偎

偎	U+504E, 偎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-504E

← 偍
[U+504D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

偏 →
[U+504F]

Translingual

Han character

偎 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 人田一女 (OWMV), four-corner 2623₂, composition ⿰亻畏)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 110, character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 843
Dae Jaweon: page 235, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 191, character 2
Unihan data for U+504E

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (畏) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
煨	*quːl
偎	*quːl
隈	quːl, quːls
椳	*quːl
鰃	*quːl
渨	*quːl
葨	*quːl
揋	*quːl
猥	*quːlʔ
嵔	quːlʔ, qulʔ
鍡	*quːlʔ
碨	quːlʔ, qruːl
腲	*quːlʔ
餵	*qrols
畏	*quls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *quːl): semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 畏 (OC *quls)

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		偎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēi (wei¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wei
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹
  - Yale: wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uei
  - Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wui¹
  - Yale: wūi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oe
  - Tâi-lô: ue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oef
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ue³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: 'woj

Rime
Character	偎
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	烏恢切
Baxter	'woj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔuʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔuoi/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔuɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔwəj/
Li Rong	/ʔuᴀi/
Wang Li	/uɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔuɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*quːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	偎
Reading #	1/1
No.	12923
Phonetic component	畏
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	隈
Old Chinese	/*quːl/

Definitions

偎

to snuggle up to; to lean close to
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hidden; unclear
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to comfort

Compounds

依偎 (yīwēi)
倚玉偎香
倚翠偎紅 / 倚翠偎红
偎乾就濕 / 偎干就湿
偎依 (wēiyī)
偎倚 (wēiyǐ)
偎傍
偎儂 / 偎侬
偎妻靠婦 / 偎妻靠妇
偎慵墮懶 / 偎慵堕懒
偎抱 (wēibào)
偎留
偎紅倚翠 / 偎红倚翠
偎隨 / 偎随
偎風躲箭 / 偎风躲箭
偎香倚玉
輕偎低傍 / 轻偎低傍

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		偎

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óa

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óa
  - Tâi-lô: uá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ua⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ua⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ua⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ua⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴¹/

Definitions

偎

(Hokkien) alternative form of 倚 (óa)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		偎

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ui

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ui
  - Tâi-lô: ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui³³/

Definitions

偎

(Hokkien) alternative form of 揻 (ui)
- 2010, 蕭進惠, 尤景仰, “一去不回”, performed by 小辣椒:
  
  親像拿針偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  亲像拿针偎入阮心底 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  chhin-chhiūⁿ the̍h chiam ui ji̍p gún sim-té [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  It is like taking a needle, poking it into the bottom of my heart
- 2013, “愛你呀”, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music), performed by 阿吉仔:
  
  愛你的感覺像針偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  爱你的感觉像针偎我心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  ài lí ê kám-kak chhiūⁿ chiam ui góa sim-koaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The feeling of loving you is like a needle pricking my heart

Japanese

Kanji

偎

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

On (unclassified): わい (wai)、え (e)
Kun: ほのか (honoka, 偎か)、なじむ (najimu, 偎む)、したしむ (shitashimu, 偎しむ)、ちかよる (chikayoru, 偎る)

Korean

Hanja

偎 • (oe) (hangeul 외)