梅 U+FA44,梅 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-FA44 ←暑 [U+FA43] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 海 → [U+FA45]

梅 U+2F8E2,梅 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8E2 ←桒 [U+2F8E1] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 𣑭 → [U+2F8E3]

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梅

InChinese,Korean andVietnamese scripts, the right side component is written每 (contains母 with 2 dots). In Japaneseshinjitai, the component is simplified to毎 (contains毋 with a single middle stroke). Due toHan unification, both characters (梅/梅) are encoded under the same Unicode codepoint. A CJKcompatibility ideograph (U+FA44) exists for thekyūjitai form of梅.

梅 (Kangxi radical 75,木+7in Chinese, 木+6in Japanese, 11 strokesin Chinese, 10 strokesin Japanese,cangjie input木人田卜 (DOWY),four-corner4895₇,composition⿰木每(GHTKV) or⿰木毎(J))

• 𠻽,𡠫,䔦,𫂚

• Kangxi Dictionary:page 528, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14795
• Dae Jaweon: page 916, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1215, character 13
• Unihan data for U+6885

• Unihan data for U+FA44

• Unihan data for U+2F8E2

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 梅姓(Chinese)
• 梅氏(Cantonese)
• Mûi (sèⁿ)(Min Nan)

Historical forms of the character梅
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*mɯː): semantic 木(“tree”) + phonetic 每(OC*mɯːʔ).

Seemingly related toOld Japanese梅(ume₂) (Shibatani, 1990; Miyake, 1997; apudSchuessler, 2007) (which was possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese). Its origin is unknown (Schuessler, 2007); itsreferent,Prunus mume, originated around theYangtze River,^[1] now in south China yet initially outside theChinese civilization's cradle in theCentral Plain.

梅

1. Prunus mume (Chinese plum or Japanese apricot)

   話梅／话梅  ― huàméi  ―  li hing mui

   烏梅／乌梅  ― wūméi  ―  smoked plum

2. (in compounds) A plant sharing similarities withPrunus mume in habit, flowers or fruits

   蠟梅／蜡梅  ― làméi  ― Chimonanthus praecox

   茶梅  ― cháméi  ― Camellia sasanqua

   楊梅／杨梅  ― yángméi  ― Myrica rubra

   西梅  ― xīméi  ― Prunus domestica

3. (obsolete)Alternative name for楠 (nán, “Machilus nanmu”).
4. short for梅雨 (méiyǔ)
5. short for梅州 (Méizhōu)
6. asurname

   梅光達[Cantonese,trad.]
   梅光达[Cantonese,simp.]

   mui⁴ gwong¹ daat⁶[Jyutping]

   Mei Quong Tart(merchant)

   梅艷芳[Cantonese,trad.]
   梅艳芳[Cantonese,simp.]

   mui⁴ jim⁶ fong¹[Jyutping]

   AnitaMui(singer)

• → Malay:boi

Others:

• →? Old Japanese:梅(ume₂)
  • Japanese:梅(うめ)(ume),梅(むめ)(mume)
• → Vietnamese:mơ

• “梅”, in漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[3],香港中文大學 (theChinese University of Hong Kong),2014–

Shinjitai	梅
Kyūjitai [1][2][3][4]	梅 梅 or 梅+︀?
	梅󠄀 梅+󠄀? (Adobe-Japan1)
	梅󠄃 梅+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji,kyūjitai form梅)

• Go-on:まい(mai)^{←まい(mai,historical)}、め(me)^{←め(me,historical)}
• Kan-on:ばい(bai,Jōyō)^{←ばい(bai,historical)}
• Kun:うめ(ume,梅,Jōyō)
• Nanori:め(me)

JapaneseWikipedia has an article on:

ウメ

Wikipedia^ja

EnglishWikipedia has an article on:

Prunus mume

Wikipedia

⟨me₂⟩ → */mːəɨ/ → *⟨mume₂⟩ →⟨ume₂⟩ → */uməɨ/ →/ume/

FromOld Japanese.^[5][6][7]

Probably ultimately fromMiddle Chinese梅 (MC mwoj),^[6][7] with the borrowedme reading gaining a pronounced kind of initialm- sound, perhaps realized as *mme. The phonetic spelling was often rendered asむめ(*mme, mume) from theHeian period,^[5][7] with *mme/mume andume apparently existing in free variation. The reading eventually settled onうめ(ume). Compare the similar pattern of phonetic shift for馬(ma → *mma → muma → uma,“horse”), likely fromMiddle Chinese馬 (MC maeX).

