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尾

尾 U+5C3E, 尾
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C3E
← 尽
[U+5C3D] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 尿 →
[U+5C3F]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

尾 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹手山 (SHQU), four-corner 77214, composition ⿸尸毛)

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 300, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7650
  • Dae Jaweon: page 596, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 966, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+5C3E

Chinese edit

simp. and trad.
 尾
alternative forms
 
㞑
𡱕
𡱓
𡲵
𡱲
㞑
𡱕
𡱓
𡲵
𡱲
屘 Cantonese mei5‐1

Glyph origin edit

Characters in the same phonetic series (尾) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
娓 *mrɯls, *mɯlʔ
尾 *mɯlʔ
浘 *mɯlʔ

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 尸 (“person”) + 毛 (“hair; feather”).

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (“tail; penis”) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo mei (“tail”), Tibetan རྨེད (rmed, “tail; crupper of straddle”), Chepang मेः (meʔ, “tail”), Burmese အမြီး (a.mri:, “tail”).

Pronunciation edit

Note: mei5-1 - "last".
Note:
  • bé/bér/bóe - vernacular;
  • bí - literary.
Note: mai2 - alternative pronunciation for dialectal usage.
Rime
Character 尾
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 無匪切
Baxter mj+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mʉiX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mʷɨiX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/miuəiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mujX/
Li
Rong 		/miuəiX/
Wang
Li 		/mĭwəiX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/mwe̯iX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wěi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mei5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 尾
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wěi
Middle
Chinese 		‹ mjɨjX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[m]əjʔ/
English tail

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 尾
Reading # 1/1
No. 12882
Phonetic
component 		尾
Rime
group 		微
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		尾
Old
Chinese 		/*mɯlʔ/

Definitions edit

尾

  1. tail (Classifier: 條／条 c; 支 mn)
  2. end
  3. last; final
  4. Classifier for fish, snakes, shrimps, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  5. (～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Tail (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)

