# 枇

| 枇 | U+6787, &#26503; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6787 |
| ← 枆 [U+6786] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 枈 → [U+6788] |

## Translingual
### Han character

枇 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木心心 (DPP), four-corner 4191$_0$, composition ⿰木比)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 514, character 26
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14528
* Dae Jaweon: page 902, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1167, character 9
* Unihan data for U+6787

## Chinese
### 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 |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *piʔ, *bi, *bis): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 比 (OC *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pí (pi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pei$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pî / gî / kî / khî / tî
* 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/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî
*** Tâi-lô: pî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Tainan): /pi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Yilan, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gî
*** Tâi-lô: gî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Yilan): /ɡi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
*** Tâi-lô: kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khî
*** Tâi-lô: khî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qii
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen): /kʰi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tainan, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tî
*** Tâi-lô: tî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dii
*** IPA (Tainan): /ti²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²³/
* Middle Chinese: bjij
Rime :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| 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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pei$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*bi/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 529 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𣬈 |
| Old Chinese | /*bi/ |

#### Definitions

枇
* Only used in 枇杷 (pípá).

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǐ (bi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ
* 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/
* Middle Chinese: pjijX
Rime :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 卑履切 |
| Baxter | pjijX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /piɪ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pjɪ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pi$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /pi$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /pi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*piʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 515 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 匕 |
| Old Chinese | /*piʔ/ |
| Notes | 通匕 |

#### Definitions

枇
* Alternative form of 匕 (bǐ, “a kind of inplement for eating”)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
* 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/
* Middle Chinese: bjijH
Rime :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| 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$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*bis/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 枇 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 543 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鼻 |
| Old Chinese | /*bis/ |

#### Definitions

枇
* Alternative form of 篦 (“fine-toothed comb; to comb with a fine-toothed comb”)

### Pronunciation 4

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pî
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pî
*** Tâi-lô: pî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /pi²⁴/

#### Definitions

枇
* (Hokkien) Classifier for clusters, strings, or bunches.
* (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to capture; to seize; to catch
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) undurable; not sturdy; not solid (of the quality of a material)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 串 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 串 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 梳 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 梳 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 枇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 枇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 枇 |

### Further reading

* “枇”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: び (bi)
* Kan-on: ひ (hi)
* Kun: さじ (saji)、くし (kushi)、ならべる (naraberu)

## Korean
### Hanja

枇 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

枇: Hán Nôm readings: tì
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