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Translingual
Han character
菲 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 廿中一卜 (TLMY), four-corner 44111, composition ⿱艹非)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1039, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31220
- Dae Jaweon: page 1498, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3232, character 8
- Unihan data for U+83F2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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啡
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*pʰɯːlʔ
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排
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*brɯːl
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俳
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*brɯːl
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輫
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*brɯːl, *buːl
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悲
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*prɯl
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棑
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*breː, *brɯːls
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輩
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*puːls
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裴
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*buːl, *bɯl
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徘
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*buːl
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琲
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*buːlʔ
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痱
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*buːlʔ, *pɯds, *bɯl, *bɯls
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非
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*pɯl
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扉
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*pɯl
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緋
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*pɯl
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猆
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*pɯl
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斐
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*pɯl, *pʰɯlʔ
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馡
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*pɯl
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騑
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*pɯl, *pʰɯl
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誹
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*pɯl, *pɯlʔ, *pɯls
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餥
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*pɯl, *pɯlʔ
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匪
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*pɯlʔ
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棐
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*pɯlʔ
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蜚
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*pɯlʔ, *bɯls
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篚
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*pɯlʔ
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榧
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*pɯlʔ
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鯡
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*pɯls
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霏
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*pʰɯl
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菲
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*pʰɯl, *pʰɯlʔ, *bɯls
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婔
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*pʰɯl
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裶
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*pʰɯl
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悱
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*pʰɯlʔ
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奜
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*pʰɯlʔ
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腓
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*bɯl, *bɯls
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陫
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*bɯlʔ
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屝
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*bɯls
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厞
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*bɯls
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翡
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*bɯls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *pʰɯl, *pʰɯlʔ, *bɯls) : semantic 艹 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 非 (OC *pɯl).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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菲
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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3096
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Phonetic component
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非
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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霏
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Old Chinese
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/*pʰɯl/
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Definitions
菲
- fragrant; luxuriant
- lush
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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菲
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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3101
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Phonetic component
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非
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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斐
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Old Chinese
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/*pʰɯlʔ/
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Definitions
菲
- Orychophragmus violaceus
- (literary) poor; humble; unworthy
- (literary) meager; scant
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
菲
- Short for 菲律賓/菲律宾 (Fēilǜbīn, “the Philippines”).
Compounds
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English phenanthrene.
Pronunciation
Definitions
菲
- (organic chemistry) phenanthrene
Compounds
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Definitions
菲
- Used in transcription.
Compounds
Etymology 6
For pronunciation and definitions of 菲 – see 屝 (“straw shoes; straw sandals”). (This character is a variant form of 屝). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
菲
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
菲 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
菲: Hán Nôm readings: phi
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