# 鉍

| 鉍 | U+924D, &#37453; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-924D |
| ← 鉌 [U+924C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鉎 → [U+924E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

鉍 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金心竹 (CPH), four-corner 8310$_0$, composition ⿰釒必)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1301, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40295
* Dae Jaweon: page 1803, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4191, character 5
* Unihan data for U+924D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 泌 | *mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 秘 | *mpriɡs |
| 毖 | *priɡs |
| 閟 | *priɡs |
| 柲 | *priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 鉍 | *priɡs, *priɡ |
| 邲 | *priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 覕 | *pliŋs, *mbliːɡ |
| 咇 | *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ |
| 苾 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 馝 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 飶 | *bliːɡ, *bliɡ |
| 鴓 | *mbliːɡ |
| 鮅 | *pliɡ, *bliɡ |
| 必 | *pliɡ |
| 珌 | *pliɡ |
| 佖 | *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 駜 | *bliɡ, *briɡ |
| 怭 | *bliɡ |
| 妼 | *bliɡ |
| 宓 | *mriɡ, *mliɡ |
| 樒 | *mriɡ |
| 密 | *mriɡ |
| 蔤 | *mriɡ |
| 滵 | *mriɡ |
| 蜜 | *mliɡ |
| 謐 | *mliɡ |
| 榓 | *mliɡ |
| 淧 | *mliɡ |
| 瑟 | *smriɡ, *smriɡ |
| 璱 | *sriɡ |
| 飋 | *sriɡ |
| 虙 | *blɯɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *priɡs, *priɡ) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bit$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$piq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bì
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bì
*** Wade–Giles: pi$^4$
*** Yale: bì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
*** Palladius: би (bi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bit$^1$
*** Yale: bīt
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bit$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bid$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /piːt̚⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$piq
*** MiniDict: pih$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$piq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /piɪʔ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: pijH, pit
Rime :
| Character | 鉍 | 鉍 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (17) | 質 (49) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 兵媚切 | 鄙密切 |
| Baxter | pijH | pit |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pˠiɪ$^H$/ | /pˠiɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pᵚi$^H$/ | /pᵚit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piɪ$^H$/ | /piet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pji$^H$/ | /pjit̚/ |
| Li Rong | /pji$^H$/ | /pjĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /pi$^H$/ | /pĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /pi$^H$/ | /pi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì | bi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^3$ | bat$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*priɡs/, /*priɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鉍 | 鉍 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 557 | 570 |
| Phonetic component | 必 | 必 |
| Rime group | 至 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 祕 | 筆 |
| Old Chinese | /*priɡs/ | /*priɡ/ |
| Notes | 同柲 | 同柲 |

#### Definitions

鉍
* (chemistry) bismuth

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 鉍 – see 柲 (“weapon handle made of bamboo strips”). (This character is the simplified form of 柲).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 鉍 – see 瑟 (“the se, an ancient Chinese bridge zither, usually with 25 strings; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 瑟).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: ひち (hichi)
* Kan-on: ひつ (hitsu)
* Kan’yō-on: ひ (hi)
* Kun: ビスマス (bisumasu, 鉍)