䔺

䔺 U+453A, 䔺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-453A ← 䔹 [U+4539] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 䔻 → [U+453B]

Translingual

Han character

䔺 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓中月 (TNLB), four-corner 4422₇, composition ⿱艹隋)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1057, character 37
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3285, character 16
• Unihan data for U+453A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 隋 (OC *l̥ʰoːlʔ, *l'oːlʔ, *ljol).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		䔺
alternative forms		𦳉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéi (wei²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²
    • Yale: wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ywe

Rime
Character	䔺
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	悅吹切
Baxter	ywe
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiuᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/jʷiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/juɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jwiə̆/
Li Rong	/iue/
Wang Li	/jǐwe/
Bernhard Karlgren	/wie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai4

Definitions

䔺

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of smartweed) to ear and blossom

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		䔺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěi (wei³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
    • Wade–Giles: wei³
    • Yale: wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: yweX

Rime
Character	䔺
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	羊捶切
Baxter	yweX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiuᴇX/
Pan Wuyun	/jʷiɛX/
Shao Rongfen	/juɛX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jwiə̆X/
Li Rong	/iueX/
Wang Li	/jǐweX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/wie̯X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai5

Definitions

䔺

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) footstalk (of a flower or fruit)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of leaves) newly budding

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		䔺
alternative forms		𧁼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéi, suí (wei², sui²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ, ㄙㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
    • Wade–Giles: wei²
    • Yale: wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
    • Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suí
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suéi
    • Wade–Giles: sui²
    • Yale: swéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swei
    • Palladius: суй (suj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

Definitions

䔺

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sedge

Synonyms

• 莎草 (suōcǎo)

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C11880