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U+9B4F, 魏
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9B4F

[U+9B4E]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9B50]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 194, +8, 18 strokes, cangjie input 竹女竹山戈 (HVHUI), four-corner 26413, composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1462, character 40
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45872
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1996, character 21
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4434, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+9B4F

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #
2nd round simp. ⿰委乚
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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *ŋɡuls) : phonetic (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ) + phonetic (OC *kulʔ).

Etymology

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high
Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructs OC pronunciation *ŋuih and includes (OC *ŋɡuls) as well as (OC *ŋui) in one set, which may be the vocalic variant of (OC *ŋoi).
name of Zhou's vassal state

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1

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Note: ngui7 - Chaoyang.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (31)
Final () (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter ngjw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋiuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋujH/
Li
Rong
/ŋiuəiH/
Wang
Li
/ŋĭwəiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngai6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
wèi
Middle
Chinese
‹ ngjwɨjH ›
Old
Chinese
/*N-qʰuj-s/
English high

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 4690
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ŋɡuls/
Notes

Definitions

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  1. (obsolete) palace watchtower
  2. (historical) (~國) State of Wei during the Warring States period
  3. (historical) (~國) Cao Wei, one of the three major states in the Three Kingdoms period
  4. (historical) () any of the dynasties of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei or Western Wei
  5. a surname
      ―  Wèi Zhēng  ―  Wei Zheng (Tang dynasty politician)

Synonyms

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See also

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Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name Time period Divisions
Xia
(~朝, ~代)
2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang
(~朝, ~代)
(~朝, ~代)
1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou
(~朝, ~代)
1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou
西周
Eastern Zhou
東周东周
Spring and Autumn period
春秋
Warring States period
戰國战国
Qin
(~朝, ~代)
221 – 206 BCE
Han
(~朝, ~代)
206 BCE – 220 C.E. Western Han
西漢西汉
Xin
(~朝)
Eastern Han
東漢东汉
Three Kingdoms
三國三国
220 – 280 C.E. Wei
Shu Han
蜀漢蜀汉
Wu
Jin
(~朝, ~代)
265 – 420 C.E. Western Jin
西晉西晋
Eastern Jin
東晉东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝
420 – 589 C.E. Northern dynasties
北朝
Northern Wei
北魏
Western Wei
西魏
Eastern Wei
東魏东魏
Northern Zhou
北周
Northern Qi
北齊北齐
Southern dynasties
南朝
Liu Song
劉宋刘宋
Southern Qi
南齊南齐
Liang
(~朝, ~代)
Chen
(~朝, ~代)
Sui
(~朝, ~代)
581 – 618 C.E.
Tang
(~朝, ~代)
618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國五代十国
907 – 960 C.E.
Liao
(~朝, ~代)
907 – 1125 C.E.
Song
(~朝, ~代)
960 – 1279 C.E. Northern Song
北宋
Southern Song
南宋
Western Xia
西夏
1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin
(~朝, ~代)
1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao
西遼西辽
1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan
(~朝, ~代)
1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming
(~朝, ~代)
1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing
(~朝, ~代)
1636 – 1912 C.E.

Compounds

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Pronunciation 2

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BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
wéi
Middle
Chinese
‹ ngjwɨj ›
Old
Chinese
/*N-qʰuj/
English high, majestic

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Definitions

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  1. standing alone
  2. Alternative form of (wéi, towering)

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. high
  2. large

Readings

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Compounds

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Proper noun

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() (Gi

  1. Wei kingdom in China

Korean

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Hanja

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(wi) (hangeul , revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

  1. hanja form? of (Wei kingdom in China)

Compounds

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Usage notes

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  • May also be romanized as Wie when used as surname.

Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Việt readings: nguy, ngụy/nguỵ

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Compounds

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References

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