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See also:
U+924D, 鉍
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-924D

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 167, +5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金心竹 (CPH), four-corner 83100, composition )

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1301, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40295
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1803, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4191, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+924D

Chinese

trad.
simp.
Chemical element
Bi
Previous: (qiān) (Pb)
Next: () (Po)

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *priɡs, *priɡ) : semantic (metal) + phonetic (OC *pliɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (1) (1)
Final () (17) (49)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter pijH pit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pˠiɪH/ /pˠiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/pᵚiH/ /pᵚit̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/piɪH/ /piet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pjiH/ /pjit̚/
Li
Rong
/pjiH/ /pjĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/piH/ /pĭĕt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/piH/ /pi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bei3 bat1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 557 570
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*priɡs/ /*priɡ/
Notes

Definitions

  1. (chemistry) bismuth

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“weapon handle made of bamboo strips”).
(This character is the simplified form of ).
Notes:

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“the se, an ancient Chinese bridge zither, usually with 25 strings; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

  • Go-on: ひち (hichi)
  • Kan-on: ひつ (hitsu)
  • Kan’yō-on: (hi)
  • Kun: ビスマス (bisumasu, )