𡗶

See also: 𬻊

𡗶 U+215F6, 𡗶 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-215F6 ← 𡗵 [U+215F5] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𡗷 → [U+215F7]

Translingual

Han character

𡗶 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一大卜一 (MKYM), composition ⿱天上)

Derived characters

• 𠳒, 𧋹

Further reading

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 250, character 16
• Unihan data for U+215F6

Middle Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-ləːj (“sky”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (“sky, rain”).

Noun

𡗶 (trời)

1. sky

Descendants

• Northern Vietnamese: giời (inland dialects), lời, tời (coastal dialects)
• Central Vietnamese: trời
• Southern Vietnamese: trời

  → Northern Vietnamese: trời

Vietnamese

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 上 (“above”) + 天 (“sky, heaven”)

Han character

𡗶: Nôm readings: trời^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}, giời^[2][3], lời^[2][3]

Noun

𡗶 • (trời)

1. Nôm form of trời, giời (“sky, heaven, weather”).

References

1. Nguyễn (2014).
2. Nguyễn et al. (2009).
3. Trần (2004).
4. Hồ (1976).
5. Bonet (1899).
6. Génibrel (1898).
7. Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

Zhuang

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 天 (“sky”) + 上 (“up”) – up. Compare 𬻊 (“down”).

Postposition

𡗶

1. Sawndip form of gwnz (“up; above”)

References

• 古壮字字典 (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN, page 218