薊

See also: 蓟

薊	U+858A, 薊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-858A

← 薉
[U+8589]

CJK Unified Ideographs

薋 →
[U+858B]

Translingual

Han character

薊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓火弓 (TNFN), four-corner 4432₀, composition ⿱艹魝)

Cirsium or Carduus (generic), thistles
a surname

Derived characters

𧾯

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1060, character 24
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32095
Dae Jaweon: page 1524, character 12
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3304, character 11
Unihan data for U+858A

Chinese

trad.		薊
simp.		蓟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³

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: gai³
  - Yale: gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³/

Middle Chinese: kejH

Rime
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
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
(Zhengzhang): /*keːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	薊
Reading #	1/1
No.	5855
Phonetic component
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	計
Old Chinese	/*keːds/

Definitions

薊

thistle

Compounds

小薊 / 小蓟 (xiǎojì)
朝鮮薊 / 朝鲜蓟
薊州 / 蓟州 (Jìzhōu, “Jizhou”)
薊訓歷家 / 蓟训历家
薊門 / 蓟门
薊馬 / 蓟马 (jìmǎ)
藿香薊 / 藿香蓟 (huòxiāngjì)

Japanese

Kanji

薊

(Hyōgai kanji)

Cirsum; thistle.

Readings

On (unclassified): けい (kei)
Kun: あざみ (azami, 薊)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
薊
あざみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あざみ [àzámí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠za̠mʲi]

Noun

薊(あざみ) • (azami)

thistle; various species of the tribe Cardueae

Derived terms

薊馬(アザミウマ) (azamiuma)
鬼薊(オニアザミ) (oniazami)
煙管薊(キセルアザミ) (kiseruazami)
狐薊(キツネアザミ) (kitsuneazami)
沢薊(サワアザミ) (sawāzami)
鳥海薊(チョウカイアザミ) (chōkaiazami)
野薊(ノアザミ) (noazami)
葉薊(ハアザミ) (hāzami)
浜薊(ハマアザミ) (hamāzami)
姫薊(ヒメアザミ) (himeazami)
富士薊(フジアザミ) (fujiazami)
森薊(モリアザミ) (moriazami)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

薊 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

薊: Hán Nôm readings: kế

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[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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