繫

See also: 繋 and 系

繫	U+7E6B, 繫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E6B

← 繪
[U+7E6A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

繬 →
[U+7E6C]

Translingual

Traditional	繫
Shinjitai (extended)	繋
Simplified	系

Han character

繫 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 十水女戈火 (JEVIF), four-corner 5790₃, composition ⿱𣪠糸)

Derived characters

蘻

Related characters

繋 (Japanese shinjitai)
系 (Simplified Chinese)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 940, character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27940
Dae Jaweon: page 1379, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3456, character 15
Unihan data for U+7E6B

Chinese

trad.		繫
simp.		系^*

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 繫
Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Transcribed ancient scripts

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

	Old Chinese
繫	keːɡs, ɡeːɡs
檕	keːɡs, kʰeː
轚	keːɡs, keːɡ
蘻	*keːɡs
罊	kʰeːɡs, kʰreːɡ
蟿	kʰeːɡs, kʰiɡs
礊	kʰreːɡ, kʰreːɡ, *qʰʷreːɡ
擊	*keːɡ
墼	*keːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *keːɡs, *ɡeːɡs): phonetic 毄 (jī) + semantic 糸 (“thread”)

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiê

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jì
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴
  - Yale: jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
  - Palladius: цзи (czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hai⁶
  - Yale: haih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiê
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e²⁴/

Middle Chinese: kejH

Rime
Character	繫
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古詣切
Baxter	kejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɛj^H/
Li Rong	/kei^H/
Wang Li	/kiei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gai³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.kˤe-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*keːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	繫
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jì
Middle Chinese	‹ kej^H ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.kˁe-s/
English	tie (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繫
Reading #	1/2
No.	5620
Phonetic component	毄
Rime group	賜
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	計
Old Chinese	/*keːɡs/

Definitions

繫

to tie, to fasten, to button up
繫鞋帶／系鞋带 ― jì xiédài ― to tie shoelaces

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 繫 (“to tie; to fasten”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		繫
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	繫
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	綁
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	繫
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	繫, 勒, 斤
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	拴
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	繫, 扎
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	繫
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	繫
Cantonese	Guangzhou	綁
	Hong Kong	綁
	Yangjiang	綯, 綁
Gan	Nanchang	繫
Hakka	Meixian	䌈
Jin	Taiyuan	斤, 繫
Northern Min	Jian'ou	繫
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	羈, 縛
Southern Min	Xiamen	縖, 結
	Chaozhou	結
	Puning	結
Wu	Suzhou	結
Wu	Wenzhou	繫, 縛
Xiang	Changsha	繫
Xiang	Shuangfeng	繫, 揸

Compounds

繫捻兒 / 系捻儿

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xì (xi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hē

(Teochew, Peng'im): hi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sì
  - Wade–Giles: hsi⁴
  - Yale: syì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih
  - Palladius: си (si)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hai⁶
  - Yale: haih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē
  - Tâi-lô: hē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /he²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³⁵/

Middle Chinese: hejH

Rime
Character	繫
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	胡計切
Baxter	hejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣei^H/
Wang Li	/ɣiei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hai⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m-kˤek-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡeːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	繫
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xì
Middle Chinese	‹ hej^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m-kˁek-s/
English	attach; suspend
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繫
Reading #	2/2
No.	5627
Phonetic component	毄
Rime group	賜
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	蒵
Old Chinese	/*ɡeːɡs/

Definitions

繫

to connect; to link
to arrest; to imprison
to be concerned about

Compounds

不繫舟 / 不系舟
劾繫 / 劾系
匏繫 / 匏系 (páoxì)
囚繫 / 囚系
拘繫 / 拘系
捕影繫風 / 捕影系风
捕風繫影 / 捕风系影
擐繫 / 擐系
械繫 / 械系
燕足繫書 / 燕足系书
燕足繫詩 / 燕足系诗
盎盂相繫 / 盎盂相系
監繫 / 监系
直繫 / 直系
紅絲暗繫 / 红丝暗系
維繫 / 维系 (wéixì)
縈繫 / 萦系
縻繫 / 縻系
繫世 / 系世
繫住 / 系住
繫命 / 系命 (xìmìng)
繫囚 / 系囚
繫念 / 系念 (xìniàn)
繫懷 / 系怀
繫戀 / 系恋 (xìliàn)
繫於 / 系于
繫爪 / 系爪
繫獄 / 系狱 (xìyù)
繫絆 / 系绊
繫縛 / 系缚
繫而不食 / 系而不食
繫腰 / 系腰
繫臂之寵 / 系臂之宠
繫船樁 / 系船桩
繫裹 / 系裹
繫詞 / 系词 (xìcí)
繫趾 / 系趾
繫辭 / 系辞
繫鈴解鈴 / 系铃解铃
繫頸 / 系颈
繫風捕影 / 系风捕影
繫風捕景 / 系风捕景
耽干繫
聯繫 / 联系 (liánxì)
腸繫膜 / 肠系膜 (chángxìmó)
葦苕繫巢 / 苇苕系巢
解鈴繫鈴 / 解铃系铃
赤繩繫足 / 赤绳系足
連繫 / 连系 (liánxì)
逮繫 / 逮系
長繩繫日 / 长绳系日
長繩繫景 / 长绳系景
頌繫 / 颂系

Japanese

Kanji

繫

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 繋)

Readings

On (unclassified): けい (kei)
Kun: つなぐ (tsunagu, 繫ぐ)、かける (kakeru, 繫ける)

Korean

Hanja

繫 (eumhun 맬 계 (mael gye))

hanja form^? of 경 (“bind, connect”)

Vietnamese

Chữ Hán

繫: Hán Nôm readings: hệ

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