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慰 (Kangxi radical 61,心+11, 15 strokes,cangjie input尸戈心 (SIP) or難尸戈心 (XSIP),four-corner74330,composition⿱尉心)
| trad. | 慰 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp.# | 慰 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 尉 | |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*quds): phonetic 尉(OC*quds, *qud) + semantic 心.
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 慰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於胃切 |
| Baxter | 'jw+jH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʉiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔʷɨiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiuəiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔujH/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiuəiH/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭwəiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔwe̯iH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 慰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wèi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔjwɨjH › |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔut-s/ |
| English | comfort, soothe (v.) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 慰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12953 |
| Phonetic component | 尉 |
| Rime group | 隊 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尉 |
| Old Chinese | /*quds/ |
慰
| Kanji in this term |
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| 慰 |
| い Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ →/i/
FromMiddle Chinese慰 (MC 'jw+jH).
| Kanji in this term |
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| 慰 |
| なぐさ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of慰 – see the following entry:なぐさ |
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慰:Hán Nôm readings:ủy/uỷ,úy/uý,ủi,ụy/uỵ,ùy/uỳ,ũy/uỹ,vụy/vuỵ,vũy/vuỹ,vùy/vuỳ
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