彐

See also: 𫜹, Ǝ, ∃, ヨ, 크, 彑, 𠀉, 𰀄, 𰀂, and ㅌ

彐 U+5F50, 彐 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F50 ← 彏 [U+5F4F] CJK Unified Ideographs 彑 → [U+5F51]

⼹ U+2F39, ⼹ KANGXI RADICAL SNOUT ← ⼸ [U+2F38] Kangxi Radicals ⼺ → [U+2F3A]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

彐 (Kangxi radical 58, 彐+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 弓一一 (NMM) or 尸一 (SM) or X尸一 (XSM), composition ⿴コ一(GV) or ⿴ユ一(HTJK))

1. Kangxi radical #58, ⼹.

Usage notes

As components, some use 彑 form instead. The 彐 itself appears in several variations, for example, the perfect reversed capital E, the bottom stroke beyond the vertical, or the middle instead beyond the vertical.

Derived characters

• Appendix:Chinese radical/彐
• 妇, 扫, 𠨔, 𦥑, 𬳨, 𬺹, 夛, 㚑, 寻, 㞪, 𭘒, 𫸖, 灵, 𠬶, 帚, 𢑖, 尋, 㝷, 𡬶
• 刍, 当, 𫡆, 𤔌, 雪, 𬰙, 𡰩, 𫊞, 𣏃, 秉, 榋, 偼, 𠸝, 媫, 㨗, 縁

References

• KangXi: page 362, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9908
• Dae Jaweon: page 680, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 960, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5F50

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Chinese

trad.		彐
simp. #		彐

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 彐
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kì
• Min Nan (POJ): kè

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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)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³
    • Yale: gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kì
    • Hakka Romanization System: giˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè
    • Tâi-lô: kè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠiᴇi^H/

Rime
Character	彐
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	祭 (37)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居例切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇiH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiajH/
Li Rong	/kjɛiH/
Wang Li	/kĭɛiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai3

Definitions

彐

1. pig head/snout (the ancient version is 彑. But in nearly all the Chinese characters, it's a false friend since it represents a hand).

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Japanese

Kanji

彐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei)
• Kun: けいがしら (keigashira)

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Korean

Hanja

彐 (eum 계 (gye))

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Tày

Noun

彐 (mự)

1. Nôm form of mự (“day, turn, time”).

References

• Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• Eiso Chan, Lee Collins, Ngô Trung Việt (10 March 2022) Vietnam Response to IRGN2509‎^[2], Unicode Foundation

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Vietnamese

Han character

彐: Hán Nôm readings: kệ, kẹ, kí

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References

• Nom Foundation