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Translingual
Han character
幣 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾 +12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 火大中月 (FKLB ), four-corner 98227 , composition ⿱敝 巾 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 337 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9088
Dae Jaweon: page 644, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 753, character 1
Unihan data for U+5E63
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
蔽
*peds
鄨
*peds, *ped
鷩
*peds, *ped
彆
*peds, *peːd
潎
*pʰeds, *pʰed
斃
*beds, *bed
敝
*beds, *bed
幣
*beds
弊
*beds
鱉
*ped
虌
*ped
憋
*ped, *pʰed, *peːd
瞥
*pʰed, *pʰeːd
鐅
*pʰed, *pʰeːd
嫳
*bed, *pʰeːd
撇
*pʰeːd
撆
*pʰeːd
暼
*pʰeːd
蹩
*beːd
襒
*beːd
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *beds ): phonetic 敝 ( OC *beds, *bed ) + semantic 巾 ( “ towel ” ) to indicate silk given as a gift or sacrificed. The phonetic component contains as well a reference to a cloth.
Etymology
Wang (1982) relates this to 帛 (OC *braːɡ , “silk”).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : bì (bi4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄅㄧˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : bi4
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : bai6
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : bai5
Gan (Wiktionary ) : pi5
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : pi
(Hailu , HRS ) : biˇ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : bi4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : bi3
Northern Min (KCR ) : bī
Eastern Min (BUC ) : bê
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : pè / pē / pī
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : bi6
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 bi
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : bei4
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
幣
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bì
Middle Chinese
‹ bjiejH ›
Old Chinese
/*e-s/
English
offering of silk
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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
幣
Reading #
1/1
No.
634
Phonetic component
敝
Rime group
祭
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
獘
Old Chinese
/*beds/
Definitions
幣
money ; coin ; currency
Synonym: 錢 / 钱
金幣 / 金币 ― jīnbì ― gold coin
紙幣 / 纸币 ― zhǐbì ― banknote
港幣 / 港币 ― gǎngbì ― Hong Kong dollar
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) silk (as a sacrificial offering or gift )
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) wealth ; belongings
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) to give as a gift ; to present
Compounds
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
幣
Kyūjitai
幣󠄁 幣 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
幣󠄃 幣 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
幣
(Jōyō kanji )
currency
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
幣( ぬさ ) • (nusa )
( Shinto ) paper or cloth offered on skewers before a shrine ( see also 幣( へい ) ( hei ) )
( historical ) a farewell gift
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
幣( へい ) • (hei )
( Shinto ) a staff with cut paper streamers , offered to the gods
Synonym: 御幣 ( gohei )
things offered to the Emperor
a crest pattern of a stylized hei
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
幣( みてぐら ) • (mitegura )
( Shinto , historical ) material , non-comestible offerings to the gods , often textiles
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
幣( まい ) • (mai ) ←まひ ( mafi ) ?
( archaic ) something offered as a reward , either to a god or a person
Etymology 5
For pronunciation and definitions of 幣 – see the following entry.
(This term, 幣 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 幣 – see the following entry.
(This term, 幣 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References
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
Hanja
Wikisource
幣 • (pye ) (hangeul 폐 , McCune–Reischauer p'ye)
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Vietnamese
Han character
幣 : Hán Nôm readings: tệ , giẻ
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