易

See also: 昜
易 U+6613, 易
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6613
← 昒
[U+6612] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 昔 →
[U+6614]

TranslingualEdit

Han characterEdit

易 (radical 72, 日+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 日心竹竹 (APHH), four-corner 60227, composition ⿱日勿)

Derived charactersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • KangXi: page 492, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13814
  • Dae Jaweon: page 854, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1494, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+6613

ChineseEdit

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 易
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Chu Slip and silk script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
         
Characters in the same phonetic series (易) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
賜 *sleːɡs
儩 *sleɡs
舓 *ɦljeʔ
易 *leːɡs, *leɡ
敡 *leɡs
鬄 *sljeɡ
睗 *hljeɡ
晹 *hljeɡ
痬 *leɡ
蜴 *leɡ
埸 *leɡ
逷 *l̥ʰeːɡ
剔 *l̥ʰeːɡ
踢 *tʰeːɡ
惕 *l̥ʰeːɡ
錫 *sleːɡ
裼 *sleːɡ
緆 *sleːɡ

Oracle bone and bronze inscriptions: original form of 賜 (OC *sleːɡs, “to confer, to bestow”); possibly as specialised from 益 (OC *qleɡ, “to increase, to add”). This form symbolises a filled container.

Shuowen: pictogram (象形), original form of 蜴 (OC *leɡ, “lizard”).

Etymology 1Edit

simp. and trad.
 易

From 移 (OC *lal, “to change; to alter”) + k-extension (Schuessler, 2007).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

PronunciationEdit

Note:
  • e̍k/ia̍k - literary;
  • ia̍h - colloquial (only as a surname or when referring to 易經).
Note:
  • êg8 - literary;
  • iah8 - colloquial (only as a surname or when referring to 易經).
  • Wu
    Rime
    Character 易
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 以 (36)
    Final (韻) 昔 (123)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 羊益切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/jiᴇk̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/jiɛk̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/iæk̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/jiajk̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/iɛk̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/jĭɛk̚/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/i̯ɛk̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yì
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 易
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		yì
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ yek ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*lek/
    English change; exchange

    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 易
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 15034
    Phonetic
    component         		易
    Rime
    group         		錫
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		繹
    Old
    Chinese         		/*leɡ/
    Notes 甲文象斟酒，表易器而賜

    DefinitionsEdit

    易

    1. to exchange; to interchange
    2. to change; to alter; to modify
    3. Short for 易經／易经 (Yìjīng, “I Ching”).
    4. A surname​.

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 易

    Etymology 2Edit

    simp. and trad.
    		 易

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwa(ː)j (“easy”). Cognate with Burmese လွယ် (lwai, “easy”).

    PronunciationEdit

    Rime
    Character 易
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 以 (36)
    Final (韻) 支 (11)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 以豉切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/jiᴇH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/jiɛH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/jɛH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/jiə̆H/
    Li
    Rong         		/ieH/
    Wang
    Li         		/jǐeH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/ie̯H/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		yì
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 易
    Reading # 1/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		yì
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ yeH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*lek-s/
    English easy

    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 易
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 15029
    Phonetic
    component         		易
    Rime
    group         		賜
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		易
    Old
    Chinese         		/*leːɡs/

    DefinitionsEdit

    易

    1. easy; simple; not difficult
      Antonym: 難／难 (nán)
    2. gentle; kind
    3. effortless; prone to
    4. easily; effortlessly
    SynonymsEdit
    Dialectal synonyms of 容易 (“easy”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 易2
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 容易
    Mandarin Beijing 容易
    Taiwan 容易
    Jinan 容易
    Xi'an 容易
    Wuhan 容易, 撇脫, 撩撇
    Chengdu 容易, 撇脫
    Guilin 容易
    Yangzhou 容易, 便當
    Hefei 容易
    Cantonese Guangzhou 容易, 易2
    Hong Kong 容易, 易2
    Yangjiang 易容
    Gan Nanchang 容易
    Hakka Meixian 容易
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 容易, 該
    Liudui (S. Sixian) 容易
    Hsinchu (Hailu) 容易, 該
    Dongshi (Dabu) 容易, 該
    Hsinchu (Raoping) 容易, 該
    Yunlin (Zhao'an) 快
    Jin Taiyuan 容易
    Min Bei Jian'ou 容易
    Min Dong Fuzhou 容易, 易3
    Min Nan Xiamen 易3, 快便
    Quanzhou 易3
    Manila (Hokkien) 易3
    Chaozhou 易3
    Wu Suzhou 便當
    Wenzhou 便當, 便, 容易
    Xiang Changsha 易得
    Shuangfeng 易得, 容易

