芘

Translingual edit

Han character edit

芘 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 廿心心 (TPP), four-corner 4471₁, composition ⿱艹比)

Derived characters edit

𣓋, 𦰙

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1019, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30693
Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 25
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3179, character 17
Unihan data for U+8298

Chinese edit

trad.		芘
simp. ^#		芘

Etymology 1 edit

Glyph origin edit

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

	Old Chinese
梐	piː, biːʔ
狴	*piː
悂	piː, pʰi
螕	*piː
鎞	*piː
蓖	*piː
篦	piː, bis
批	*pʰiː
砒	*pʰiː
鈚	pʰiː, bi
磇	*pʰiː
媲	*pʰiːs
笓	*biː
膍	biː, bi
陛	*biːʔ
仳	pʰeʔ, piʔ, bi, briʔ
吡	pʰeʔ, piʔ, *biɡ
紕	be, pʰi, *kʰjɯʔ
比	piʔ, pis, bi, bis, *biɡ
妣	piʔ, pis
秕	*piʔ
沘	piʔ, bi
枇	piʔ, bi, *bis
粊	*pris
庇	*pis
屁	*pʰis
琵	*bi
毗	*bi
貔	*bi
豼	*bi
蚍	*bi
芘	bi, bis
肶	*bi
魮	*bi
阰	*bi
坒	bis, biɡ
玭	*bin

Pronunciation 1 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pí (pi²)
(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pí
  - Wade–Giles: pʻi²
  - Yale: pí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi
  - Palladius: пи (pi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pei⁴
  - Yale: pèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: péi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: bjij

Rime
Character	芘
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	房脂切
Baxter	bjij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/bi/
Shao Rongfen	/bjɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bi/
Li Rong	/bi/
Wang Li	/bi/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pei⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*bi/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芘
Reading #	1/2
No.	532
Phonetic component	比
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	𣬈
Old Chinese	/*bi/

Definitions edit

芘

Only used in 芘芣 (pífú).

Pronunciation 2 edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bì (bi⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei³

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/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei³
  - Yale: bei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³³/

Middle Chinese: bjijH

Rime
Character	芘
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	毗至切
Baxter	bjijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/bi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/bjɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bi^H/
Li Rong	/bi^H/
Wang Li	/bi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bei⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*bis/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芘
Reading #	2/2
No.	545
Phonetic component	比
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	鼻
Old Chinese	/*bis/

Definitions edit

芘

Alternative form of 庇

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “loanword”)

Wikipedia has articles on:

芘 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Pyrene (English)

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐ (bi³)
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐ
  - Wade–Giles: pi³
  - Yale: bǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bii
  - Palladius: би (bi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei²
  - Yale: béi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵/

Definitions edit

芘

pyrene

Etymology 3 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 蓖 (“castor oil plant”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蓖).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 4 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 篦 (“fine-tooth comb; to comb with a fine-tooth comb; to fine-tooth comb; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 篦).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 5 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 蔽 (“to cover; to hide; to conceal; to summarize; to sum up”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蔽).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

芘

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

On (unclassified): ひ (hi); び (bi)

Korean edit

Hanja edit

芘 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)

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