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U+5C09, 尉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C09

[U+5C08]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5C0A]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 41, +8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 尸火木戈 (SFDI), four-corner 74200, composition ⿰⿸ or 𫵖)

  1. officer, military rank
  2. a surname

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 295, character 5
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7440
  • Dae Jaweon: page 584, character 2
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 508, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5C09

Chinese

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trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

𤈫

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts

Possibly ideogrammic compound (會意会意) : 𡰥 + (hand) + (fire).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation 1

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (34)
Final () (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔujH/
Li
Rong
/ʔiuəiH/
Wang
Li
/ĭwəiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wai3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 12951
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*quds/
Definitions
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  1. officer
  2. wait
  3. Alternative form of (wèi)
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2

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Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (34)
Final () (60)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɨut̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔiut̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuət̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔut̚/
Li
Rong
/ʔiuət̚/
Wang
Li
/ĭuət̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯uət̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wat1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 12961
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qud/
Definitions
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  1. a surname
  2. Used in 尉遲尉迟 (Yùchí).
  3. Used in 尉犁 (Yùlí).

References

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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to iron; to press; to be closely appressed to; to abut; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to comfort; to console; to calm; relieved; glad”).
(This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Jōyō kanji)

  1. military officer
  2. jailer
  3. old man
  4. rank

Readings

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
on'yomi

/wi//i/

From Middle Chinese (MC 'jw+jH).

Pronunciation

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Affix

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() (i (wi)?

  1. a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military
  2. A military rank.
Derived terms
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Korean

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Hanja

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(wi; ul) (hangeul ; , revised wi, ul, McCune–Reischauer wi, ul)

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Vietnamese

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Han character

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: Hán Nôm readings: úy/

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