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Translingual
Han character
委 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹木女 (HDV), four-corner 20404, composition ⿱禾女)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 259, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6181
- Dae Jaweon: page 524, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1038, character 4
- Unihan data for U+59D4
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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矮
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*qraːlʔ
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躷
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*qraːlʔ
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捼
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*noːl, *nuːl, *njul
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倭
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*qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol
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涹
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*qoːl
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踒
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*qoːl
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餧
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*nuːlʔ, *qrols
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諉
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*nols, *qrolʔ
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痿
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*njol, *qrol
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萎
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*qrol, *qrols
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逶
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*qrol
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覣
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*qrol
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蜲
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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委
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*qrol, *qrolʔ
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緌
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*njul
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *qrol, *qrolʔ) : phonetic 禾 (OC *ɡoːl) + semantic 女 (in the oracle bones inscriptions, there was 𠃊 instead of a woman kneeling).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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委
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委
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委
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Reading #
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2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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wěi
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wěi
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wěi
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔjweX ›
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‹ ʔjweX ›
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‹ ʔjweX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*q(r)ojʔ/
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/*q(r)ojʔ/
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/*q(r)orʔ/
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English
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entrust to
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collect; store
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bend; hang down
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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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委
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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12903
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Phonetic component
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委
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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委
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Old Chinese
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/*qrolʔ/
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Definitions
委
- to entrust; to appoint; to send; to commission
- to cast aside
- to gather; to pile up
- indirect
- lower reaches of a river
- dejected
- indeed
- Short for 委員/委员 (wěiyuán, “committee member”).
- Short for 委員會/委员会 (wěiyuánhuì, “committee”).
- a surname
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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委
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Reading #
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1/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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wēi
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔjwe ›
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Old Chinese
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/*q(r)oj/
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English
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委蛇 compliant, complaisant
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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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委
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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12901
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Phonetic component
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委
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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逶
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Old Chinese
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/*qrol/
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Notes
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小徐禾聲
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Definitions
委
- Only used in 委蛇 (wēiyí, “winding; curved”).
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 委 – see 諉 (“to shirk; to give excuses”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 諉). |
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Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 委 – see 萎 (“to wither; to wilt; to decline; to weaken; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 萎). |
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Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 委 – see 痿 (“to be lacking in sexual energies”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 痿). |
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Japanese
Kanji
委
(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
- committee
Readings
Etymology
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 委 (MC 'jwe|'jweX).
Affix
委 • (i) ←ゐ (wi)?
- entrust; leave to
- cast aside; abandon
- detailed
- Short for 委員会 (iinkai, “committee”).
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 委 (MC 'jweX).
Historical Readings
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading
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Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 |
ᅙᅱᆼ〯 (Yale: qwǔy)
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Middle Korean
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Text |
Eumhun
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Gloss (hun) |
Reading
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Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575 |
ᄇᆞ릴 (Yale: polil) |
위 (Yale: wuy)
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Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576 |
맛딜 (Yale: mastil) 더뎌둘 (Yale: tetye-twul) |
위 (Yale: wuy)
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Seokbong Cheonjamun, 1583 |
ᄇᆞ릴 (Yale: polil) |
위 (Yale: wuy)
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
委 (eumhun 맡길 위 (matgil wi))
- hanja form? of 위 (“to entrust; to commission”)
- hanja form? of 위 (“short for 위원회(委員會) (wiwonhoe, “committee”)”)
Usage notes
- (committee): A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any hanja.
Compounds
Compounds
- 위관 (委官, wigwan)
- 위신 (委身, wisin)
- 위양 (委讓, wiyang)
- 위원 (委員, wiwon)
- 위위 (委委, wiwi)
- 위임 (委任, wiim)
- 위정 (委政, wijeong)
- 위촉 (委囑, wichok)
- 위탁 (委託, witak)
- 공위 (共委, gong'wi)
- 상위 (常委, sang'wi)
- 신위 (信委, sinwi)
- 전위 (全委, jeonwi)
- 지위 (知委, jiwi)
- 특위 (特委, teugwi)
- 위원장 (委員長, wiwonjang)
- 위원회 (委員會, wiwonhoe)
- 위임인 (委任人, wiimin)
- 위임자 (委任者, wiimja)
- 위임장 (委任狀, wiimjang)
- 공정위 (公正委, gongjeong'wi)
- 대책위 (對策委, daechaegwi)
- 방송위 (放送委, bangsong'wi)
- 부방위 (腐防委, bubang'wi)
- 선관위 (選管委, seon'gwanwi)
- 위임통치 (委任統治, wiimtongchi)
- 반민특위 (反民特委, banminteugwi)
Vietnamese
Han character
委: Hán Nôm readings: ủy/uỷ, uế
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