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Translingual
Han character
蔚 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿尸火戈 (TSFI), four-corner 44240, composition ⿱艹尉)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1054, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31805
- Dae Jaweon: page 1517, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3285, character 12
- Unihan data for U+851A
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 尉
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*quds, *qud
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| 熨
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*quds, *quns, *qud
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| 慰
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*quds
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| 罻
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*quds
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| 犚
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*quds
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| 蔚
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*quds, *qud
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| 螱
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*quds
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| 褽
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*quds
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| 鳚
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *quds, *qud) : semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 尉 (OC *quds, *qud).
Etymology 1
Probably related to 鬱 (OC *qud, “a kind of fragrant herb”) (Unger, 1992).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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蔚
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蔚
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wèi
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yù
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjwɨjH ›
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‹ ʔjut ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔut-s/
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/*ʔut/
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| English
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Artemisia
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Artemisia
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔚
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蔚
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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12956
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12963
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Phonetic
component
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尉
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尉
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Rime
group
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隊
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物
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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尉
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鬱
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Old
Chinese
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/*quds/
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/*qud/
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| Notes
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見張衡賦
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Definitions
蔚
- † Artemisia japonica
- Synonym: 牡蒿 (mǔhāo)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Cognate with 鬱 (OC *qud, “luxuriant; depressed”), 薈 (OC *qoːbs, “luxuriant”). Compare Thai โอบ (òop, “to cover up; to shut”), อุด (ùt, “to compress; to crowd in together”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔚
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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12956
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Phonetic
component
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尉
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Rime
group
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隊
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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尉
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Old
Chinese
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/*quds/
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Definitions
蔚
- (literary, of vegetation) exuberant; luxuriant; lush
- (literary) grand; magnificent
- (literary) ornate; elaborate
- (literary, of mist) permeating
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔚
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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12963
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Phonetic
component
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尉
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Rime
group
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物
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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鬱
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Old
Chinese
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/*qud/
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| Notes
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見張衡賦
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Definitions
蔚
- Alternative form of 鬱／郁 (yù, “depressed; pent-up”)
- 蔚蔚 ― yùyù ― gloomy
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蔚
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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12963
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Phonetic
component
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尉
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Rime
group
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物
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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鬱
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Old
Chinese
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/*qud/
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| Notes
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見張衡賦
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Definitions
蔚
- a surname
- Used in place names.
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
蔚
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
蔚 • (ul, wi) (hangeul 울, 위, revised ul, wi, McCune–Reischauer ul, wi, Yale wul, wi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
蔚: Hán Việt readings: uất, úy/uý
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References