楑

楑 U+6951, 楑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6951 ← 楐 [U+6950] CJK Unified Ideographs 楒 → [U+6952]

Translingual

Han character

楑 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木弓人大 (DNOK), four-corner 4293₄, composition ⿰木癸)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 539, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15122
• Dae Jaweon: page 926, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1258, character 3
• Unihan data for U+6951

Chinese

trad.		楑
simp. #		楑

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 楑 – see 揆 (“guess; to conjecture; to surmise; to reckon; leader of the government; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 揆).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuí (kui²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéi
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei²
    • Yale: kwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kwei
    • Palladius: куй (kuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kwai⁵
    • Yale: kwáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: gjwij, gjwijX

Rime
Character	楑	楑
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠隹切	求癸切
Baxter	gjwij	gjwijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡiuɪ/	/ɡiuɪX/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡʷi/	/ɡʷiX/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡjuɪ/	/ɡjuɪX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gwi/	/gwiX/
Li Rong	/ɡui/	/ɡuiX/
Wang Li	/ɡwi/	/ɡwiX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gwi/	/gwiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuí	guì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kwai4	gwai6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷil/, /*ɡʷilʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	楑	楑
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	4648	4653
Phonetic component	癸	癸
Rime group	脂	脂
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	葵	揆
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷil/	/*ɡʷilʔ/
Notes	隹由追校改

Definitions

楑

1. (archaic) kind of tree mentioned in ancient books