匱
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See also: 匮
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Translingual
Han character
匱 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 尸中一金 (SLMC), four-corner 71718, composition ⿷匚貴)
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 154, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2651
- Dae Jaweon: page 346, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 89, character 14
- Unihan data for U+5331
Chinese
| trad. | 匱 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 匮 | |
| alternative forms | 㙺／𰊛 鐀／𬭢 鑎 𨙑 𰅩 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 匱 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 藬 | *l'uːl |
| 僓 | *l̥ʰuːlʔ, *ɡluːds |
| 頹 | *l'uːl |
| 穨 | *l'uːl |
| 蘈 | *l'uːl |
| 隤 | *l'uːl |
| 墤 | *l'uːl, *kʰruːds |
| 尵 | *l'uːl, *r'uːl |
| 蹪 | *l'uːl |
| 瀢 | *l'uːlʔ, *lulʔ |
| 鞼 | *kluːl, *ɡruls |
| 膭 | *kluːl, *ɡluːls |
| 憒 | *kluːds |
| 靧 | *ɡluːds |
| 潰 | *ɡluːls |
| 繢 | *ɡluːds |
| 嬇 | *ɡluːds, *kʰruːds |
| 殨 | *ɡluːds |
| 闠 | *ɡluːds |
| 簣 | *kʰruːds, *ɡruds |
| 嘳 | *kʰruːds, *kʰruds |
| 蕢 | *kʰruːds, *ɡruds |
| 聵 | *ŋɡruːds |
| 樻 | *kʰruds, *ɡruds |
| 䙡 | *kʰruds, *kʰluds |
| 匱 | *ɡruds |
| 臾 | *ɡruds, *lo |
| 饋 | *ɡruls |
| 櫃 | *ɡruds |
| 遺 | *lul, *luls |
| 壝 | *lul, *lulʔ |
| 瞶 | *luls, *kluls |
| 貴 | *kluds |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡruds) : semantic 匚 (“cabinet”) + phonetic 貴 (OC *kluds, “valuables”).
Etymology
- “quecto-”
- Phono-semantic matching of English quecto-. Coined by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection of the Republic of China Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部標準檢驗局) and first published on 31 October 2023.
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kuèi
- Wade–Giles: kʻuei4
- Yale: kwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuey
- Palladius: куй (kuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gwai6
- Yale: gwaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai6
- Guangdong Romanization: guei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: gwijH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ruj-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡruds/
Definitions
匱
- (literary) to lack; to be deficient in; to be short of
- 錢之為言泉也。百姓日用，其源不匱。無遠不往，無深不至。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Western Jin, 魯褒, 錢神論
- Qián zhī wèi yán quán yě. Bǎixìng rì yòng, qí yuán bù kuì. Wú yuǎn bù wǎng, wú shēn bù zhì.
- Money is also called a spring. The masses use it daily, its source never runs dry. There is no distant place it does not go to; there are no depths it does not reach.
钱之为言泉也。百姓日用，其源不匮。无远不往，无深不至。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- † Alternative form of 簣 / 篑 (kuì, “basket for carrying earth”)
- † Alternative form of 潰 / 溃 (“to collapse; to be routed”)
- † Alternative form of 饋 / 馈 (kuì, “to gift”)
- (Taiwan) quecto- (SI unit prefix)
Compounds
See also
| SI prefix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Last | ||
| 絨/柔 / 绒/柔 | 匱/虧 / 匮/亏 | |
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guèi
- Wade–Giles: kuei4
- Yale: gwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guey
- Palladius: гуй (guj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gwai6
- Yale: gwaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwai6
- Guangdong Romanization: guei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: gwijH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ruj-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡruds/
Definitions
匱
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
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Vietnamese
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