# 芘

| 芘 | U+8298, &#33432; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8298 |
| ← 芗 [U+8297] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 芙 → [U+8299] |

## Translingual
### Han character

芘 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 廿心心 (TPP), four-corner 4471$_1$, composition ⿱艹比)

#### Derived characters

* 𣓋, 𦰙

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1019, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30693
* Dae Jaweon: page 1476, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3179, character 17
* Unihan data for U+8298

## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 梐 | *piː, *biːʔ |
| 狴 | *piː |
| 悂 | *piː, *pʰi |
| 螕 | *piː |
| 鎞 | *piː |
| 蓖 | *piː |
| 篦 | *piː, *bis |
| 批 | *pʰiː |
| 砒 | *pʰiː |
| 鈚 | *pʰiː, *bi |
| 磇 | *pʰiː |
| 媲 | *pʰiːs |
| 笓 | *biː |
| 膍 | *biː, *bi |
| 陛 | *biːʔ |
| 仳 | *pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *bi, *briʔ |
| 吡 | *pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *biɡ |
| 紕 | *be, *pʰi, *kʰjɯʔ |
| 比 | *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ |
| 妣 | *piʔ, *pis |
| 秕 | *piʔ |
| 沘 | *piʔ, *bi |
| 枇 | *piʔ, *bi, *bis |
| 粊 | *pris |
| 庇 | *pis |
| 屁 | *pʰis |
| 琵 | *bi |
| 毗 | *bi |
| 貔 | *bi |
| 豼 | *bi |
| 蚍 | *bi |
| 芘 | *bi, *bis |
| 肶 | *bi |
| 魮 | *bi |
| 阰 | *bi |
| 坒 | *bis, *biɡ |
| 玭 | *bin |

#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pí (pi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pei$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pí
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pí
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^2$
*** Yale: pí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi
*** Palladius: пи (pi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pei$^4$
*** Yale: pèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: péi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei̯²¹/
* Middle Chinese: bjij
Rime :
| Character | 芘 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 房脂切 |
| Baxter | bjij |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /biɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bjɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bi/ |
| Li Rong | /bi/ |
| Wang Li | /bi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /bʱi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pei$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*bi/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 芘 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 532 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𣬈 |
| Old Chinese | /*bi/ |

##### Definitions

芘
* Only used in 芘芣 (pífú).

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bei$^3$
* 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: bei$^3$
*** Yale: bei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: béi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei̯³³/
* Middle Chinese: bjijH
Rime :
| Character | 芘 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 毗至切 |
| Baxter | bjijH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /biɪ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bjɪ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bi$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /bi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /bi$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /bʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*bis/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 芘 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 545 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鼻 |
| Old Chinese | /*bis/ |

##### Definitions

芘
* Alternative form of 庇

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “loanword”)
* 芘 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Pyrene (English)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǐ (bi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bei$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bǐ
*** Wade–Giles: pi$^3$
*** Yale: bǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bii
*** Palladius: би (bi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bei$^2$
*** Yale: béi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bei$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: béi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

芘
* pyrene

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 蓖 (“castor oil plant”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蓖).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 篦 (“fine-tooth comb; to comb with a fine-tooth comb; to fine-tooth comb; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 篦).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Etymology 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 芘 – see 蔽 (“to cover; to hide; to conceal; to summarize; to sum up”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蔽).
* 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

* On (unclassified): ひ (hi)、び (bi)

## Korean
### Hanja

芘 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)
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