# 幣

| 幣 | U+5E63, &#24163; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E63 |
| ← 幢 [U+5E62] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 幤 → [U+5E64] |

## Translingual
### Han character

幣 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 火大中月 (FKLB), four-corner 9822$_7$, composition ⿱敝巾)

#### Derived characters

* 𦿝

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 337, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9088
* Dae Jaweon: page 644, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 753, character 1
* Unihan data for U+5E63

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蔽 | *peds |
| 鄨 | *peds, *ped |
| 鷩 | *peds, *ped |
| 彆 | *peds, *peːd |
| 潎 | *pʰeds, *pʰed |
| 斃 | *beds, *bed |
| 敝 | *beds, *bed |
| 幣 | *beds |
| 弊 | *beds |
| 鱉 | *ped |
| 虌 | *ped |
| 憋 | *ped, *pʰed, *peːd |
| 瞥 | *pʰed, *pʰeːd |
| 鐅 | *pʰed, *pʰeːd |
| 嫳 | *bed, *pʰeːd |
| 撇 | *pʰeːd |
| 撆 | *pʰeːd |
| 暼 | *pʰeːd |
| 蹩 | *beːd |
| 襒 | *beːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *beds): phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 巾 (“towel”) to indicate silk given as a gift or sacrificed. The phonetic component contains as well a reference to a cloth.

### Etymology

Wang (1982) relates this to 帛 (OC *braːɡ, “silk”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bi$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bai$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bai$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pi$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): pi
    (Hailu, HRS): bi$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): bi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bi$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bī
* Eastern Min (BUC): bê
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pè / pē / pī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bi$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bei$^4$
* 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/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: bi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bi
*** Sinological IPA : /pi²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bai$^6$
*** Yale: baih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐi̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: bai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pai³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pi
*** Hakka Romanization System: bi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: bi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: bi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /pi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: bi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /pi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: bi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pi⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bī
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bê
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pè
*** Tâi-lô: pè
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pex
*** IPA (Taipei): /pe¹¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /pe²¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pē
*** Tâi-lô: pē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pe
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /pe⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pe²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pe³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī
*** Tâi-lô: pī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bi$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /pi³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$bi
*** MiniDict: bi$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$bi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bi²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pe̞i̯⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: bjiejH
Rime :
| Character | 幣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 祭 (35) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 毗祭切 |
| Baxter | bjiejH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /biᴇi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /biɛi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bjæi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /biaj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /biɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /bĭɛi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱi̯ɛi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]e[t]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*beds/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 幣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | bì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bjiej$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]e[t]-s/ |
| English | offering of silk |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 幣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 634 |
| Phonetic component | 敝 |
| Rime group | 祭 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 獘 |
| Old Chinese | /*beds/ |

### Definitions

幣
* money; coin; currency
    Synonym: 錢 / 钱
    金幣／金币 ― jīnbì ― gold coin
    紙幣／纸币 ― zhǐbì ― banknote
    港幣／港币 ― gǎngbì ― Hong Kong dollar
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) silk (as a sacrificial offering or gift)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) wealth; belongings
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to give as a gift; to present

