嬬

嬬	U+5B2C, 嬬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B2C

← 嬫
[U+5B2B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

嬭 →
[U+5B2D]

Translingual

Han character

嬬 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 女一月月 (VMBB), four-corner 4142₇, composition ⿰女需)

mistress, concubine
weak

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 272, character 44
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6821
Dae Jaweon: page 541, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1086, character 7
Unihan data for U+5B2C

Chinese

trad.		嬬
simp. ^#		嬬

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
羺	*noː
獳	*noː
擩	noːs, njoʔ, njos, njul, *njod
譳	*noːs
懦	noːls, njo
糯	*noːls
需	*sno
繻	sno, njo
鑐	*sno
儒	*njo
濡	njo, noːn
襦	*njo
嚅	*njo
顬	*njo
鱬	*njo
嬬	*njo
臑	*njo
醹	njo, njoʔ
蠕	*njo
孺	*njos

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xū (xu¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syu
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹
  - Yale: syū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiu
  - Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: seoi¹
  - Yale: sēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: nyu

Rime
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	人朱切
Baxter	nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵio/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵuə̆/
Li Rong	/ȵio/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*njo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
No.	13976
Phonetic component	需
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	儒
Old Chinese	/*njo/

Definitions

嬬

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rú (ru²)

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rú
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rú
  - Wade–Giles: ju²
  - Yale: rú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ru
  - Palladius: жу (žu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴
  - Yale: yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹/

Middle Chinese: nyu

Rime
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	人朱切
Baxter	nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵio/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵuə̆/
Li Rong	/ȵio/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*njo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
No.	13976
Phonetic component	需
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	儒
Old Chinese	/*njo/

Definitions

嬬

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nòu (nou⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nòu
  - Wade–Giles: nou⁴
  - Yale: nòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: now
  - Palladius: ноу (nou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /noʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: nau⁶
  - Yale: nauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: neo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐu̯²²/

Middle Chinese: nyu

Rime
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	人朱切
Baxter	nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵio/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵuə̆/
Li Rong	/ȵio/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*njo/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嬬
Reading #	1/1
No.	13976
Phonetic component	需
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	儒
Old Chinese	/*njo/

Definitions

嬬

Used in female personal names.

References

“嬬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

嬬

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: にゅう (nyū)
Kan-on: じゅ (ju)
Kun: よわい (yowai, 嬬い)、つま (tsuma, 嬬)