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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
医 (Kangxi radical 23, 匸+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸人大 (SOK), composition ⿷匚矢)
Derived characters
- 殹, 悘, 𢟇, 𤻢, 𥏏, 𦑄, 𨯍, 𫑝, 𫧕, 𬙟, 𭬢, 𮡟
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 155, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2680
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 85, character 3
- Unihan data for U+533B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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鷖
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*qiː
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翳
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*qiː, *qiːs
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嫛
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*qiː
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黳
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*qiː
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繄
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*qiː, *qiːs
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医
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*qiːs
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嫕
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*qiːs
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蘙
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*qiːs
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瞖
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*qiːs
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殹
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*qiːs
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贀
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*ɢʷis
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醫
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*qɯ
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毉
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*qɯ
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蠮
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*qiːɡ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 匸 (“that which hides; that which stores”) + 矢 (“arrow”).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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医
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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15050
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Phonetic component
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医
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Rime group
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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翳
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Old Chinese
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/*qiːs/
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Definitions
医
- † a tool for storing a bow and crossbow
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 医 – see 醫 (“medicinal; medicine; doctor; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 醫). |
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Simplified from 醫 (elimination of 殳 and 酉).
References
Japanese
Kanji
医
(Third grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 醫)
Readings
Etymology
Alternative spelling
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醫 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 醫 (MC 'i).
Pronunciation
Noun
医 • (i)
- doctor; physician; medicine
Affix
医 • (i)
- doctor
- medicine, the healing arts
Derived terms
medicine, the healing arts
References
Korean
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 医 (MC 'ejH).
Hanja
医 (eumhun 동개 예 (donggae ye))
- hanja form? of 예 (“used in personal names”)
- (literary Chinese) hanja form? of 예 (“quiver; a tool for storing a bow and crossbow”)
Etymology 2
Hanja
医 (eumhun 의원 의 (uiwon ui))
- Alternative form of 醫 (“hanja form? of 의 (“doctor”)”)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 30,34.