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U+6279, 批
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6279

[U+6278]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+627A]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 64, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手心心 (QPP), four-corner 51010, composition )

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 419, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11845
  • Dae Jaweon: page 766, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1835, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+6279

Chinese[edit]

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms 𠜱 Cantonese; Hakka; Teochew "to pare"
Cantonese and Teochew "to pare"
Cantonese "to pare"
Teochew "to pare"

Glyph origin[edit]

Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声, OC *pʰiː): semantic (hand) + phonetic (OC *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ).

Etymology[edit]

“to pare”
𠜱 () is sometimes treated as the 本字 (běnzì, “original character”).
“pie”
Borrowed from English pie.
“pipe”
Borrowed from English pipe.
“vulva; cunt”
From the Sichuanese pronunciation of (pi1).

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Pronunciation[edit]


Note: erhua-ed - “fibres ready to be drawn and twisted”.
Note: originally pi1, but changed to pei1 because of homophony with ().
Note: phâi - “to peel”.
Note:
  • Xiamen, Quanzhou:
    • phoe - vernacular;
    • phe - literary.
  • Jinjiang, mainstream Taiwan:
    • phoe - vernacular;
    • phi - literary.
  • (Teochew)

  • Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial () (2)
    Final () (39)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () IV
    Fanqie
    Baxter phej
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /pʰei/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /pʰei/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /pʰɛi/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /pʰɛj/
    Li
    Rong
    /pʰei/
    Wang
    Li
    /pʰiei/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /pʰiei/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    pai1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 499
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*pʰiː/

    Definitions[edit]

    1. to slap
    2. (obsolete) to attack; to offend
    3. (obsolete) to eliminate; to discard
    4. to cut (into thin slices), peel, or shape with a knife or blade; to pare: to peel [fruits], to sharpen [pencils], etc.
      蘋果苹果 [Cantonese]  ―  pai1 ping4 gwo2 [Jyutping]  ―  to peel an apple
    5. (Cantonese) to plaster
    6. (Cantonese) to hit with diagonal or horizontal motion
    7. to make comments and criticisms (to an inferior from a superior, regarding a submitted report, essay, etc.)
    8. (literary, or in compounds) comment; annotation; criticism
    9. to judge
    10. to criticize
    11. to approve
    12. (Cantonese) to guess; to predict
    13. (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) letter (written or printed communication) (Classifier: mn;  mn)
    14. (Teochew) letter from a foreign country
    15. to sell at wholesale
    16. Classifier for batches, groups, lots, etc (of merchandises).
    17. (colloquial) fibres of cotton, flax, etc. ready to be drawn and twisted
    18. (Cantonese) pie
      [Cantonese]  ―  gai1 pai1 [Jyutping]  ―  chicken pie
      蘋果苹果 [Cantonese]  ―  ping4 gwo2 pai1 [Jyutping]  ―  apple pie
      See also: 餡餅
    19. (Cantonese) screwdriver (Classifier: c)
      [Cantonese]  ―  din6 pai1 [Jyutping]  ―  electric screwdriver
    20. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pipe
      死氣死气 [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  sei2 hei3 pai1 [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    21. (Southwestern Mandarin, Internet slang, vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of ().
        ―  niú  ―  Alternative form of 牛屄 (niúbī)
        ―  yuán   ―  (derogatory) Genshin Impact player

    Synonyms[edit]

    • (letter):
    • (screwdriver):
    • (pie): (Mandarin) (pài)

    Compounds[edit]

    See also[edit]

    Further reading[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    (grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. criticism

    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    (bi, byeol) (hangeul , )

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    Readings[edit]

    : Hán Việt readings: phi
    : Nôm readings: phê, phe, phây

    References[edit]