• (Tokyo)うめ[ùmé] (Heiban – [0])^[6]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟me̞]

梅(うめ)or梅(ウメ)• (ume) 

1. Japanese plum orapricot,Prunus mume

   Synonyms:春告草(harutsuge-gusa),風待草(kazemachi-gusa),好文木(kōbunboku)

2. awhiteplum blossom, as opposed to紅梅(kōbai,“red plum blossom”)

   Synonym:白梅(hakubai)

3. thelowest of athree-levelranksystem

   Hypernym:松竹梅

   Coordinate terms:松,竹,梅

4. a家紋(kamon,“familycrest”) with varyingdesigns of plum blossoms
5. short for梅襲(ume-gasane): a style oflayeringgarments withdarkcrimson overlight crimson
7. (card games, hanafuda) thesuit of plum blossoms in ahanafudadeck,representing themonth ofFebruary and the numbertwo in most regions, orDecember andtwelve in games from theNagoya region
8. (historical, colloquial)synonym of天神(tenjin): thesecond-highestrankedprostitute inEdo-periodKamigata, below the大夫(tayū)

   See also:Thesaurus:娼婦

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is oftenspelled inkatakana, especially inbiological contexts (where katakana is customary), asウメ(ume). As a hanafuda term, it is typically written in kanji, as梅.

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:梅.

• 桜(さくら)伐(き)る馬(ば)鹿(か)梅(うめ)伐(き)らぬ馬(ば)鹿(か)(sakura kiru baka ume kiranu baka)

• English:ume

• 李(スモモ),酸(ス)桃(モモ)(sumomo,“Prunus salicina”)

Hanafuda suits in Japanese ·花札のスート(hanafuda no sūto)(layout ·text)
1月(ichigatsu)	2月(nigatsu)	3月(sangatsu)	4月(shigatsu)	5月(gogatsu)	6月(rokugatsu)
松(matsu)	梅(ume)	桜(sakura)	藤(fuji) 黒豆(kuromame)	菖蒲(ayame, shōbu) 杜若(kakitsubata)	牡丹(botan)
7月(shichigatsu)	8月(hachigatsu)	9月(kugatsu)	10月(jūgatsu)	11月(jūichigatsu)	12月(jūnigatsu)
萩(hagi) 赤豆(akamame)	芒(susuki) 坊主(bōzu)	菊(kiku)	紅葉(momiji)	柳(yanagi) 雨(ame)	桐(kiri)

梅(うめ)• (Ume) 

1. a femalegiven name
2. asurname

⟨me₂⟩ → */mːəɨ/ → *⟨mume₂⟩ →/mume/

Possibly fromOld Japanese.

This reading becomes common during theHeian period,^[5][7] later falling into disuse.

Superseded by theume reading above.

梅(むめ)• (mume) 

1. (archaic, obsolete) theJapanese plum orapricot,Prunus mume

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:梅.

• 唐(から)梅(むめ)(karamume)

• → Translingual:mume

From a later borrowing ofMiddle Chinese梅 (MC mwoj).

梅(ばい)• (bai) 

1. (usually in Chinese contexts) theJapanese plum orapricot,Prunus mume
2. (historical, colloquial)synonym of天神(tenjin): thesecond-highestrankedprostitute inEdo-periodKamigata, below the大夫(tayū)

梅(ばい)• (bai) 

1. plum
2. short for梅雨(baiu):East Asianrainy season
3. short for梅毒(baidoku):syphilis

梅(ばい)• (Bai) 

1. asurname

• “梅”, in漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[4] (in Japanese),The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation,2015–2025

FromMiddle Chinese梅 (MC mwoj). Recorded asMiddle Koreanᄆᆡ(moy) (Yale:moy) inHunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

KoreanWikisource has texts containing thehanja:

梅

梅 (eumhun매화나무매(maehwanamu mae))

1. hanja form^? of매(“Prunus mume, afruit tree”)
2. hanja form^? of매(“plum blossom, ablossom of this tree”)
3. hanja form^? of매(“a Koreansurname”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary,전자사전／電子字典.[5]

Possibly a shift fromMiddle Chinese梅 (MC mwoj).^[1][2]

梅 (ume₂) (kanaうめ)

1. theJapanese plum orapricot,Prunus mume

• Also used phonetically as借音(shakuon) for⟨me₂⟩.

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:梅.

• Japanese:梅(うめ)(ume),梅(むめ)(mume)

梅:Hán Nôm readings:mai

1. rattan

• 梅花(mai hoa,“red avadavat; red munia; strawberry finch”)

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