韋
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See also: 韦
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Han character
韋 (Kangxi radical 178, 韋+0, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木一口手 (DMRQ), four-corner 40506, composition ⿳𫝀口㐄)
- Kangxi radical #178, ⾱.
Derived characters
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1393, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43108
- Dae Jaweon: page 1908, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4503, character 1
- Unihan data for U+97CB
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Glyph origin
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 舛 + 囗 – footsteps around an enclosure. Possibly the original character for 圍 (OC *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯls, “to surround”). Phonetically borrowed to indicate "tanned leather".
The footprint on top is stylized as 𫝀, which is similar but unrelated to 五.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wai4 / wai5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vì
- Eastern Min (BUC): uòi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6we
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
- Wade–Giles: wei2
- Yale: wéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai4 / wai5
- Yale: wàih / wáih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 / wai5
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 / wei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹/, /wɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì
- Hakka Romanization System: viˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi2
- Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: uòi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Note: ui5 - surname.
- Middle Chinese: hjw+j
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷə[j]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯl/
Definitions
韋
Compounds
- 三絕韋編／三绝韦编 (sānjuéwéibiān)
- 乘韋／乘韦
- 佩韋／佩韦
- 依韋／依韦
- 佩韋佩弦／佩韦佩弦
- 十韋／十韦
- 室韋／室韦 (Shìwéi)
- 尚韋／尚韦
- 布衣韋帶／布衣韦带
- 布韋／布韦
- 庸韋／庸韦
- 弦韋／弦韦
- 彭韋／彭韦
- 杜韋娘／杜韦娘
- 桑條韋／桑条韦
- 桑樞韋帶／桑枢韦带
- 桑韋／桑韦
- 氈韋／毡韦
- 溫韋／温韦
- 爵韋／爵韦
- 狶韋／狶韦
- 石韋／石韦 (shíwěi)
- 絕韋／绝韦
- 絕韋編／绝韦编
- 編韋／编韦
- 脂韋／脂韦
- 豕韋／豕韦
- 豕韋氏／豕韦氏
- 陶韋／陶韦
- 鞅儀韋斯／鞅仪韦斯
- 韋丹碑／韦丹碑
- 韋人／韦人
- 韋伯／韦伯 (wéibó)
- 韋叡樹麾／韦睿树麾
- 韋后
- 韋娘／韦娘
- 韋布／韦布
- 韋布交／韦布交
- 韋布匹夫／韦布匹夫
- 韋帶／韦带
- 韋平／韦平
- 韋康／韦康
- 韋弁／韦弁
- 韋弦／韦弦
- 韋弱／韦弱
- 韋德羅／韦德罗 (wéidéluó)
- 韋曲／韦曲
- 韋杜／韦杜
- 韋柔／韦柔
- 韋柳／韦柳
- 韋氏學／韦氏学
- 韋沓／韦沓
- 韋當／韦当
- 韋笥／韦笥
- 韋篋／韦箧
- 韋素／韦素
- 韋絃／韦弦
- 韋絮／韦絮
- 韋經／韦经
- 韋編／韦编
- 韋編三絕／韦编三绝 (wéibiānsānjué)
- 韋縞／韦缟
- 韋脂／韦脂
- 韋舄／韦舄
- 韋藩／韦藩
- 韋衣／韦衣 (wéiyī)
- 韋袍／韦袍
- 韋裳／韦裳
- 韋褐／韦褐
- 韋護／韦护
- 韋轂／韦毂
- 韋金／韦金
- 韋陀／韦陀 (wéituó)
- 韋陟朵雲／韦陟朵云
- 韋革／韦革
- 韋韝／韦𫖕
- 韋馱／韦驮 (Wéituó)
- 韋馱天／韦驮天
- 麟韋／麟韦
- 麥克斯韋／麦克斯韦 (Màikèsīwéi)
- 黃頭室韋／黄头室韦
References
- “韋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
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Kanji
韋
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Readings
Compounds
Compounds
- 韋駄天 (idaten): Skanda (Buddhism); fast-footed person
Hanja
韋 (eum 위 (wi))
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