萆
See also: 蔽
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Translingual
Han character
萆 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿竹田十 (THWJ), four-corner 44406, composition ⿱艹卑)
Derived characters
- 𦔠
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1040, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31255
- Dae Jaweon: page 1499, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3235, character 18
- Unihan data for U+8406
Chinese
| trad. | 萆 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 萆 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bì
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bì
- Wade–Giles: pi4
- Yale: bì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
- Palladius: би (bi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: bei1
- Yale: bēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei1
- Guangdong Romanization: béi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: siX, bjiek
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*beɡ/, /*slɯʔ/
Definitions
萆
- Used in names of some plants.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蔽 (bì, “to hide; to conceal”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) straw raincoat
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
萆
- the castor-oil plant (also used for other plants)
Readings
Korean
Hanja
萆 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)
- the castor-oil plant also used for other plants