㾹

㾹 U+3FB9, 㾹 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-3FB9 ← 㾸 [U+3FB8] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 㾺 → [U+3FBA]

Translingual

Han character

㾹 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+10, 15 strokes, cangjie input 大卜心木 (KYPD), composition ⿸疒柴)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 777, character 33
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2688, character 10
• Unihan data for U+3FB9

Chinese

simp. and trad.		㾹

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chái (chai²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chái
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chái
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²
    • Yale: chái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chair
    • Palladius: чай (čaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: caai⁴
    • Yale: chàaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzrea

Rime
Character	㾹
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	士佳切
Baxter	dzrea
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʒˠɛ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖ͡ʐᵚæ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʒæi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖ͡ʐaɨj/
Li Rong	/d͡ʒɛ/
Wang Li	/d͡ʒai/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɖ͡ʐʱai/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	caai4

Definitions

㾹

1. (literary or Wenzhounese) lean; thin; slim

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 瘦 (“thin; skinny (a person or animal)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		瘠, 瘦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		瘦, 消瘦, 清瘦, 瘦削, 清癯
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	瘦
	Taiwan	瘦
	Harbin	瘦
	Malaysia	瘦
	Singapore	瘦
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	瘦
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	瘦
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	瘦
	Wanrong	瘦
	Xi'an	瘦
	Xining	瘦
	Xuzhou	瘦
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	瘦
	Ürümqi	瘦
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	瘦
	Wuhan	瘦
	Guiyang	瘦, 單精
	Guilin	瘦
	Liuzhou	瘦
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	瘦
	Yangzhou	瘦
	Hefei	瘦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瘦, 瘦削
	Hong Kong	瘦, 瘦削
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	瘦
	Macau	瘦
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	瘦
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	瘦
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	瘦
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	瘦
	Foshan	瘦
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	瘦
	Foshan (Shunde)	瘦
	Foshan (Sanshui)	瘦
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	瘦
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	瘦
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	瘦
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	瘦
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	瘦
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	瘦
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	瘦
	Taishan	瘦
	Kaiping (Chikan)	瘦
	Enping (Niujiang)	瘦
	Heshan (Yayao)	瘦
	Dongguan	瘦
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	瘦
	Yangjiang	瘦
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	瘦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	瘦
Gan	Nanchang	瘦
	Lichuan	瘦
	Pingxiang	瘦
Hakka	Meixian	瘦
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	瘦
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	瘦
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	瘦
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	瘦
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	瘦
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	瘦
	Changting	瘦
	Shanghang	瘦
	Longyan (Yongding)	瘦
	Wuping	瘦
	Liancheng	瘦
	Ninghua	𤸬, 猴
	Qingliu	𤸬
	Yudu	瘦
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	瘦
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	瘦
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	瘦
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	瘦
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	瘦
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	瘦
	Senai (Huiyang)	瘦
Huizhou	Jixi	瘦
Jin	Taiyuan	瘦
Northern Min	Jian'ou	𤸬
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	𤸬
	Songxi	𤸬
	Zhenghe	𤸬
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	𤸬
	Jianyang	𤸬
	Wuyishan	𤸬
	Pucheng (Shibei)	瘦
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	𤸬
	Fuzhou (Changle)	𤸬
	Fuqing	𤸬
	Pingtan	𤸬
	Yongtai	𤸬
	Gutian	𤸬
	Fu'an	𤸬
	Ningde	𤸬
	Shouning	𤸬
	Zhouning	𤸬
	Fuding	𤸬
Southern Min	Xiamen	㾪
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	㾪
	Quanzhou	㾪
	Jinjiang	㾪
	Nan'an	㾪
	Shishi	㾪
	Hui'an	㾪
	Anxi	㾪
	Yongchun	㾪
	Dehua	㾪
	Zhangzhou	㾪, 薄抨
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	㾪
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	㾪
	Hua'an	㾪
	Nanjing	㾪
	Pinghe	㾪
	Zhangpu	㾪
	Yunxiao	㾪
	Zhao'an	㾪
	Dongshan	㾪
	Taipei	㾪
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	㾪
	Kaohsiung	㾪
	Yilan	㾪
	Changhua (Lukang)	㾪
	Taichung	㾪
	Tainan	㾪
	Hsinchu	㾪
	Kinmen	㾪
	Penghu (Magong)	㾪
	Penang (Hokkien)	㾪
	Singapore (Hokkien)	㾪
	Manila (Hokkien)	㾪
	Longyan	⿸疒袁
	Zhangping	㾪, 𤸬
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	㾪, 𤸬
	Datian	㾪
	Chaozhou	㾪
	Shantou	㾪
	Shantou (Chenghai)	㾪
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	㾪
	Singapore (Teochew)	㾪
	Leizhou	㾪
	Wenchang	㾪
	Haikou	㾪
Puxian Min	Putian	㾪
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	㾪
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	㾪
	Xianyou	㾪
	Xianyou (Fengting)	㾪
	Xianyou (Youyang)	㾪
Central Min	Yong'an	𤸬
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	𤸬
	Sanming (Shaxian)	𤸬
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	㾪
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	瘦
Wu	Shanghai	瘦
	Shanghai (Chongming)	瘦
	Suzhou	瘦
	Danyang	瘦
	Hangzhou	瘦
	Ningbo	瘦
	Wenzhou	㾹
	Jinhua	瘦
Xiang	Changsha	瘦
	Loudi	瘦
	Shuangfeng	瘦

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhài (zhai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhài
    • Wade–Giles: chai⁴
    • Yale: jài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jay
    • Palladius: чжай (čžaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzreaH

Rime
Character	㾹
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	士懈切
Baxter	dzreaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʒˠɛH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖ͡ʐᵚæH/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʒæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖ͡ʐaɨjH/
Li Rong	/d͡ʒɛH/
Wang Li	/d͡ʒaiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɖ͡ʐʱaiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zaai6

Definitions

㾹

1. (historical dictionaries only) illness; disease

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chí (chi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²
    • Yale: chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Definitions

㾹

1. only used in 痷㾹