See also:
U+59EC, 姬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59EC

[U+59EB]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+59ED]

姬 U+2F862, 姬
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F862
𡛪
[U+2F861]
CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 娛
[U+2F863]

Translingual

Traditional
Simplified
Japanese
Korean

Alternative forms

The character commonly used in Japanese is (U+59EB). Note that the Korean form is written with 𦣝 as the right component, which is the historical form found in the Kangxi Dictionary.

Han character

(Kangxi radical 38, +7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女尸中中 (VSLL), four-corner 41417, composition 𦣞(GHT) or 𦣝(K))

Derived characters

  • 𩠯

References

Chinese

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
Shang Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *klɯ, *lɯ) : semantic (woman; matrilateral family line; family name) + phonetic 𦣞 ().

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Zhou dynastic surname
Its eponym was traditionally held to the river (), which has been identified with the river (Fén) in Shanxi. However, Pulleyblank (2000) points out that "there seems to be no record of a Ji River outside the myth" of the Yellow Emperor.
Instead, he suggests an etymological connection between "the two intermarrying moieties, a ruling clan and its collateral, wife-supplying counterpart": (OC *(C)ɰə̀ɰ) and (*(C)ɰàŋ). He also points to other word-pairs, including (MC ziX, “to resemble”) < *-əɰʔ and (MC zjangX, “to imitate, image”) < *-aŋʔ, which display the phonetic correspondences: * vs. * as well *-ə- vs. *-a- (ibid.)
lady (ancient laudatory title for women)
According to Yan Shigu (apud Kangxi Dictionary):
列國所以婦人 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
列国所以妇人 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Kangxi zidian
běn Zhōu xìng, qí nǚ guì yú lièguó zhī nǚ, suǒyǐ fùrén měihào jiē chēng . [Pinyin]
Ji ("姬") was originally the surname of the Zhou; their princesses were more honorable than princesses of other states; therefore women with laudatory appellations are all called Ji ("姬").
"gay"
Homophonous with () or English gay (in Cantonese) and already carrying feminine connotations. Probably influenced by Japanese (ひめ) (hime, princess).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (28)
Final () (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter ki
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɨ/
Li
Rong
/kiə/
Wang
Li
/kĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gei1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ ki ›
Old
Chinese
/*[k](r)ə/
English (family name)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 14882
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*klɯ/

Definitions

  1. a surname, used by the ruling family of the House of Zhou
       Wáng    (historical) Royal (Princess) Ji (formal appellation for various women born out of the royal house of Zhou)
       zhū   (historical) the various Ji (collective appellation for various nobles and states' rulers patrilineally related to the royal house of Zhou)
  2. (literary) lady (ancient laudatory title for women)
  3. (mythology) name of a river
  4. (literary) beauty
  5. (literary) concubine
  6. (neologism, slang) Synonym of (, gay), with a feminine connotation; lesbian
       gǎo   to engage in lesbian activities
Synonyms

Compounds

  • 丹姬
  • 二姬
  • 仙姬
  • 伯姬
  • 伯姬引
  • 侍姬
  • 名姬
  • 吳姬吴姬
  • 大姬
  • 天姬
  • 妖姬
  • 妙姬
  • 姣姬
  • 姬人
  • 姬伯
  • 姬侍
  • 姬僕姬仆
  • 姬公
  • 姬劉姬刘
  • 姬化
  • 姬呂姬吕
  • 姬周
  • 姬國姬国
  • 姬姒
  • 姬妾 (jīqiè)
  • 姬姜
  • 姬媵
  • 姬孔
  • 姬文
  • 姬易
  • 姬松茸 (jīsōngróng)
  • 姬漢姬汉
  • 姬鼠
  • 嬖姬
  • 孋姬㛤姬
  • 孔姬
  • 宗姬
  • 宮姬宫姬
  • 家姬
  • 寵姬宠姬
  • 小姬
  • 帝姬 (dìjī)
  • 幸姬
  • 庶姬
  • 從姬从姬
  • 愛姬爱姬 (àijī)
  • 文姬入塞
  • 族姬
  • 昌姬
  • 曼姬
  • 朱姬大仙
  • 村姬
  • 楚姬
  • 楚岫瑤姬楚岫瑶姬
  • 楊柳姬杨柳姬
  • 樊姬
  • 橈姬桡姬
  • 歌姬 (gējī)
  • 毛姬
  • 泣別虞姬泣别虞姬
  • 漢姬汉姬
  • 燕姬
  • 王姬
  • 班姬
  • 班姬扇
  • 班姬詠扇班姬咏扇
  • 班姬辭輦班姬辞辇
  • 瑤姬瑶姬
  • 瓊姬琼姬
  • 盧姬卢姬
  • 祅姬
  • 秦姬曲
  • 程姬之疾
  • 竹姬
  • 而姬壺而姬壶
  • 胡姬
  • 荊姬荆姬
  • 虞姬
  • 蠶姬蚕姬
  • 諸姬诸姬
  • 讒姬谗姬
  • 豔姬艳姬
  • 貞姬贞姬
  • 貴姬贵姬
  • 遺姬遗姬
  • 隆姬
  • 霸王別姬霸王别姬
  • 驪姬骊姬
  • 麗姬丽姬
  • 鼓姬
  • 齊姬齐姬

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (36)
Final () (19)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter yi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨ/
Pan
Wuyun
/jɨ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ie/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jɨ/
Li
Rong
/iə/
Wang
Li
/jĭə/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ji4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 14887
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*lɯ/

Definitions

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Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. alternative form of

Readings

  • Go-on: (ki)
  • Kan-on: (ki)
  • Kun: ひめ (hime, )
  • Nanori: こひめ (kohime); ひめさき (himesaki); ぷりんせす (purinsesu); れもん (remon)
    Note: the nanori readings ぷりんせす (Purinsesu) and れもん (Remon) are so-called キラキラネーム (kirakira nēmu).

Definitions

Kanji in this term
ひめ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry:

(The following entry is uncreated: .)

Korean

Hanja

• (hui) (hangeul , revised hui, McCuneReischauer hŭi, Yale huy)

  1. woman

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Nôm readings:

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