# 唯

| 唯 | U+552F, &#21807; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-552F |
| ← 售 [U+552E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 唰 → [U+5530] |

## Translingual
### Han character

唯 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口人土 (ROG), four-corner 6001$_4$, composition ⿰口隹)

#### Derived characters

* 𣼲, 𪄼, 嶉, 蓶, 𬟢, 𧐌, 鷕, 雖

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 193, character 17
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3761
* Dae Jaweon: page 413, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 642, character 5
* Unihan data for U+552F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 唯
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 匯 | *ɢʷrɯːlʔ, *kʰʷriːl |
| 擓 | *kʰʷriːl |
| 淮 | *ɡʷriːl |
| 睢 | *qʰʷel, *sqʰʷil, *qʰʷi, *qʰʷils |
| 嶉 | *sqʷi |
| 趡 | *skʰʷilʔ |
| 踓 | *skʰʷilʔ, *ɢʷilʔ |
| 雖 | *sqʰʷi |
| 濉 | *sqʰʷi |
| 倠 | *qʰʷi |
| 婎 | *qʰʷil, *qʰʷils |
| 蓶 | *ɢʷi, *ɢʷiʔ |
| 維 | *ɢʷi |
| 惟 | *ɢʷi |
| 唯 | *ɢʷi, *ɢʷiʔ |
| 濰 | *ɢʷi |
| 琟 | *ɢʷil |
| 鷕 | *ɢʷiʔ, *ɢʷiʔ |
| 帷 | *ɢʷril |
| 鵻 | *sɢʷinʔ, *tjul |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɢʷi, *ɢʷiʔ): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 隹.

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *way (“be, copula, nominalizer, subordinator”); cognate with Proto-Lolo-Burmese *wəy (“to be”) > Proto-Loloish *ʔ-way²/³ (> Luquan ve³³ ~ ve⁵⁵ ("subordinator, final particle"), Lahu ve (“nominalizer; relativizer; genitivizer”), Akha ø ~ ø̀ (“subordinator; citation-form marker; terminator of utterances in declarative mood”)), Mizo ve (“also, too, as well”), Jingpho we (“present tense particle”), and possibly Tibetan ཡིན (yin, “to be”) < *wi-n (with earlier w- disappearing before -i).(STEDT; Schuessler, 2007).
Related to 惠 (OC *ɢʷiːds) (Schuessler, 2007)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wéi (wei$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vì
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vi$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): mì
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ûi / bî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): rui$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$vi
* 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/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì
*** Hakka Romanization System: vi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋi¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mì
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi
*** Tâi-lô: uî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: uii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /ui²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî
*** Tâi-lô: bî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bii
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi²³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /bi²⁴/
* ûi - literary;
* bî - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: ywij
Rime :
| Character | 唯 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (16) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 以追切 |
| Baxter | ywij |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiuɪ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jʷi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /juɪ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jwi/ |
| Li Rong | /ui/ |
| Wang Li | /jwi/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /wi/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wéi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷij/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷi/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 唯 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wéi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ywij › |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷij/ (< *ɢʷuj?) |
| English | only |
| 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 | 唯 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 12854 |
| Phonetic component | 唯 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 惟 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷi/ |
| Notes | 本象隹鳴，鷕即其轉註異構， 非隹聲 |

