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霉

霉

See also: 黴

Translingual

Han character

霉 (radical 173 雨+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一月人田卜 (MBOWY), four-corner 1050₇, composition ⿱⻗每)

mold, mildew
moldy, mildewed

References

KangXi: page 1375, character 2

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42302

Dae Jaweon: page 1884, character 2

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4065, character 1

Unihan data for U+9709

Chinese

simp. and trad.		霉

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): méi (mei²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: méi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ
  - Wade-Giles: mei²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui⁴
  - Yale: mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹/

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*mrɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	霉
Reading #	1/1
No.	9320
Phonetic component	母
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	眉
Old Chinese	/*mrɯl/
Notes	黴晚起分化字

Definitions

霉

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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 霉 – see 黴. (This character, 霉, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 黴.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

霉

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On: ばい (bai), め (me)

Kun: つゆ (tsuyu), しめり (shimeri), しみ (shimi)

Korean

Hanja

霉 • ‎(mae) (hangeul 매, revised mae, McCune-Reischauer mae, Yale may)

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Vietnamese

Han character

霉 (mai, môi)

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