妷

妷 U+59B7, 妷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59B7 ← 妶 [U+59B6] CJK Unified Ideographs 妸 → [U+59B8]

Translingual

Han character

妷 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女竹手人 (VHQO), composition ⿰女失)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 257, character 25
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6135
• Dae Jaweon: page 522, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1038, character 1
• Unihan data for U+59B7

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 妷 – see 姪 (“fraternal nephew or niece; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 姪).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 妷 – see 逸 (“to escape; to flee; to break loose; to be reclusive; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 逸).

Japanese

Kanji

妷

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ちつ (chitsu); じち (jichi); いつ (itsu); いち (ichi); てつ (tetsu)
• Kun: めい (mei)