蘬

蘬 U+862C, 蘬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-862C ← 蘫 [U+862B] CJK Unified Ideographs 蘭 → [U+862D]

Translingual

Han character

蘬 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+17, 23 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹一月 (THMB), four-corner 4412₇, composition ⿱艹歸)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1070, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32517
• Dae Jaweon: page 1536, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3335, character 6
• Unihan data for U+862C

Chinese

trad.		蘬
simp.		𰰮

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
蘬	*kʰlul, *kʰrul, *kʰrulʔ
磓	*tuːl
塠	*tuːl
頧	*tuːl, *tuːlʔ
鴭	*tuːl
鎚	*tuːl, *dul, *duls
搥	*tuːl
縋	*dols
膇	*dols
槌	*dols, *dul
追	*tul
桘	*dul
巋	*kʰrul, *kʰrulʔ
歸	*klul

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰlul, *kʰrul, *kʰrulʔ): semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 歸 (OC *klul).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuī (kui¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ / kwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuei
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei¹
    • Yale: kwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuei
    • Palladius: куй (kuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kwai¹ / kwai²
    • Yale: kwāi / kwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ / kwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ / kuei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵/, /kʷʰɐi̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khwij, khjw+j, khwijX

Rime
Character	蘬	蘬	蘬
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	溪 (29)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	脂 (18)	微 (21)	脂 (18)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	丘追切	丘韋切	丘軌切
Baxter	khwij	khjw+j	khwijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠiuɪ/	/kʰʉi/	/kʰˠiuɪX/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚi/	/kʰʷɨi/	/kʰʷᵚiX/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiuɪ/	/kʰiuəi/	/kʰiuɪX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰjwi/	/kʰuj/	/kʰjwiX/
Li Rong	/kʰjui/	/kʰiuəi/	/kʰjuiX/
Wang Li	/kʰwi/	/kʰĭwəi/	/kʰwiX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰwi/	/kʰwe̯i/	/kʰwiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuī	kuī	kuǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fai1	fai1	fai2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰlul/, /*kʰrul/, /*kʰrulʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蘬	蘬	蘬
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	17728	17745	17747
Phonetic component	追	追	追
Rime group	微	微	微
Rime subdivision	2	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	蘬	巋	巋
Old Chinese	/*kʰlul/	/*kʰrul/	/*kʰrulʔ/

Definitions

蘬

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate; princess-feather (Persicaria orientalis)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǐ (hui³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huěi
    • Wade–Giles: hui³
    • Yale: hwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hoei
    • Palladius: хуэй (xuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wai²
    • Yale: wái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵/

Definitions

蘬

1. alternative form of 虺, used in personal names.

Etymology 3

Probably cognate with 葵 (OC *ɡʷil, “mallow”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guī (gui¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guei
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹
    • Yale: gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
    • Palladius: гуй (guj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

蘬

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mallow