宓

See also: 密, 蜜, and 𫲽

宓 U+5B93, 宓 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B93 ← 宒 [U+5B92] CJK Unified Ideographs 宔 → [U+5B94]

Translingual

Han character

宓 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十心竹 (JPH), four-corner 3033₂, composition ⿱宀必)

Derived characters

• 淧, 密, 䀄, 䁇, 寗, 蜜

Additional Derived Characters

• 𭷩, 𪂁, 𭶋, 𡨑, 𢛬, 𡩎, 𫳡, 𪧟, 𪧠, 𡪖, 𧶡, 𡪆, 𫝱, 𩈰, 𧓫, 𫾌

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 283, character 6
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7098
• Dae Jaweon: page 556, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 923, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5B93

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
泌	*mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ
秘	*mpriɡs
毖	*priɡs
閟	*priɡs
柲	*priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
鉍	*priɡs, *priɡ
邲	*priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ
覕	*pliŋs, *mbliːɡ
咇	*bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
苾	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
馝	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
飶	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
鴓	*mbliːɡ
鮅	*pliɡ, *bliɡ
必	*pliɡ
珌	*pliɡ
佖	*bliɡ, *briɡ
駜	*bliɡ, *briɡ
怭	*bliɡ
妼	*bliɡ
宓	*mriɡ, *mliɡ
樒	*mriɡ
密	*mriɡ
蔤	*mriɡ
滵	*mriɡ
蜜	*mliɡ
謐	*mliɡ
榓	*mliɡ
淧	*mliɡ
瑟	*smriɡ, *smriɡ
璱	*sriɡ
飋	*sriɡ
虙	*blɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mriɡ, *mliɡ): semantic 宀 (“roof”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ) – hidden at home. Note that 必 means “sure, certain”, hence connotations of “certainly at home, kept safe at home”.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		宓

Wikipedia has an article on:

• 宓姓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fú, mì (fu², mi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ, ㄇㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ho̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fú
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fú
    • Wade–Giles: fu²
    • Yale: fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwu
    • Palladius: фу (fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mì
    • Wade–Giles: mi⁴
    • Yale: mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
    • Palladius: ми (mi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/

Note: mì - modern reading.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fuk⁶
    • Yale: fuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ho̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ho̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚⁴/

Definitions

宓

1. a surname

Compounds

• 宓妃
• 宓戲 / 宓戏 (Fúxì)
• 宓羲 (Fúxī)
• 洛浦宓妃

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		宓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mì (mi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bi̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mì
    • Wade–Giles: mi⁴
    • Yale: mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
    • Palladius: ми (mi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mat⁶
    • Yale: maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t
    • Tâi-lô: bi̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: mjit, mit

Rime
Character	宓	宓
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	質 (49)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	彌畢切	美畢切
Baxter	mjit	mit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/miɪt̚/	/mˠiɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mit̚/	/mᵚit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mjet̚/	/miet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mit̚/	/mjit̚/
Li Rong	/miĕt̚/	/mjĕt̚/
Wang Li	/mĭĕt̚/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯ĕt̚/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mì	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mat6	mat6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*mriɡ/, /*mliɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	宓	宓
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	589	595
Phonetic component	必	必
Rime group	質	質
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	密	蜜
Old Chinese	/*mriɡ/	/*mliɡ/

Definitions

宓

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) silent; quiet; tranquil
2. a surname

Compounds

• 宓穆

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 密 (“dense; thick; close; tight; intimate; close; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 密).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 蜜 (“honey; resembling honey; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蜜).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

宓

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. quiet
2. silent
3. in good health

Readings

• On (unclassified): びつ (bitsu)、みち (michi)、ふく (fuku)、ぶく (buku)、ひつ (hitsu)
• Kun: やすらか (yasuraka)

Korean

Hanja

宓 • (bok) (hangeul 복, revised bok, McCune–Reischauer pok)

1. silent
2. comfortable
3. secret

Vietnamese

Han character

宓: Hán Nôm readings: mật

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References

• Nom Foundation