; fair; elegant
  2. to adhere; to attach to
    alt. forms:
  3. Alternative form of (, in pair)
Synonyms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (37)
Final () (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter lje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/liᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/liɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ljɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liə̆/
Li
Rong
/lie/
Wang
Li
/lǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lei4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 7917
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*rel/

Definitions[edit]

  1. Only used in 高麗高丽 (Gāolí, “Goryeo”) and 高句麗高句丽 (Gāogōulí, “Goguryeo”).
    1. (Korean Classical Chinese) Short for 高麗高丽 (Goryeo).
      [Korean Literary Sinitic]  ―  Yeojo [Sino-Korean]  ―  King Taejo of Goryeo
      [Korean Literary Sinitic]  ―  Yeomal [Sino-Korean]  ―  end of the Goryeo period
      [Korean Literary Sinitic]  ―  Yeosa [Sino-Korean]  ―  history of the Goryeo
      [Korean Literary Sinitic]  ―  Yeoje [Sino-Korean]  ―  policies of the Goryeo
  2. Only used in 麗水丽水 (Líshuǐ, “Lishui”).

Compounds[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai
Kyūjitai
[1]


&#xF988;
or
+&#xFE00;?
麗󠄁
+&#xE0101;?
(Adobe-Japan1)
麗󠄃
+&#xE0103;?
(Hanyo-Denshi)
(Moji_Joho)
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Kanji[edit]

(common “Jōyō” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. lovely
  2. beautiful
  3. graceful
  4. resplendent

Readings[edit]

From Middle Chinese (MC lejH):

From Middle Chinese (MC lje):

From native Japanese roots:

Compounds[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(れい) (Rei

  1. a female given name

References[edit]

  1. ^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2423 (paper), page 1263 (digital)

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

(eumhun 고울 (goul ryeo), South Korea 고울 (goul yeo))

  1. Hanja form? of / (beautiful; lovely; pretty; fair; elegant).

Compounds[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Han character[edit]

: Hán Việt readings: lệ ((lang)(kế)(thiết))[3][4][5], li ((lân)(tri)(thiết))[4]
: Nôm readings: rạy[6][4], li[4]

  1. chữ Hán form of Lệ (female given name).
  2. chữ Hán form of li / ly.
  3. Nôm form of rạy.

Compounds[edit]

References[edit]