䴭

䴭 U+4D2D, 䴭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4D2D ← 䴬 [U+4D2C] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 䴮 → [U+4D2E]

Translingual

Han character

䴭 (Kangxi radical 199, 麥+3, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十水木竹 (JEDH), composition ⿰麥才)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1512, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4600, character 8
• Unihan data for U+4D2D

Chinese

trad.		䴭
simp.		𬹅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cái (cai²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co³, coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cái
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cái
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²
    • Yale: tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsair
    • Palladius: цай (caj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co³, coi⁴
    • Yale: cho, chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso³, tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: co³, coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³³/, /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzoj

Rime
Character	䴭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	昨哉切
Baxter	dzoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡zʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡zəi/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡zɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡zəj/
Li Rong	/d͡zᴀi/
Wang Li	/d͡zɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡zʱɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cái
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coi4

Definitions

䴭

1. distiller's grains or yeast
2. ferment for brewing