Synonyms edit

  • (tail):
Dialectal synonyms of 尾巴 (“tail”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 尾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 尾巴, 尾
Mandarin Beijing 尾巴, 尾巴兒
Taiwan 尾巴
Tianjin 尾巴
Langfang 尾巴
Tangshan 尾巴
Cangzhou 尾巴
Baoding 尾巴
Shijiazhuang 尾巴
Daming 尾巴
Chifeng 尾巴
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 尾巴
Harbin 尾巴
Shenyang 尾巴
Qingdao 尾巴
Jinan 尾巴
Wanrong 尾巴
Zhengzhou 尾巴
Xi'an 尾巴
Yinchuan 尾巴
Lanzhou 尾巴
Xining 尾巴
Ürümqi 尾巴
Wuhan 尾巴
Chengdu 尾巴兒
Chongqing 尾巴根兒
Guiyang 尾巴
Kunming 尾巴
Guilin 尾巴
Liuzhou 尾巴
Xuzhou 尾巴
Yangzhou 尾巴, 尾子
Nanjing 尾巴
Hefei 尾巴
Nantong 尾巴
Singapore 尾巴
Cantonese Guangzhou 尾
Hong Kong 尾
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 尾
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 尾
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 尾
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 尾
Macau 尾
Guangzhou (Panyu) 尾
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 尾
Guangzhou (Conghua) 尾
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 尾
Foshan 尾
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 尾
Foshan (Shunde) 尾
Foshan (Sanshui) 尾
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 尾巴
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 尾
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 尾
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 尾
Zhuhai (Doumen) 尾
Jiangmen (Baisha) 尾
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 尾
Taishan 尾
Kaiping (Chikan) 尾
Enping (Niujiang) 尾
Heshan (Yayao) 尾
Dongguan 尾
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 尾
Yangjiang 尾
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 尾
Singapore (Guangfu) 尾
Gan Nanchang 尾巴
Lichuan 尾巴
Pingxiang 尾巴
Hakka Meixian 尾, 尾巴
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 尾
Dongguan (Qingxi) 尾
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 尾
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 尾
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 尾巴
Wuhua (Huacheng) 尾
Wuhua (Changbu) 尾
Wuhua (Mianyang) 尾
Heyuan (Bendihua) 尾
Wengyuan 尾
Liannan 尾
Conghua (Lütian) 尾巴, 尾
Jiexi 尾
Luhe 尾
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 尾
Changting 尾巴
Wuping (Yanqian) 尾巴
Ninghua 尾巴
Yudu 尾巴
Ningdu 尾巴
Tonggu (Sandu) 尾巴
Ganzhou (Panlong) 尾巴
Dayu 尾巴
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 尾
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 尾
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 尾
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 尾
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 尾
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 尾
Hong Kong 尾
Yangxi (Tangkou) 尾
Yangchun (Sanjia) 尾巴
Xinyi (Sihe) 尾
Xinyi (Qianpai) 尾
Gaozhou (Xindong) 尾
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 尾
Huazhou (Xin'an) 尾
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 尾
Lianjiang (Qingping) 尾
Mengshan (Xihe) 尾巴
Luchuan 尾
Senai (Huiyang) 尾
Huizhou Jixi 尾巴
Shexian 尾巴
Jin Taiyuan 尾巴
Xinzhou 尾巴
Linhe 尾巴
Jining 尾巴
Hohhot 尾巴
Zhangjiakou 尾巴
Handan 尾巴
Min Bei Jian'ou 尾
Min Dong Fuzhou 尾, 尾尾
Min Nan Xiamen 尾, 尾溜
Quanzhou 尾, 尾溜
Zhangzhou 尾, 尾溜
Kaohsiung 尾溜仔
Yilan 尾溜
Changhua (Lukang) 尾
Taichung 尾
Taichung (Wuqi) 尾溜
Tainan 尾仔, 尾溜
Taitung 尾
Hsinchu 尾溜
Penghu (Magong) 尾
Penang (Hokkien) 尾
Singapore (Hokkien) 尾, 尾溜
Manila (Hokkien) 尾溜
Chaozhou 尾
Shantou 尾
Jieyang 尾
Bangkok (Teochew) 尾
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 尾
Pontianak (Teochew) 尾
Leizhou 尾
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 尾
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 尾
Wu Shanghai 尾巴
Shanghai (Chongming) 尾巴
Suzhou 尾巴
Danyang 尾巴
Ningbo 尾巴, 甩水 fishtail
Wenzhou 尾巴, 尾巴兒
Jinhua 尾巴兒
Xiang Changsha 尾巴
Shuangfeng 尾巴
  • (classifier for fish):
Dialectal synonyms of 條 (“(classifier for fish)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 條, 尾
Mandarin Beijing 條
Taiwan 條, 尾
Ulanhot 條
Tongliao 條
Chifeng 條
Bayanhot 條
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 條
Jinan 條
Wanrong 條
Xi'an 條
Wuhan 條
Chengdu 條, 根
Guilin 條
Yangzhou 條
Nanjing 條
Hefei 條
Malaysia 條
Singapore 條
Cantonese Guangzhou 條, 蔸
Hong Kong 條
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 條
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 條
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 條
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 條
Macau 條
Guangzhou (Panyu) 條
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 條
Guangzhou (Conghua) 條
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 條
Foshan 條
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 條
Foshan (Shunde) 條
Foshan (Sanshui) 條
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 條
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 條
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 條
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 條
Zhuhai (Doumen) 條
Jiangmen (Baisha) 條
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 條
Taishan 條
Kaiping (Chikan) 條
Enping (Niujiang) 條
Heshan (Yayao) 條
Dongguan 條
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 條
Yangjiang 條
Danzhou 頭
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) 隻
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 條
Gan Nanchang 隻
Lichuan 條
Pingxiang 隻
Hakka Meixian 條
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 條
Dongguan (Qingxi) 條
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 條
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 條
Heyuan (Bendihua) 條
Wengyuan 條
Liannan 條
Conghua (Lütian) 條
Jiexi 條
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 尾
Changting 隻
Wuping (Yanqian) 隻
Ninghua 枚
Yudu 隻
Ningdu 隻
Shangyou (Shexi) 隻
Tonggu (Sandu) 條
Ganzhou (Panlong) 隻
Dayu 隻
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 尾
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 尾
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 尾
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 尾
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 尾
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 尾
Hong Kong 條
Mengshan (Xihe) 條
Luchuan 條
Senai (Huiyang) 條
Huizhou Jixi 條, 隻
Jin Taiyuan 條
Xinzhou 條
Taibus (Baochang) 條
Linhe 條
Jining 條
Hohhot 條
Baotou 條
Dongsheng 條
Haibowan 條
Min Bei Jian'ou 頭, 條
Jian'ou (Dikou) 頭
Songxi 尾
Zhenghe 尾
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 枚
Jianyang 擺
Wuyishan 頭
Pucheng (Shibei) 行, 枚
Min Dong Fuzhou 頭
Changle 頭
Fuqing 尾
Yongtai 頭
Gutian 頭
Fu'an 頭
Ningde 頭
Shouning 尾
Zhouning 頭
Fuding 尾
Min Nan Xiamen 尾
Xiamen (Tong'an) 尾
Quanzhou 尾
Jinjiang 尾
Yongchun 尾
Zhangzhou 尾
Zhangpu 尾
Kaohsiung 尾
Yilan 尾
Changhua (Lukang) 尾
Taichung 尾
Taichung (Wuqi) 尾
Tainan 尾
Taitung 尾
Hsinchu 尾
Penghu (Magong) 尾
Penang (Hokkien) 尾, 隻
Singapore (Hokkien) 尾
Manila (Hokkien) 尾, 隻
Pingnan (Shangdu) 尾
Chaozhou 尾
Shantou 尾
Shantou (Chenghai) 尾
Jieyang 尾
Haifeng 尾
Bangkok (Teochew) 尾
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 尾
Pontianak (Teochew) 條
Leizhou 條
Wenchang 個
Haikou 隻
Qionghai 隻
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 條
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 條
Wu Shanghai (Chongming) 條
Suzhou 條
Wenzhou 頭, 條
Xiang Changsha 條, 隻
Shuangfeng 條, 隻

Compounds edit

References edit

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

尾

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings edit

 
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
尾
お
Grade: S
kun’yomi

/wo/ → /o/.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

尾(お) • (o) ←を (wo)?

  1. a tail
  2. the foot of a mountain
  3. the end of something
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
尾
び
Grade: S
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 尾 (mʉiX)

Pronunciation edit

Affix edit

尾(び) • (bi) 

  1. tail
Derived terms edit

Counter edit

尾(び) • (-bi) 

  1. fish, shrimp

Proper noun edit

尾(び) • (Bi) 

  1. (Chinese astronomy) Tail
Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja edit

尾 (eumhun 꼬리 미 (kkori mi))

  1. Hanja form? of 미 (“tail, extremity”).
  2. Hanja form? of 미 (“end, stern”).

Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

尾: Hán Nôm readings: vĩ, vãi, vả, vã, vải, nhân

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