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胃 (Kangxi radical 130,肉+5, 9 strokes,cangjie input田月 (WB),four-corner60227,composition⿱田⺼)
| trad. | 胃 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp.# | 胃 | |
| alternative forms | 𦛂 𦞅 𦝩 𦞽 | |
| Historical forms of the character胃 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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According toShuowen Jiezi, the𡇒 character (note that this Unicode character has undergonelibian simplification) atop𦞅 is a pictogram (象形) of a stomach. While the bronze script form merely consisted of two concentric circles, an inner portion of the character was later added, namely a mutated form of theseal script character of米 ("rice"), representing grains within the stomach (see also鬯).
A肉 component (modern radical form⺼, not to be confused with the unrelated月, a moon) was added to specialise the character. Upon transition to theclerical script form, the upper component was simplified to the unrelated田, which however has a reference to rice and food.
The ancient form of the character can be seen within the lower component of𦳊.
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 于貴切 |
| Baxter | hjw+jH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦʉiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦʷɨiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiuəiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦujH/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiuəiH/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭwəiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /we̯iH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wèi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hjwɨjH › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷə[t]-s/ |
| English | stomach |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12942 |
| Phonetic component | 胃 |
| Rime group | 隊 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 胃 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢuds/ |
胃
| Kanji in this term |
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| 胃 |
| い Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ →/i/
FromMiddle Chinese胃 (MC hjw+jH).
FromMiddle Chinese胃 (MC hjw+jH).
| Historical readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dongguk Jeongun reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅌᅱᆼ〮 (Yale:ngwúy) | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] | 야ᇰ〯 (Yale:yǎng) | 위〮 (Yale:wúy) |
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