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胃 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 田月 (WB), four-corner 60227, composition ⿱田⺼)
Additional Derived Characters
| trad. | 胃 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 胃 | |
| alternative forms | 𦛂 𦞅 𦝩 𦞽 | |
| Historical forms of the character 胃 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
According to Shuowen Jiezi, the 𡇒 character (note that this Unicode character has undergone libian simplification) atop 𦞅 is a pictogram (象形) of a stomach. While the bronze script form merely consisted of two concentric circles, an inner portion of the character was later added, namely a mutated form of the seal script character of 米 ("rice"), representing grains within the stomach (see also 鬯).
A 肉 component (modern radical form ⺼, not to be confused with the unrelated 月, a moon) was added to specialise the character. Upon transition to the clerical script form, the upper component was simplified to the unrelated 田, which however has a reference to rice and food.
The ancient form of the character can be seen within the lower component of 𦳊.
Note:
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 于貴切 |
| Baxter | hjw+jH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦʉiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦʷɨiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣiuəiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦujH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣiuəiH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣĭwəiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren |
/we̯iH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
wai6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wèi |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hjwɨjH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ʷə[t]-s/ |
| English | stomach |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 胃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12942 |
| Phonetic component |
胃 |
| Rime group |
隊 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
胃 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢuds/ |
胃
See also:
胃
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 胃 |
| い Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi |
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 胃 (MC hjw+jH).
From Middle Chinese 胃 (MC hjw+jH).
| Historical readings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dongguk Jeongun reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅌᅱᆼ〮 (Yale: ngwúy) | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] | 야ᇰ〯 (Yale: yǎng) | 위〮 (Yale: wúy) |
胃 (eumhun 위장(胃臟) 위 (wijang wi))
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