翠

See also: 翆

翠 U+7FE0, 翠 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FE0 ← 翟 [U+7FDF] CJK Unified Ideographs 翡 → [U+7FE1]

Translingual

Han character

翠 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 尸一卜人十 (SMYOJ), four-corner 1740₈, composition ⿱羽卒)

Derived characters

• 噿, 𡣝, 𫾒, 濢, 𣝦, 𪺀, 璻, 臎, 𥖮, 𬡳, 𮡊, 𫓚, 𮭚, 䕜

Descendants

• 翆

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 957, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28732
• Dae Jaweon: page 1403, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3350, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7FE0

Chinese

trad.		翠
simp. #		翠
2nd round simp.		翆
alternative forms		翆

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 翠
Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
晬	*ʔsuːds
祽	*ʔsuːds
綷	*ʔsuːds
淬	*sʰuːds
啐	*sʰuːds, *suːds, *sʰroːds, *ʔsud
倅	*sʰuːds, *ʔsuːd
焠	*sʰuːds
碎	*suːds
誶	*suːds, *suds, *zud
濢	*ʔslulʔ, *sʰluds
噿	*ʔslulʔ
臎	*ʔslulʔ, *sʰluds
醉	*ʔsuds
翠	*sʰuds
悴	*zuds
萃	*zuds
瘁	*zuds
顇	*zuds
粹	*suds
睟	*suds
賥	*suds
卒	*ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud
稡	*ʔsuːd
猝	*sʰuːd
椊	*zuːd
捽	*zuːd, *zud
崪	*zuːd
窣	*suːd
崒	*zud
踤	*zud
錊	*ʔsuːɡ

Etymology

From 淬 (OC *sʰuːds, “to dip into liquid, to plunge, to temper, to dye, etc.”), as kingfishers dive underwater to catch fish (Schuessler, 2007).

The "blue-green, cyan" > "bright" senses are because of the kingfishers' plumages.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): cuì (cui⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cui⁴

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): cuī

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): cuī

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ceoi³

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): cui³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): tui¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhui

  (Hailu, HRS): cui^ˇ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): cui⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): cui³
• Northern Min (KCR): chṳ̿
• Eastern Min (BUC): chói
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cui⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhùi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cui³

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): cui³

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): cui³
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵tshoe / ⁵tshe / ⁵tshuei / ⁵tshei
  • (Jinhua): ⁵tshei
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): cei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuèi
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui⁴
    • Yale: tswèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuey
    • Palladius: цуй (cuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: cui⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuei²¹³/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: cuī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuei⁵⁵/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: cuī
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): cui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuəi⁴⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ceoi³
    • Yale: cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: cui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui³²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: tui¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰui³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhui
    • Hakka Romanization System: cui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: cui^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰui¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: cui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuɪ⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: cui³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuei⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chṳ̿
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰy³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chói
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui²¹³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou, Youyang)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cui⁴
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chu̍i
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhùi
    • Tâi-lô: tshuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰui²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui²¹³/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: cui³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰui²¹/
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: cui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshoe
    • MiniDict: tshoe^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²tshoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰø³⁴/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshe
    • MiniDict: tshe^去
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰe⁵²³/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshuei
    • MiniDict: tshuei^去
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sʰzʷei⁴⁵/
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshei
    • MiniDict: tshei^去
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sʰɐɪ⁵⁵/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁵tshei
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡sʰei⁵⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: cei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe̞i̯⁴⁵/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 翠
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡sʰuei⁵¹/
	Harbin	/t͡sʰuei⁵³/
	Tianjin	/t͡sʰuei⁵³/
	Jinan	/t͡sʰuei²¹/
	Qingdao	/t͡sʰue⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡sʰuei³¹²/
	Xi'an	/t͡sʰuei⁴⁴/
	Xining	/t͡sʰuɨ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/t͡sʰuei¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡sʰuei¹³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡sʰuei²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡sʰei³⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡sʰuei¹³/
	Guiyang	/t͡sʰuei²¹³/
	Kunming	/t͡sʰuei²¹²/
	Nanjing	/t͡sʰuəi⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sʰe⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡sʰuei⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/t͡sʰuei³⁵/
	Hohhot	/t͡sʰuei⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡sʰe³⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡sʰe̞⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sʰz̩ʷei⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡sʰai⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰye³²⁴/
	Tunxi	/t͡sʰe⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡sʰei⁵⁵/
	Xiangtan	/t͡sʰəi⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sʰui²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sʰui⁵³/
	Taoyuan	/t͡sʰui⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰøy³³/
	Nanning	/t͡sʰui³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰøy³³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/t͡sʰui²¹/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/t͡sʰuɔi²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/t͡sʰy³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/t͡sʰui²¹³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/sui³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tshwijH

Rime
Character	翠
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七醉切
Baxter	tshwijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiuɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰʷiH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjuɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰwiH/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰuiH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰwiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰwiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sʰuds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	翠
Reading #	1/1
No.	17944
Phonetic component	卒
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	翠
Old Chinese	/*sʰuds/

Definitions

翠

1. kingfisher, especially a cyan or blue one
2. kingfisher feathers
3. green jade; jadeite
4. blue-green; cyan
5. bright; distinct

Compounds

• 珠翠 (zhūcuì)
• 翠亨 (Cuìhēng)
• 翠微 (cuìwēi)
• 翠玉 (cuìyù)
• 翠生生
• 翠碧
• 翠綠 / 翠绿 (cuìlǜ)
• 翡翠 (fěicuì)
• 翠花鋪 / 翠花铺 (Cuìhuāpù)
• 翠菊 (cuìjú)
• 翠藍 / 翠蓝
• 翠鳥 / 翠鸟 (cuìniǎo)
• 鮮翠 / 鲜翠 (xiāncuì)