飴
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See also: 饴
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Translingual
Han character
飴 (Kangxi radical 184, 食+5, 13 strokes in Chinese, 14 strokes in Japanese and Korean, cangjie input 人戈戈口 (OIIR), four-corner 83760, composition ⿰飠台(GJT) or ⿰𩙿台(JK))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1418, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44080
- Dae Jaweon: page 1942, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4449, character 9
- Unihan data for U+98F4
Chinese
| trad. | 飴 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 饴 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 胎 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 台 | *l̥ʰɯː, *l'ɯː, *l'ɯː, *lɯ |
| 邰 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 鮐 | *l̥ʰɯː, *lɯ |
| 孡 | *l̥ʰɯː |
| 苔 | *l'ɯː |
| 抬 | *l'ɯː |
| 駘 | *l'ɯː, *l'ɯːʔ |
| 炱 | *l'ɯː |
| 菭 | *l'ɯː, *l'i |
| 跆 | *l'ɯː |
| 殆 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 怠 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 迨 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 紿 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 詒 | *l'ɯːʔ, *lɯ |
| 軩 | *l'ɯːʔ |
| 咍 | *hlɯː |
| 佁 | *lɯːʔ, *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯʔ |
| 枲 | *slɯʔ |
| 辝 | *ljɯ |
| 鈶 | *ljɯʔ |
| 笞 | *l̥ʰɯ |
| 齝 | *l̥ʰɯ, *hljɯ |
| 眙 | *l̥ʰɯs, *lɯ |
| 治 | *l'ɯ, *l'ɯs, *l'is |
| 始 | *hljɯʔ |
| 怡 | *lɯ |
| 貽 | *lɯ |
| 飴 | *lɯ |
| 瓵 | *lɯ |
| 珆 | *li |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yí
- Wade–Giles: i2
- Yale: yí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi
- Palladius: и (i)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ji4
- Yale: yìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: yi
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*lɯ/
Definitions
飴
- syrup or candy made from malt or rice
- 周原膴膴，堇荼如飴。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zhōuyuán wǔwǔ, jǐn tú rú yí.
- The plain of Zhou looked beautiful and rich,
With its violets and sowthistles as dumplings.
周原𰮇𰮇，堇荼如饴。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a kind of soft candy
- (obsolete) sweet and delicious food
- very sweet
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìh
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4
- Yale: sz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syh
- Palladius: сы (sy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
飴
Japanese
| Shinjitai (extended) |
Shinjitai (extended) |
飴󠄀 飴+ 󠄀?(Adobe-Japan1) |
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| 飴󠄂 飴+ 󠄂?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||||
| Kyūjitai | 飴 | 
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Kanji
飴
Readings
Pronunciation
Noun
- candy
- 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 4, page 53:
- 飴 設文云、飴、音恰阿女○昌平本下總本有和名二字與釋日本紀引此合本草和名𥹋糖、新撰字鏡、餳饊糖、古本餔、皆訓阿女按阿女與甘同語神武紀、飴訓多加禰
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References
- Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja
飴 • (i, si) (hangeul 이, 시, revised i, si, McCune–Reischauer i, si, Yale i, si)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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