弙

弙 U+5F19, 弙 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F19 ← 弘 [U+5F18] CJK Unified Ideographs 弚 → [U+5F1A]

Translingual

Han character

弙 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓一木 (NMD), composition ⿰弓于)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 356, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9716
• Dae Jaweon: page 673, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 991, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5F19

Chinese

simp. and trad.		弙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wū (wu¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wū
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wu
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹
    • Yale: wū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: u
    • Palladius: у (u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu¹
    • Yale: wū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː⁵⁵/

Definitions

弙

1. to draw a bow fully and aim at a target
2. to pull, draw out, attract, to open up, to spread
3. to hold, to grasp
4. to command (troops, etc.)
5. to direct

Japanese

Kanji

弙

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): お (o); う (u); こ (ko); く (ku)
• Kun: おはつてねらふ (ohatsutenerafu); もつ (motsu)