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Translingual

Han character

(radical 75 +3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 木戈心 (DIP), four-corner 43940, composition)

References

  • KangXi: page 512, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14473
  • Dae Jaweon: page 897, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1160, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+6759

Chinese

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
*ʔl'ɯːɡs
*tɯːɡs
*l̥ʰɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːɡs
*l'ɯːs, *zlɯːs
*hljɯɡs
*hljɯɡs
*l̥ʰɯːɡ
*l̥ʰɯːɡ, *l'ɯːɡ
*l'ɯːɡ
*l̥ʰɯɡ, *hljɯɡ
*l̥ʰɯɡ
*l̥ʰɯɡ
*hljɯɡ
*hljɯɡ
*hljɯɡ
*hljɯɡ
*hljɯɡ
*lɯɡ
*lɯɡ
*lɯɡ
*lɯɡ
*lɯɡ
*lɯɡ

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (36)
Final () (134)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/jɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/iek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jik̚/
Li
Rong
/iək̚/
Wang
Li
/jĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 14990
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*lɯɡ/

Definitions

  1. a tiny wooden post
  2. peg

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings

Noun

(hiragana くい, romaji kui)

  1. stake, post, picket

Alternative forms

(hiragana くいぜ, romaji kuize, historical hiragana くいせ)

Alternative forms