蒍

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See also: 蔿

蒍	U+848D, 蒍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-848D

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

蒍 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿戈大火 (TIKF), four-corner 4432₇, composition ⿱艹為)

Derived characters

儰, 𤾸

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1047, character 67
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3254, character 19
Unihan data for U+848D

Chinese

trad.		蒍/蔿
simp.		𫇭

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěi (wei³)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
  - Wade–Giles: wei³
  - Yale: wěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
  - Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wai²
  - Yale: wái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: hjweX

Rime
Character	蒍
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	支 (14)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	韋委切
Baxter	hjweX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠiuᴇ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚiɛ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuɛ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦjwiə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ɣjue^X/
Wang Li	/ɣǐwe^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/wie̯^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷalʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蒍
Reading #	1/1
No.	12875
Phonetic component	爲
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	蔿
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷalʔ/

Definitions

蒍

^† a type of grass
^† stem of the foxnut
(historical) a city in the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period, located in modern-day Mengjin County, Henan
a surname

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huā (hua¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huā
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hua
  - Wade–Giles: hua¹
  - Yale: hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua
  - Palladius: хуа (xua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵/

Definitions

蒍

^† to change

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuī (kui¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuei
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹
  - Yale: kwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuei
  - Palladius: куй (kuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

蒍

(ancient Chu and Zheng) cunning; crafty

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): é (e²)

(Zhuyin): ㄜˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: é
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: é
  - Wade–Giles: o²
  - Yale: é
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er
  - Palladius: э (e)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵/

Definitions

蒍

^† a type of grass

Korean

Hanja

蒍 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

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