### Compounds

* 上幣 / 上币 (shàngbì)
* 下幣 / 下币
* 三幣 / 三币
* 中幣 / 中币
* 人民幣 / 人民币 (rénmínbì)
* 代幣 / 代币 (dàibì)
* 侑幣 / 侑币
* 偽幣 / 伪币 (wěibì)
* 儲備貨幣 / 储备货币
* 儲幣 / 储币
* 入幣 / 入币
* 公幣 / 公币
* 六幣 / 六币
* 冀南幣 / 冀南币
* 冥幣 / 冥币 (míngbì)
* 刀幣 / 刀币 (dāobì)
* 制幣 / 制币
* 加密貨幣 / 加密货币 (jiāmì huòbì)
* 加幣 / 加币 (jiābì)
* 劣幣驅逐良幣 / 劣币驱逐良币 (lièbì qūzhú liángbì)
* 卑禮厚幣 / 卑礼厚币
* 卑辭厚幣 / 卑辞厚币
* 卑辭重幣 / 卑辞重币
* 厚幣 / 厚币
* 受幣 / 受币
* 古幣 / 古币 (gǔbì)
* 單一貨幣 / 单一货币
* 嘉幣 / 嘉币
* 器幣 / 器币
* 國幣 / 国币
* 國際貨幣 / 国际货币
* 國際貨幣基金 / 国际货币基金
* 國際貨幣基金會 / 国际货币基金会
* 國際貨幣基金組織 / 国际货币基金组织 (Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī)
* 圭幣 / 圭币
* 夕幣 / 夕币
* 外幣 / 外币 (wàibì)
* 奉幣 / 奉币
* 奩幣 / 奁币
* 委幣 / 委币
* 娉幣 / 娉币
* 婚幣 / 婚币
* 寄幣 / 寄币
* 寶幣 / 宝币
* 布幣 / 布币 (bùbì)
* 幣值 / 币值 (bìzhí)
* 幣儀 / 币仪
* 幣別 / 币别
* 幣制 / 币制 (bìzhì)
* 幣制改革 / 币制改革
* 幣器 / 币器
* 幣帛 / 币帛 (bìbó)
* 幣泉 / 币泉
* 幣法 / 币法
* 幣爵 / 币爵
* 幣物 / 币物
* 幣獻 / 币献
* 幣玉 / 币玉
* 幣籍 / 币籍
* 幣聘 / 币聘
* 幣號 / 币号
* 幣貢 / 币贡
* 幣財 / 币财
* 幣重言甘 / 币重言甘
* 幣錦 / 币锦
* 幣餘 / 币余
* 幣馬 / 币马
* 幣齎 / 币赍
* 彩幣 / 彩币
* 徵幣 / 征币
* 息幣 / 息币
* 慶幣 / 庆币
* 投幣 / 投币 (tóubì)
* 投幣口 / 投币口 (tóubìkǒu)
* 投硬幣 / 投硬币
* 搏幣 / 搏币
* 摯幣 / 挚币
* 斥幣 / 斥币
* 新臺幣 / 新台币 (xīntáibì)
* 方幣 / 方币
* 旅幣 / 旅币
* 旌幣 / 旌币
* 書幣 / 书币
* 本位貨幣 / 本位货币 (běnwèi huòbì)
* 本幣 / 本币 (běnbì)
* 束幣 / 束币
* 杯幣 / 杯币
* 楮幣 / 楮币
* 歐洲貨幣 / 欧洲货币
* 正幣 / 正币
* 歲幣 / 岁币 (suìbì)
* 比特幣 / 比特币 (bǐtèbì)
* 法定貨幣 / 法定货币 (fǎdìng huòbì)
* 泉幣 / 泉币 (quánbì)
* 法幣 / 法币 (fǎbì)
* 流通貨幣 / 流通货币
* 港幣 / 港币 (gǎngbì)
* 澳幣 / 澳币 (àobì)
* 牲幣 / 牲币
* 犧幣 / 牺币
* 玉幣 / 玉币
* 珍幣 / 珍币
* 珪幣 / 珪币
* 琛幣 / 琛币
* 瑤幣 / 瑶币
* 生幣 / 生币
* 發幣 / 发币 (fābì)
* 白鹿幣 / 白鹿币
* 白鹿皮幣 / 白鹿皮币
* 百度幣 / 百度币
* 皮幣 / 皮币
* 硬幣 / 硬币 (yìngbì)
* 硬幣坯 / 硬币坯
* 硬貨幣 / 硬货币
* 祝幣 / 祝币
* 祝幣史辭 / 祝币史辞
* 禮幣 / 礼币
* 私幣 / 私币
* 筐幣 / 筐币
* 納幣 / 纳币
* 紙幣 / 纸币 (zhǐbì)
* 綵幣 / 彩币
* 纁幣 / 𫄸币
* 羔幣 / 羔币
* 聘幣 / 聘币
* 職幣 / 职币
* 袁頭幣 / 袁头币
* 變造幣 / 变造币
* 貝幣 / 贝币
* 財幣 / 财币
* 貨幣 / 货币 (huòbì)
* 貨幣主義 / 货币主义 (huòbìzhǔyì)
* 貨幣交換 / 货币交换
* 貨幣供應量 / 货币供应量 (huòbì gōngyìngliàng)
* 貨幣兌換 / 货币兑换
* 貨幣升值 / 货币升值
* 貨幣危機 / 货币危机
* 貨幣單位 / 货币单位
* 貨幣回籠 / 货币回笼
* 貨幣地租 / 货币地租
* 貨幣工資 / 货币工资
* 貨幣市場 / 货币市场 (huòbì shìchǎng)
* 貨幣平價 / 货币平价
* 貨幣政策 / 货币政策 (huòbì zhèngcè)
* 貨幣流通量 / 货币流通量
* 貨幣貶值 / 货币贬值
* 貨幣資本 / 货币资本
* 貲幣 / 赀币
* 資幣 / 资币
* 賄幣 / 贿币
* 質幣 / 质币
* 賦幣 / 赋币
* 贄幣 / 贽币
* 贊幣 / 赞币
* 贗幣 / 赝币
* 走幣 / 走币
* 車幣 / 车币
* 軌幣 / 轨币
* 軟幣 / 软币
* 輔助貨幣 / 辅助货币 (fǔzhù huòbì)
* 輔幣 / 辅币 (fǔbì)
* 輸幣 / 输币
* 農幣 / 农币
* 通幣 / 通币
* 造幣廠 / 造币厂
* 通用貨幣 / 通用货币
* 遣幣 / 遣币
* 遺幣 / 遗币
* 邊幣 / 边币 (biānbì)
* 酬幣 / 酬币
* 采幣
* 釋幣 / 释币
* 重幣 / 重币
* 量幣 / 量币
* 金幣 / 金币 (jīnbì)
* 鈔幣 / 钞币
* 銀幣 / 银币 (yínbì)
* 銅幣 / 铜币 (tóngbì)
* 錦幣 / 锦币
* 錢幣 / 钱币 (qiánbì)
* 錢幣學 / 钱币学
* 鎳幣 / 镍币 (nièbì)
* 鑄幣 / 铸币 (zhùbì)
* 鑄幣權 / 铸币权
* 雁幣 / 雁币
* 電子貨幣 / 电子货币
* 青幣 / 青币
* 靡幣 / 靡币
* 香幣 / 香币
* 馬幣 / 马币 (Mǎbì)
* 馳幣 / 驰币
* 鬼幣 / 鬼币
* 鹿幣 / 鹿币
* 龍幣 / 龙币
* 龜幣 / 龟币

