See also: and
U+56F2, 囲
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56F2

[U+56F1]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+56F3]

Translingual edit

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character edit

(Kangxi radical 31, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 田廿廿 (WTT), composition )

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 217, character 25
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4722
  • Dae Jaweon: page 445, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 714, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+56F2

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to surround; to encircle; to corral; all sides; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese edit

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Glyph origin edit

Japanese shinjitai simplified from ().

Kanji edit

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

  1. to surround, encircle, corral
  2. whip

Readings edit

As shinjitai form of :

As original character:

Compounds edit

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

/wi//i/

From Middle Chinese (MC hjw+j|hjw+jH). The kan'on.

Pronunciation edit

Counter edit

() (-i (wi)?

  1. counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference (roughly 1.5 meters)

Affix edit

() (i (wi)?

  1. surround; encircle; enclosure
  2. circumference

Korean edit

Hanja edit

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

  1. surround, encircle, corral
  2. whip