薊

See also: 蓟

薊 U+858A, 薊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-858A ← 薉 [U+8589] CJK Unified Ideographs 薋 → [U+858B]

Translingual

Han character

薊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓火弓 (TNFN), four-corner 4432₀, composition ⿱艹魝)

1. Cirsium or Carduus (generic), thistles
2. a surname

Derived characters

• 𧾯

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1060, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32095
• Dae Jaweon: page 1524, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3304, character 11
• Unihan data for U+858A

Chinese

trad.		薊
simp.		蓟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴
    • Yale: jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gai³
    • Yale: gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: kejH

Rime
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古詣切
Baxter	kejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/keiH/
Pan Wuyun	/keiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛjH/
Li Rong	/keiH/
Wang Li	/kieiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kieiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*keːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
No.	5855
Phonetic component	薊
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	計
Old Chinese	/*keːds/

Definitions

薊

1. thistle

Compounds

• 小薊／小蓟 (xiǎojì)
• 朝鮮薊／朝鲜蓟
• 薊州／蓟州 (Jìzhōu, “Jizhou”)
• 薊訓歷家／蓟训历家
• 薊門／蓟门
• 薊馬／蓟马
• 藿香薊／藿香蓟 (huòxiāngjì)

 

Japanese

Kanji

薊

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. Cirsum; thistle.

Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei)
• Kun: あざみ (azami, 薊)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
薊
あざみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あざみ [àzámí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠za̠mʲi]

Noun

薊(あざみ) • (azami) 

1. thistle; various species of the tribe Cardueae

Derived terms

• 薊馬(アザミウマ) (azamiuma)
• 鬼薊(オニアザミ) (oniazami)
• 煙管薊(キセルアザミ) (kiseruazami)
• 狐薊(キツネアザミ) (kitsuneazami)
• 沢薊(サワアザミ) (sawāzami)
• 鳥海薊(チョウカイアザミ) (chōkaiazami)
• 野薊(ノアザミ) (noazami)
• 浜薊(ハマアザミ) (hamāzami)
• 姫薊(ヒメアザミ) (himeazami)
• 富士薊(フジアザミ) (fujiazami)
• 森薊(モリアザミ) (moriazami)

 

Korean

Hanja

薊 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

薊: Hán Nôm readings: kế

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