### References

* “幣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 幣 |
| Kyūjitai | 幣󠄁 幣+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 幣󠄃 幣+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* currency

#### Readings

* Go-on: べ (be)
* Kan-on: へい (hei, Jōyō)
* Kun: ぜに (zeni, 幣)、たから (takara, 幣)、ぬさ (nusa, 幣)、みてぐら (mitegura, 幣)
* Nanori: しで (shide)、ぬさ (nusa)

#### Compounds

* 幣制(へいせい) (heisei)
* 貨幣(かへい) (kahei): currency
* 紙幣(しへい) (shihei): paper money, bill, note
* 造幣(ぞうへい) (zōhei)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 幣
* ぬさ Grade: S
* kun'yomi

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぬさ [núꜜsà] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [nɯ̟sa̠]

#### Noun

幣(ぬさ) • (nusa)
* (Shinto) paper or cloth offered on skewers before a shrine (see also 幣(へい) (hei))
* (historical) a farewell gift

##### Derived terms

* 大幣(おおぬさ) (ōnusa)
* 切幣(きりぬさ) (kirinusa)
* 小幣(こぬさ) (konusa)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 幣
* へい Grade: S
* kan'on

#### Noun

幣(へい) • (hei)
* (Shinto) a staff with cut paper streamers, offered to the gods
    Synonym: 御幣 (gohei)
* things offered to the Emperor
* a crest pattern of a stylised hei

##### Derived terms

* 幣束(へいそく) (heisoku)
* 幣殿(へいでん) (heiden)
* 幣串(へいぐし) (heigushi)
* 幣帛(へいはく) (heihaku)
* 幣物(へいもつ) (heimotsu)
* 御幣(ごへい) (gohei)
* 奉幣(ほうへい) (hōhei)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 幣
* みてぐら Grade: S
* kun'yomi

#### Noun

幣(みてぐら) • (mitegura)
* (Shinto, historical) material, non-comestible offerings to the gods, often textiles

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 幣
* まい Grade: S
* irregular

#### Noun

幣(まい) • (mai)
* (archaic) something offered as a reward, either to a god or a person

### References

* ↑ “幣”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pʰje̞] ~ [pʰe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [폐/페]

### Hanja

Wikisource 幣 • (pye) (hangeul 폐, McCune–Reischauer p'ye)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

幣: Hán Nôm readings: tệ, giẻ
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