# 媁

| 媁 | U+5A81, &#23169; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5A81 |
| ← 媀 [U+5A80] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 媂 → [U+5A82] |

## Translingual
### Han character

媁 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 女木一手 (VDMQ), four-corner 4445$_6$, composition ⿰女韋)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 266, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6473
* Dae Jaweon: page 533, character 18
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1069, character 13
* Unihan data for U+5A81

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 禕 | *qral |
| 郼 | *qʷɯl |
| 褘 | *qʰʷɯl |
| 諱 | *qʰʷɯls |
| 媁 | *qʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 幃 | *ɢʷɯl |
| 違 | *ɢʷɯl |
| 圍 | *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯls |
| 韋 | *ɢʷɯl |
| 闈 | *ɢʷɯl |
| 湋 | *ɢʷɯl |
| 鍏 | *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 潿 | *ɢɯl |
| 韙 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 煒 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 暐 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 偉 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 瑋 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 葦 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 椲 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 韡 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 愇 | *ɢʷɯlʔ |
| 緯 | *ɢʷɯls |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ) : semantic 女 + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wéi (wei$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^2$
*** Yale: wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^4$
*** Yale: wàih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯²¹/
* Middle Chinese: 'jw+j
Rime :
| Character | 媁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於非切 |
| Baxter | 'jw+j |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʉi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔʷɨi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiuəi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔuj/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiuəi/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭwəi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔwe̯i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wēi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʷɯl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 媁 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 12813 |
| Phonetic component | 韋 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 威 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʷɯl/ |

#### Definitions

媁
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### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wěi (wei$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^3$
*** Yale: wěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: hjw+jX
Rime :
| Character | 媁 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 于鬼切 |
| Baxter | hjw+jX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦʉi$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦʷɨi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣiuəi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦuj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣiuəi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣĭwəi$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /we̯i$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯlʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 媁 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 12830 |
| Phonetic component | 韋 |
| Rime group | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 韙 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷɯlʔ/ |

#### Definitions

媁
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