葦

See also: 苇

葦	U+8466, 葦 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8466

← 葥
[U+8465]

CJK Unified Ideographs

葧 →
[U+8467]

Translingual

Han character

葦 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿木一手 (TDMQ), four-corner 4450₆, composition ⿱艹韋)

Derived characters

𫣤, 𭺁, 𨗨

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1045, character 28
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31437
Dae Jaweon: page 1507, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3258, character 4
Unihan data for U+8466

Chinese

trad.		葦
simp.		苇

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
禕	*qral
郼	*qʷɯl
褘	*qʰʷɯl
諱	*qʰʷɯls
媁	qʷɯl, ɢʷɯlʔ
幃	*ɢʷɯl
違	*ɢʷɯl
圍	ɢʷɯl, ɢʷɯls
韋	*ɢʷɯl
闈	*ɢʷɯl
湋	*ɢʷɯl
鍏	ɢʷɯl, ɢʷɯlʔ
潿	*ɢɯl
韙	*ɢʷɯlʔ
煒	*ɢʷɯlʔ
暐	*ɢʷɯlʔ
偉	*ɢʷɯlʔ
瑋	*ɢʷɯlʔ
葦	*ɢʷɯlʔ
椲	*ɢʷɯlʔ
韡	*ɢʷɯlʔ
愇	*ɢʷɯlʔ
緯	*ɢʷɯls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷɯlʔ): semantic 艸 (“grass”) + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl)

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěi (wei³)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁵

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wai⁵
  - Yale: wáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯¹³/

Middle Chinese: hjw+jX

Rime
Character	葦
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	于鬼切
Baxter	hjw+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉi^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɨi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuəi^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuj^X/
Li Rong	/ɣiuəi^X/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwəi^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/we̯i^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯlʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	葦
Reading #	1/1
No.	12827
Phonetic component	韋
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	韙
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷɯlʔ/

Definitions

葦

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) reed; rush
Synonym: 蘆葦 / 芦苇 (lúwěi)

Compounds

一葦 / 一苇 (yīwěi)
一葦渡江 / 一苇渡江
不上蘆葦 / 不上芦苇
布衣葦帶 / 布衣苇带
葦塘 / 苇塘 (wěitáng)
葦戟桃杖 / 苇戟桃杖
葦杖 / 苇杖
葦箔 / 苇箔
葦苕繫巢 / 苇苕系巢
葭葦 / 葭苇
葦鶯 / 苇莺 (wěiyīng)
蒲葦 / 蒲苇 (púwěi)
蘆葦 / 芦苇 (lúwěi)
行葦 / 行苇
黑孜葦 / 黑孜苇 (Hēizīwěi)
黑葦鳽 / 黑苇𫛚 (hēiwěijiān)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěi (wei³)

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ

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/

Definitions

葦

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 緯 / 纬 (wěi, “to weave”)

Japanese

Wikispecies

Kanji

葦

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Readings

Go-on: い (i)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
Kan-on: い (i)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
Kun: あし (ashi, 葦)、よし (yoshi, 葦)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
葦
あし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 葦 – see the following entry.

【あしアシ】

[noun] common reed, Phragmites australis

Alternative spellings
芦, 蘆, 葭

(This term, 葦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
葦
よし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 葦 – see the following entry.

【よし】	[noun] ヨシ, 葦, 蘆, 葭, 芦: alternative form of あし (ashi) Alternative spellings ヨシ, 蘆, 葭, 芦

(This term, 葦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

葦 • (wi) (hangeul 위, revised wi, McCune–Reischauer wi, Yale wi)

reed

Vietnamese

Han character

葦: Hán Việt readings: vy^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4], vĩ^[2]
葦: Nôm readings: vi^[1]

chữ Hán form of vy (“reed”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Trần (2004).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Trần (1999).
^ Nguyễn (1974).
^ Thiều Chửu (1942).

[gdhn-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Trần (2004).

[tvctdhv-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Trần (1999).

[hvttd-3] Nguyễn (1974).

[tchvtd-4] Thiều Chửu (1942).

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