#### Definitions

唯
* (alt. form 維／维, 惟) to be
       From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
       yǔ wéi xiǎozǐ [Pinyin]
       I am a young person
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Zhōu suī jiù bāng, qí mìng wéi xīn. [Pinyin]
    Though Zhou is an old state, its (heavenly) appointment is new.
* (alt. form 維／维, 惟) An introductory particle marking noun phrases as the topic
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Wéi tiān yǒu hàn. [Pinyin]
    In the sky there is the Milky Way.
    From: 大盂鼎銘文
    Wéi jiǔ yuè, wáng zài zōng zhōu, mìng yú. [Pinyin]
    In the ninth month, the King was in Zongzhou, and ordered this vessel.
* (alt. form 惟) only; alone
    From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
    Zhī jìntuì cúnwáng ér bù shī qí zhèng zhě, qí wéi shèngrén hū! [Pinyin]
    He only is the sage who knows to advance and to retire, to maintain and to let perish; and that without ever acting incorrectly. Yes, he only is the sage!
* (literary) because
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Jì zhī jì bìng, zé yì wéi jūn gù. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
    Yǔ wéi bù shí jiē lái zhī shí, yǐ zhìyú sī yě. [Pinyin]
    It was because I would not eat "Poor man come here's" food, that I am come to this state
* although
* (literary) to allow (often used with 所)
    From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
    Rán chén yǒu sān jiàn, wéi wáng suǒ yòng, qǐng xiān yán ér hòu shì. [Pinyin]
    Any length will suit me, but I have three swords, any one of which I will use, as may please your Majesty. Let me first tell you of them, and then go to the arena.
* Particle for expressing one's wish.
    From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
    Fú Jìn, hé yàn zhī yǒu? Jì dōng fēng Zhèng, yòu yù sì qí xī fēng. Bù què Qín, yān qǔ zhī? Què qín yǐ lì Jìn, wéi jūn tú zhī. [Pinyin]
    How will Jin ever be satisfied? After it has extended its eastern boundaries and annexed Zheng, it will want to freely expand its western boundaries. If it does not carve away Qin, where will it get land? Carving away at Qin to benefit Jin: this is something your lordship should consider carefully.
* (alt. form 維／维, 惟) Meaningless sentence-initial particle.
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
    Zǐyuē: “Yǔ qí jìn yě, bù yǔ qí tuì yě, wéi hé shèn? Rén jiéjǐ yǐ jìn, yǔ qí jié yě, bù bǎo qí wǎng yě.” [Pinyin]
    The Master said, "I admit people's approach to me without committing myself as to what they may do when they have retired; why must one be so severe? If a man purify himself to wait upon me, I receive him so purified, without guaranteeing his past conduct."

#### Compounds

* 任人唯親 / 任人唯亲 (rènrénwéiqīn)
* 任人唯賢 / 任人唯贤 (rènrénwéixián)
* 匪唯
* 唯一 (wéiyī)
* 唯利是圖 / 唯利是图 (wéilìshìtú)
* 唯利是從 / 唯利是从
* 唯利是求
* 唯利是視 / 唯利是视
* 唯名論 / 唯名论
* 唯吾獨尊 / 唯吾独尊
* 唯命是從 / 唯命是从 (wéimìngshìcóng)
* 唯命是聽 / 唯命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng)
* 唯妙唯肖
* 唯實論 / 唯实论
* 唯寶 / 唯宝 (Wéibǎo, “Villeroy & Boch”)
* 唯心 (wéixīn)
* 唯心論 / 唯心论 (wéixīnlùn)
* 唯恐 (wéikǒng)
* 唯恐不及
* 唯恐天下不亂 / 唯恐天下不乱 (wéi kǒng tiānxià bù luàn)
* 唯我
* 唯我獨尊 / 唯我独尊 (wéiwǒdúzūn)
* 唯我論 / 唯我论 (wéiwǒlùn)
* 唯是命題 / 唯是命题
* 唯有 (wéiyǒu)
* 唯物史觀 / 唯物史观 (wéiwù shǐguān)
* 唯物論 / 唯物论 (wéiwùlùn)
* 唯獨 / 唯独 (wéidú)
* 唯美 (wéiměi)
* 唯美主義 / 唯美主义 (wéiměi zhǔyì)
* 唯識 / 唯识
* 唯識宗 / 唯识宗
* 唯識論 / 唯识论
* 唯讀 / 唯读 (wéidú)
* 奉命唯謹 / 奉命唯谨
* 成唯識論 / 成唯识论
* 萬法唯識 / 万法唯识

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 惟, 為, 乃 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 是, 係 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 是 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 是 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 是 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 是 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 是 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 是 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 是 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 係 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 係 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 係 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 係 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 係 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 係 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 係 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 是 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 係 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 係 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 係 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 是 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 係 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 係 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 係 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 係 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 係 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 係 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 係 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 係 |
| Hakka | Changting | 係 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 係 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 係 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 係 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 係 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 係 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 係 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 係 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 係 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 係 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 係 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 係 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 係 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 係 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 係 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 係 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 係 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 係 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 是 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 是 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 是 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 是 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 是 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 是 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 是 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 是 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 是 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 是 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 是 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 是 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 是 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 是 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 是 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 是 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 是 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 是 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 是 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 是 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 是 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 是 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 是 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 是 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 是, 正是 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 是 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 是 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 是 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 是 |
| Wu | Changshu | 是 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 是 |
| Wu | Taicang | 是 |
| Wu | Qidong | 是 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 是 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 是 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 是 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 是 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 是 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 是 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 是 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Liyang | 是 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 是 |
| Wu | Yixing | 是 |
| Wu | Danyang | 是 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 是 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 是 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 是 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Changxing | 是 |
| Wu | Anji | 是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 是 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 是 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 是 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 是 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 是 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 是 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 是 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 是 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 是 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 是 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 是 |
| Wu | Cixi | 是 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 是 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 是 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 是 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 是 |
| Wu | Xianju | 是 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 是 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 是 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 是 |
| Wu | Lishui | 是 |
| Wu | Longquan | 是 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 是 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 是 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 是 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 是 |

