緯
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See also: 纬
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Translingual
Han character
緯 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+9 in Chinese, 糸+10 in Japanese, 15 strokes in Chinese, 16 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 女火木一手 (VFDMQ), four-corner 24956, composition ⿰糹韋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 931, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27682
- Dae Jaweon: page 1370, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3432, character 6
- Unihan data for U+7DEF
Chinese
| trad. | 緯 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 纬 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷɯls) : semantic 糸 (“thread”) + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl). In earlier forms of 韋, the components above and below 囗 were feet, each facing in opposite lateral directions (left and right). (In this way, 韋 is also a semantic element representing horizontality.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
- Wade–Giles: wei3
- Yale: wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai6 / wai5
- Yale: waih / wáih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai6 / wai5
- Guangdong Romanization: wei6 / wei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²²/, /wɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî
- Hakka Romanization System: viˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi1
- Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi
- Tâi-lô: uī
- Phofsit Daibuun: ui
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ui³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hūi
- Tâi-lô: huī
- Phofsit Daibuun: hui
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hui³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ui2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: úi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵²/
- Middle Chinese: hjw+jH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯls/
Definitions
緯
- weft; woof (horizontal thread in a woven fabric)
- (geography) latitude
- † planet
- † to weave; to wrap
- Short for 緯書／纬书 (wěishū, “Confucian occult”).
Compounds
- 七緯 / 七纬
- 中緯度 / 中纬度
- 低緯度 / 低纬度
- 六緯 / 六纬
- 北緯 / 北纬 (běiwěi)
- 南緯 / 南纬 (nánwěi)
- 圖緯 / 图纬
- 嫠不恤緯 / 嫠不恤纬
- 嫠緯之憂 / 嫠纬之忧
- 文經武緯 / 文经武纬
- 沒了經緯 / 没了经纬
- 沒經緯 / 没经纬
- 絡緯 / 络纬 (luòwěi)
- 經天緯地 / 经天纬地 (jīngtiānwěidì)
- 經文緯武 / 经文纬武
- 經武緯文 / 经武纬文
- 經緯 / 经纬 (jīngwěi)
- 經緯儀 / 经纬仪 (jīngwěiyí)
- 經緯天下 / 经纬天下
- 經緯度 / 经纬度
- 緯世 / 纬世
- 緯地經天 / 纬地经天
- 緯帽 / 纬帽
- 緯度 / 纬度 (wěidù)
- 緯書 / 纬书 (wěishū)
- 緯武經文 / 纬武经文
- 緯線 / 纬线 (wěixiàn)
- 緯繣 / 纬𰬠
- 緯象 / 纬象
- 讖緯 / 谶纬 (chènwěi)
- 赤緯 / 赤纬 (chìwěi)
- 高緯度 / 高纬度
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 緯 | 
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| Kyūjitai [1] |
緯󠄃 緯+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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Kanji
緯
Readings
- Go-on: い (i, Jōyō)←ゐ (wi, historical)
- Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)←ゐ (wi, historical)
- Kun: ぬき (nuki, 緯)、よこ (yoko, 緯)、よこいと (yokoito, 緯)
- Nanori: つかね (tsukane)
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 緯 |
| い Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 緯 (MC hjw+jH).
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 緯 |
| ぬき Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 緯 – see the following entry: ぬき |
(The following entry is uncreated: ぬき.)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 緯 |
| よこいと Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 緯 – see the following entry: よこいと |
(The following entry is uncreated: よこいと.)
References
- ^ “緯”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
緯 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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