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Translingual
Han character
眯 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月山火木 (BUFD), four-corner 69094, composition ⿰目米)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 806, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23289
- Dae Jaweon: page 1222, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2488, character 1
- Unihan data for U+772F
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 謎
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*miː, *miːs
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| 迷
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*miː
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| 米
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*miːʔ
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| 眯
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*miːʔ
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| 洣
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*miːʔ
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| 蔝
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*miːʔ
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| 麊
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*me
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| 冞
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*me
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| 糜
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*mral
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| 敉
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*meʔ
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| 侎
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*meʔ
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| 麋
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*mril
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| 蘪
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*mril
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| 攗
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*mril
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *miːʔ) : semantic 目 + phonetic 米 (OC *miːʔ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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眯
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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9004
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Phonetic
component
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米
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Rime
group
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脂
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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米
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Old
Chinese
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/*miːʔ/
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Definitions
眯
- to get (dust) into one's eye; to blind
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 眯 – see 瞇 (“to squint; to narrow one's eyes; to take a nap; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 瞇). |
| Notes: |
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
眯
- (obsolete) nightmare
References
Japanese
Kanji
眯
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
眯: Hán Nôm readings: mễ
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References