蕊

See also: 蘂

蕊	U+854A, 蕊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-854A

← 蕉
[U+8549]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蕋 →
[U+854B]

Translingual

Han character

蕊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 16 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 15 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 廿心心心 (TPPP), four-corner 4433₃, composition ⿱艹惢)

Derived characters

𬉡, 𦢬, 𰳥, 𧁚, 𮒦, 蘂

Chinese

trad.		蕊
simp. ^#		蕊
alternative forms		惢橤繠蕋蘂惢橤繠蕋蘂蘃𣛚𥳝𧄜

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (惢) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
惢	sqʰloːlʔ, sklol, *sɡlolʔ
蕊	ŋljolʔ, ŋljulʔ
蘂	*ŋljolʔ
繠	ŋljolʔ, ŋljulʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ) : semantic 艸 + phonetic 惢 (OC *sqʰloːlʔ, *sklol, *sɡlolʔ)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from; to cling to; creeper”), whence Burmese နွယ် (nwai, “creeper”), Jingpho noi (“to hang”). See 垂 (OC *djol, “to hang down”), to which the word is possibly related, for more (STEDT).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǐ (rui³)

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jeoi⁵ / jeoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lûi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lúi

(Teochew, Peng'im): lui²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruěi
  - Wade–Giles: jui³
  - Yale: rwěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roei
  - Palladius: жуй (žuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jeoi⁵ / jeoi⁶
  - Yale: yéuih / yeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joey⁵ / joey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêu⁵ / yêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɵy̯¹³/, /jɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lûi
  - Hakka Romanization System: lui^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lui¹
  - Sinological IPA: /lu̯i²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lúi
  - Tâi-lô: luí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: luie
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /lui⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /lui⁵³/
  - IPA (Longyan): /lui²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lui²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lúi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lui⁵²/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 蕊
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʐuei²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/luei²¹³/ /ʐuei²¹³/
	Tianjin	/ʐuei¹³/
	Jinan	/luei⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/ləʔ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Xi'an	/vei⁴⁴/
	Xining	/uɨ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/vei⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/ʐuei²¹³/ /vei²¹³/
	Wuhan	/zuei³⁵/
	Chengdu	/zuei⁵³/
	Guiyang
	Kunming	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Nanjing	/ʐuəi²¹²/
	Hefei	/ʐue⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/zuei⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/zuei⁵³/
	Hohhot	/ʐuei⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/zø²³/
	Suzhou	/ze̞³¹/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩ʷei¹³/
	Wenzhou	/zz̩³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/y³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/lon²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/y⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/yəi⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/lui³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/lui²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jøy²³/
	Nanning	/jui²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/jøy²³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/lui⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/luoi³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/lo²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/lui⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/lui²¹³/

Middle Chinese: nyweX, nywijX

Rime
Character	蕊	蕊
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	如累切	如壘切
Baxter	nyweX	nywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiuᴇ^X/	/ȵiuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵʷiɛ^X/	/ȵʷi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjuɛ^X/	/ȵʑjuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵwiə̆^X/	/ȵwi^X/
Li Rong	/ȵiue^X/	/ȵui^X/
Wang Li	/ȵʑǐwe^X/	/ȵʑwi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑwie̯^X/	/ȵʑwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ruǐ	ruǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jeoi⁵	jeoi⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋljolʔ/, /*ŋljulʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蕊	蕊
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	12200	12203
Phonetic component	惢	惢
Rime group	歌	微
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	蘂	蕊
Old Chinese	/*ŋljolʔ/	/*ŋljulʔ/

Definitions

蕊

(botany) stamen; gynoecium (reproductive organ of a flower)
flower bud
(Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) Classifier for flowers and eyes.
Alternative forms: 朵, 朶

一蕊目睭 [Hokkien] ― chi̍t lúi ba̍k-chiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― an eye

