彐

See also: Ǝ, ∃, ヨ, 크, 彑, 𠀉, 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]

TranslingualEdit

Stroke order

Han characterEdit

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Radical 58 彐

彐 (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))

Kangxi radical #58, ⼹.

Usage notesEdit

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 charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.		彐

Etymology 1Edit

This section refers to

glyph; see Han unification to learn more.

Glyph originEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jì
  - 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/

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)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	居例切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiaj^H/
Li Rong	/kjɛi^H/
Wang Li	/kĭɛi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì

DefinitionsEdit

彐

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).

Etymology 2Edit

This section refers to

glyph; see Han unification to learn more.

For pronunciation and definitions of 彐 – see 雪 (“snow; to snow; etc.”). (This character, 彐, is the second-round simplified form of 雪.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Usage notesEdit

Second-round simplification. Compare 云 and 电 from 雲 and 電.

JapaneseEdit

KanjiEdit

彐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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ReadingsEdit

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

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

彐 (eum 계 (gye))

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VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

彐: Hán Nôm readings: kệ, kẹ, kí

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ReferencesEdit

Nom Foundation