    CompoundsEdit

    Derived terms from 易

    Etymology 3Edit

    simp. and trad.
    		 易
    alternative forms 噲／哙

    Possible cognate with Thai กล้วย (glûai, “easy”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    PronunciationEdit

    DefinitionsEdit

    易

    1. (Min) easy; not difficult
    SynonymsEdit
    Dialectal synonyms of 容易 (“easy”) [map]
    Variety Location Words
    Classical Chinese 易2
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 容易
    Mandarin Beijing 容易
    Taiwan 容易
    Jinan 容易
    Xi'an 容易
    Wuhan 容易, 撇脫, 撩撇
    Chengdu 容易, 撇脫
    Guilin 容易
    Yangzhou 容易, 便當
    Hefei 容易
    Cantonese Guangzhou 容易, 易2
    Hong Kong 容易, 易2
    Yangjiang 易容
    Gan Nanchang 容易
    Hakka Meixian 容易
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 容易, 該
    Liudui (S. Sixian) 容易
    Hsinchu (Hailu) 容易, 該
    Dongshi (Dabu) 容易, 該
    Hsinchu (Raoping) 容易, 該
    Yunlin (Zhao'an) 快
    Jin Taiyuan 容易
    Min Bei Jian'ou 容易
    Min Dong Fuzhou 容易, 易3
    Min Nan Xiamen 易3, 快便
    Quanzhou 易3
    Manila (Hokkien) 易3
    Chaozhou 易3
    Wu Suzhou 便當
    Wenzhou 便當, 便, 容易
    Xiang Changsha 易得
    Shuangfeng 易得, 容易

    ReferencesEdit

    JapaneseEdit

    KanjiEdit

    易

    (grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    ReadingsEdit

    Etymology 1Edit

    Kanji in this term
    易
    えき
    Grade: 5
    kan’on

    From Middle Chinese 易 (MC jiᴇk̚).

    The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    易(えき) • (eki) 

    1. divination; fortune-telling

    SynonymsEdit

    Proper nounEdit

    易(えき) • (Eki) 

    1. Short for 易経 (Ekikyō, “I Ching (Chinese classic text)”).

    AffixEdit

    易(えき) • (eki) 

    1. exchange
    2. divination; fortune-telling

    Etymology 2Edit

    Kanji in this term
    易
    い
    Grade: 5
    on’yomi

    From Middle Chinese 易 (MC jiᴇH).

    PronunciationEdit

    NounEdit

    易(い) • (i) 

    1. something easy to do; easiness

    AffixEdit

    易(い) • (i) 

    1. easy; simple

    ReferencesEdit

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    KoreanEdit

    Etymology 1Edit

    From Middle Chinese 易 (MC jiᴇk̚).

    Historical Readings
    Dongguk Jeongun Reading
    Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 Recorded as Middle Korean 역〮 (Yale: yék) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
    Middle Korean
    Text Eumhun
    Gloss Reading
    Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 밧ᄭᅩᆯ〮 역 Recorded as Middle Korean 역 (Yale: yek) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
    Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575 밧골 역 Recorded as Middle Korean 역 (Yale: yek) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

    PronunciationEdit

    HanjaEdit

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    易 (eumhun 바꿀 역 (bakkul yeok))

    1. Hanja form? of 역 (“change; alteration; modification”).

    CompoundsEdit

    Compounds

    Etymology 2Edit

    From Middle Chinese 易 (MC jiᴇH).

    Historical Readings
    Dongguk Jeongun Reading
    Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 Recorded as Middle Korean 잉〮 (Yale: í?) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
    Middle Korean
    Text Eumhun
    Gloss Reading
    Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 쉬울 이[1] Recorded as Middle Korean 이 (Yale: i) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.
    1. ^ 去聲

    PronunciationEdit

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iː]
    • Phonetic hangeul: [이ː]
      • Long vowel distinction only applies at the initial position. Most speakers no longer distinguish vowel length at any position.

    HanjaEdit

    易 (eumhun 쉬울 이 (swiul i))

    1. Hanja form? of 이 (“easy”).

    CompoundsEdit

    Compounds

    ReferencesEdit

    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

    VietnameseEdit

    Han characterEdit

    易: Hán Nôm readings: dịch, dể, dễ, di, diệc, dẻ, dẹ, dị, dịu, rẻ, rể

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