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: duy (唯)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wéi, wěi
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ, ㄨㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wai$^2$ / wai$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^2$
*** Yale: wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wěi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wěi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^3$
*** Yale: wěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woei
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wai$^2$ / wai$^5$
*** Yale: wái / wáih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wai$^2$ / wai$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wei$^2$ / wei$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɐi̯³⁵/, /wɐi̯¹³/
* Middle Chinese: ywijX
Rime :
| Character | 唯 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (16) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 以水切 |
| Baxter | ywijX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiuɪ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jʷi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /juɪ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jwi$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ui$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /jwi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /wi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wěi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wai$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷiʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 唯 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 12858 |
| Phonetic component | 唯 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 唯 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷiʔ/ |

#### Definitions

唯
* (obsolete) A polite particle used to respond to elders: yes
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
    Zǐyuē: “Shēn hū! Wú dào yī yǐ guàn zhī.” Zēngzǐ yuē: “Wěi.” Zǐ chū. Ménrén wèn yuē: “Héwèi yě?” Zēngzǐ yuē: “Fūzǐ zhī dào, zhōngshù ér yǐ yǐ.” [Pinyin]
    The Master said, "Shen, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity." The disciple Zeng replied, "Yes." The Master went out, and the other disciples asked, saying, "What do his words mean?" Zeng said, "The doctrine of our master is to be true to the principles of our nature and the benevolent exercise of them to others, this and nothing more."

#### Compounds

* 唯唯 (wéiwéi)
* 唯唯否否
* 唯唯諾諾 / 唯唯诺诺 (wéiwéinuònuò)
* 唯諾 / 唯诺

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 唯(い) (i)

### References

* “唯”, 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
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: ゆい (yui, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō $^†$)
* Kun: ただ (tada, 唯)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 唯
* ゆい Grade: S
* goon
/juwi/ → /jui/
From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywij).

#### Affix

唯(ゆい) • (yui)
* only, solely

##### Usage notes

* Most dictionaries proscribe historical -uwi readings すゐ (suwi), ずゐ (zuwi), つゐ (tuwi), ゆゐ (yuwi), and るゐ (ruwi).

##### Derived terms

* 唯(ゆい)一(いち) (yuīchi)
* 唯(ゆい)一(いつ) (yuītsu)
* 唯(ゆい)我(が)論(ろん) (yuigaron)
* 唯(ゆい)我(が)独(どく)尊(そん) (yuigadokuson)
* 唯(ゆい)識(しき) (yuishiki)
* 唯心(ゆいしん) (yuishin)
* 唯(ゆい)美(び) (yuibi)
* 唯物(ゆいぶつ) (yuibutsu)

#### Proper noun

唯(ゆい) • (Yui)
* a female given name
* a surname

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 唯
* い Grade: S
* kan'on
/wi/ → /i/
From Middle Chinese 唯 (MC ywijX).

#### Interjection

唯(い) • (i)
* polite particle used to respond to elders: yes
    Synonym: はい (hai)

##### Derived terms

* 唯唯(いい), 唯々(いい) (ii)
** 唯唯(いい)諾諾(だくだく), 唯々(いい)諾々(だくだく) (iidakudaku)

#### Affix

唯(い) • (i)
* polite particle used to respond to elders: yes

##### Derived terms

* 諾(だく)唯(い) (dakui)

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 唯
* ただ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry. :
| 【ただ】 | [adverb] 唯, 只, 但: merely, commonly, simply, only [conjunction] 唯, 只, 但, 惟: but, however, although, except that Alternative spellings 只, 但, 惟 |
(This term, 唯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 唯
* たった Grade: S
* irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 唯 – see the following entry. :
| 【たった】 | [adverb] (usually with numbers) only [suffix] (Internet slang, humorous) Verb suffix for past actions. |
(This term, 唯, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ju]
* Phonetic hangul: [유]

### Hanja

Wikisource 唯 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

唯: Hán Việt readings: duy, dụy/duỵ
唯: Nôm readings: dạ, dói, dúi, duối, duy, giòe/gioè, giói
* chữ Hán form of duy (“only”).
* chữ Nôm form of dạ (“A polite particle used to respond to people of higher statuses: yes”).

#### References

* Nom Foundation