弬

弬	U+5F2C, 弬 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F2C

← 弫
[U+5F2B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

弭 →
[U+5F2D]

Translingual

Han character

弬 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 弓尸中中 (NSLL), composition ⿰弓𦣝)

bow name

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 358, character 5
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9766
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 995, character 5
Unihan data for U+5F2C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		弬

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
茝	kʰljɯːʔ, kljɯʔ
洍	ljɯʔ, lɯ
姬	klɯ, lɯ
宧	*lɯ
頤	*lɯ
弬	*lɯ

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yí (yi²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yí
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yí
  - Wade–Giles: i²
  - Yale: yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ji⁴
  - Yale: yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²¹/

Middle Chinese: yi

Rime
Character	弬
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	與之切
Baxter	yi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/jɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨ/
Li Rong	/iə/
Wang Li	/jĭə/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*lɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弬
Reading #	1/1
No.	14885
Phonetic component	頤
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	飴
Old Chinese	/*lɯ/

Definitions

弬

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References

Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 2), p. 104

Japanese

Kanji

弬

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): い (i)
Kun: ゆみのな (yuminona)