闈
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See also: 闱
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Translingual
Han character
闈 (Kangxi radical 169, 門+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 日弓木一手 (ANDMQ), four-corner 77506, composition ⿵門韋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1338, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41425
- Dae Jaweon: page 1843, character 38
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4310, character 5
- Unihan data for U+95C8
Chinese
| trad. | 闈 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 闱 | |
Glyph origin
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
- Wade–Giles: wei2
- Yale: wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai4
- Yale: wàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: hjw+j
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯl/
Definitions
闈
- side door of the palace
- imperial concubines' residence
- one's parents' bedroom
- women's quarters
- (historical) imperial examination hall or room
Compounds
References
- “闈”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
闈
Readings
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
闈 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)