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Translingual
Han character
黴 (Kangxi radical 203, 黑+11, 23 strokes, cangjie input 竹人山火大 (HOUFK) or 難竹人山火 (XHOUF), four-corner 28240, composition ⿰彳𪑛)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1521, character 47
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48196
- Dae Jaweon: page 2057, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 851, character 25
- Unihan data for U+9EF4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 矀
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*mrɯl, *mɯl
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| 覹
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*mrɯl
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| 黴
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*mrɯl, *mɯːls
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| 薇
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*mrɯl, *mɯl
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| 媺
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*mrɯlʔ
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| 微
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*mɯl
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| 溦
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*mɯl
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| 癓
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*mɯl
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| 徽
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*hmɯl
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| 幑
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*hmɯl
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mrɯl, *mɯːls) : phonetic 微 (OC *mɯl) + semantic 黑 (“black”).
Pronunciation
Note:
- mei4 - colloquial;
- mui4 - variant.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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黴
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黴
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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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12797
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12800
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Phonetic
component
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微
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微
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Rime
group
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微
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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眉
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妹
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Old
Chinese
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/*mrɯl/
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/*mɯːls/
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| Notes
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今作黴
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Definitions
黴
- mold; mildew; must
- (alt. form 霉) to become moldy
- (of one's face) dirty; dingy; dark
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
黴
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- mold
Readings
Noun
黴 or 黴 • (kabi)
- mold
Korean
Hanja
黴 • (mi) (hangeul 미, revised mi, McCune–Reischauer mi, Yale mi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
黴: Hán Nôm readings: mai, mị
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References