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 朵 (“(classifier for flowers)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		朵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	朵, 朵兒
	Taiwan	朵
	Ulanhot	朵
	Tongliao	朵
	Chifeng	朵
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	朵
	Singapore	朵
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	朵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	朵兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	朵兒
	Wanrong	朵
	Xi'an	朵
	Xining	朵
	Xuzhou	朵, 朵子, 朵兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	朵
	Bayanhot	朵
	Lanzhou	朵
	Ürümqi	朵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	朵
	Wuhan	朵
	Guiyang	朵
	Guilin	朵
	Liuzhou	朵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	朵
	Yangzhou	朵
	Hefei	朵
Cantonese	Guangzhou	朵
	Hong Kong	朵
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	朵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	朵
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	朵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	朵
	Macau	朵
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	朵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	朵
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	朵
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	頂
	Foshan	朵
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	朵
	Foshan (Shunde)	朵
	Foshan (Sanshui)	朵
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	朵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	朵
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	朵
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	朵
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	朵
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	朵
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	朵
	Taishan	朵
	Kaiping (Chikan)	督
	Enping (Niujiang)	朵
	Heshan (Yayao)	朵
	Dongguan	頂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	頂
	Yangjiang	朵
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	朵
Gan	Nanchang	朵
	Lichuan	雕
	Pingxiang	朵
Hakka	Meixian	朵
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	朵
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	頂
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	朵
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	朵
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	朵
	Liannan	朵
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	朵
	Jiexi	枝
	Changting	朵
	Ninghua	朵
	Yudu	朵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蕊
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蕊
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蕊
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蕊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蕊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蕊
	Hong Kong	朵
	Luchuan	朵
	Senai (Huiyang)	朵
Huizhou	Jixi	朵
Jin	Taiyuan	朵
	Xinzhou	朵
	Taibus (Baochang)	朵
	Linhe	朵
	Jining	朵
	Hohhot	朵
	Baotou	朵
	Dongsheng	朵
	Haibowan	朵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頭
	Songxi	頭
	Zhenghe	頭
	Jianyang	頭
	Wuyishan	朵
	Pucheng (Shibei)	頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	菩
	Fuzhou (Changle)	菩
	Fuqing	菩
	Yongtai	菩
	Gutian	菩, 朵
	Fu'an	菩
	Ningde	菩
	Shouning	菩
	Zhouning	菩, 蓬
	Fuding	菩
	Matsu	菩
Southern Min	Xiamen	蕊, 葩
	Quanzhou	蕊, 葩
	Yongchun	蕊
	Zhangzhou	蕊
	Taipei	蕊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蕊
	Kaohsiung	蕊
	Yilan	蕊
	Changhua (Lukang)	蕊
	Taichung	蕊
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蕊
	Tainan	蕊
	Taitung	蕊
	Hsinchu	蕊
	Kinmen	蕊
	Penghu (Magong)	蕊
	Manila (Hokkien)	蕊
	Longyan	葩
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	葩
	Datian	菩
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蕊
	Chaozhou	蕊
	Jieyang	葩
	Haifeng	葩
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蕊
	Wenchang	葩
Puxian Min	Putian	菩
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	朵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	朵
Wu	Shanghai	朵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	朵
	Suzhou	朵
	Danyang	朵
	Hangzhou	朵
	Ningbo	朵
	Wenzhou	朵
	Jinhua	朵
Xiang	Changsha	朵
	Loudi	爪
	Shuangfeng	爪

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

蕊

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: ぬい (nui)
Kan-on: ずい (zui)
Kun: しべ (shibe, 蕊)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蕊
しべ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 蕊 – see the following entry.

【しべ】	[noun] (botany) reproductive organ of a plant Alternative spellings 蘂, 蕋

(This term, 蕊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

蕊 (eumhun 꽃술 예 (kkotsul ye))

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Hanja

蕊 (eumhun 모일 전 (moil jeon))

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References

Naver Hanja Dictionary: 蕊

Vietnamese

Han character

蕊: Hán Việt readings: nhụy/nhuỵ, nhị
蕊: Nôm readings: nhụy/nhuỵ, nhị

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