偉
See also: 伟
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Translingual
| Japanese | 偉 |
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| Simplified | 伟 |
| Traditional | 偉 |
Alternative forms
In Japanese kanji, the bottom component of 韋 is written ヰ with four strokes. In Traditional Chinese, the bottom component is written 㐄 with three strokes.
Han character
偉 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9 in Chinese, 人+10 in Japanese, 11 strokes in Chinese, 12 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 人木一手 (ODMQ), four-corner 24256, composition ⿰亻韋)
Derived characters
- 𬎉, 𬿭, 𫉔
Related characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 110, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 837
- Dae Jaweon: page 234, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 198, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5049
Chinese
| trad. | 偉 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 伟 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 偉 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
s05691 Transcribed ancient scripts L34579 L34580 L34581 L34582 L15287 L15288 L15289 L15290 | |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (韋) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷɯlʔ): semantic 亻 + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): ṳ̌
- Eastern Min (BUC): ūi
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
- Wade–Giles: wei3
- Yale: wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
- Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: wai5
- Yale: wáih
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai5
- Guangdong Romanization: wei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: vei2
- Sinological IPA (key): /vei⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vî
- Hakka Romanization System: viˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: vi1
- Sinological IPA: /vi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: vi3
- Sinological IPA: /ʋi³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳ̌
- Sinological IPA (key): /y²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: úi
- Tâi-lô: uí
- Phofsit Daibuun: uie
- IPA (Xiamen): /ui⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ui⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ui⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ui2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: úi
- Sinological IPA (key): /ui⁵²/
- (Hokkien)
- Middle Chinese: hjw+jX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯlʔ/
Definitions
偉
Antonyms
Compounds
- 俊偉 / 俊伟 (jùnwěi)
- 偉丈夫 / 伟丈夫
- 偉人 / 伟人 (wěirén)
- 偉器 / 伟器 (wěiqì)
- 偉大 / 伟大 (wěidà)
- 偉岸 / 伟岸 (wěi'àn)
- 偉懋 / 伟懋 (wěimào)
- 偉晶岩 / 伟晶岩
- 偉服 / 伟服
- 偉業 / 伟业 (wěiyè)
- 偉績 / 伟绩 (wěijì)
- 偉麗 / 伟丽
- 傀偉 / 傀伟
- 厥功甚偉 / 厥功甚伟 (juégōngshènwěi)
- 厥功至偉 / 厥功至伟 (juégōngzhìwěi)
- 壯偉 / 壮伟 (zhuàngwěi)
- 奇偉 / 奇伟
- 宏偉 / 宏伟 (hóngwěi)
- 宏偉壯觀 / 宏伟壮观
- 恢偉 / 恢伟
- 氣勢雄偉 / 气势雄伟
- 英才俊偉 / 英才俊伟
- 英風偉烈 / 英风伟烈
- 衣冠甚偉 / 衣冠甚伟
- 豐偉 / 丰伟
- 豐功偉業 / 丰功伟业 (fēnggōngwěiyè)
- 豐功偉績 / 丰功伟绩 (fēnggōngwěijì)
- 鉅卿偉公 / 巨卿伟公
- 雄偉 / 雄伟 (xióngwěi)
- 雄偉壯麗 / 雄伟壮丽
- 雄材偉略 / 雄材伟略
- 魁偉 / 魁伟 (kuíwěi)
- 魁梧奇偉 / 魁梧奇伟
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 偉 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] |
偉󠄃 偉+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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Kanji
偉
Readings
- Go-on: い (i, Jōyō)←ゐ (wi, historical)
- Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)←ゐ (wi, historical)
- Kun: えらい (erai, 偉い, Jōyō)、すぐれる (sugureru, 偉れる)、えらぶる (eraburu, 偉ぶる)、ひいでる (hīderu)
- Nanori: いさむ (isamu)、えら (era)、おおい (ōi)、たけ (take)、より (yori)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 偉 |
| い Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 偉 (MC hjw+jX).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (literary) greatness
Adjective
偉 • (i) ←ゐ (wi)?-na (adnominal 偉な (i na), adverbial 偉に (i ni))
- (literary) great
Inflection
Inflection of 偉
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 偉だろ | いだろ | i daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 偉で | いで | i de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 偉だ | いだ | i da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 偉な | いな | i na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 偉なら | いなら | i nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 偉であれ | いであれ | i de are |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | 偉ではない 偉じゃない |
いではない いじゃない |
i de wa nai i ja nai |
| Informal past | 偉だった | いだった | i datta |
| Informal negative past | 偉ではなかった 偉じゃなかった |
いではなかった いじゃなかった |
i de wa nakatta i ja nakatta |
| Formal | 偉です | いです | i desu |
| Formal negative | 偉ではありません 偉じゃありません |
いではありません いじゃありません |
i de wa arimasen i ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 偉でした | いでした | i deshita |
| Formal negative past | 偉ではありませんでした 偉じゃありませんでした |
いではありませんでした いじゃありませんでした |
i de wa arimasen deshita i ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 偉で | いで | i de |
| Conditional | 偉なら（ば） | いなら（ば） | i nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 偉だったら | いだったら | i dattara |
| Volitional | 偉だろう | いだろう | i darō |
| Adverbial | 偉に | いに | i ni |
| Degree | 偉さ | いさ | isa |
Affix
Derived terms
References
- ^ “偉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
偉 (eumhun 훌륭할 위 (hullyunghal wi))
- hanja form? of 위 (“to be extraordinary”)