# 咦

| 咦 | U+54A6, &#21670; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-54A6 |
| ← 咥 [U+54A5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 咧 → [U+54A7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

咦 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口大弓 (RKN), four-corner 6503$_2$, composition ⿰口夷)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 186, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3535
* Dae Jaweon: page 405, character 30
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 614, character 1
* Unihan data for U+54A6

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 咦
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 桋 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 荑 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 銕 | *l'iːl, *l̥ʰiːd |
| 鴺 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 鮧 | *l'iːl, *lil |
| 洟 | *l̥ʰiːls, *lil |
| 羠 | *ljilʔ, *lil |
| 咦 | *hril |
| 夷 | *lil |
| 姨 | *lil |
| 痍 | *lil |
| 峓 | *lil |
| 恞 | *lil |
| 眱 | *lil |
| 蛦 | *lil |
| 胰 | *lil, *lɯ |
| 跠 | *lil |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hril) : semantic 口 + phonetic 夷 (OC *lil).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yí (yi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^2$ / ji$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yí
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yí
*** Wade–Giles: i$^2$
*** Yale: yí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^2$ / ji$^4$
*** Yale: yí / yìh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^2$ / ji$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^2$ / yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː³⁵/, /jiː²¹/

### Definitions

咦
* An interjection used to express confusion. huh?
       Yí, wǒ de yàoshi ne? [Pinyin]
       Huh? Where is my key?
       Yí, tā zěnme zài zhèr? [Pinyin]
       Uh, why is he here?
* (Cantonese) Expression of disgust. ew
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    《說文》：南陽謂大呼曰咦。

#### Usage notes

* The first sense expresses a relatively neutral feeling.
* For the first sense, the vowel is short; for the second sense, the vowel is longer.

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xī (xi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xī
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: si
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^1$
*** Yale: syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: xjij
Rime :
| Character | 咦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 喜夷切 |
| Baxter | xjij |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hiɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xjɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hi/ |
| Li Rong | /xi/ |
| Wang Li | /xi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /xi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*hril/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 咦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14861 |
| Phonetic component | 夷 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 咦 |
| Old Chinese | /*hril/ |

### Definitions

咦
* smiling

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): い (i)、き (ki)、たい (tai)、だい (dai)
* Kun: といき (toiki)

## Korean
### Hanja

咦 • (i, jae) (hangeul 이, 재, revised i, jae, McCune–Reischauer i, chae)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

咦: Hán Nôm readings: gì, di, ri
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#### References

* Nom Foundation