# 蕊

| 蕊 | U+854A, &#34122; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-854A |
| ← 蕉 [U+8549] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 蕋 → [U+854B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

蕊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 16 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 15 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 廿心心心 (TPPP), four-corner 4433$_3$, composition ⿱艹惢)

#### Derived characters

* 𬉡, 𦢬, 𰳥, 𧁚, 𮒦, 蘂

### Further reading

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1057, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31939
* Dae Jaweon: page 1520, character 12
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3297, character 2
* Unihan data for U+854A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 惢 | *sqʰloːlʔ, *sklol, *sɡlolʔ |
| 蕊 | *ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ |
| 蘂 | *ŋljolʔ |
| 繠 | *ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ): semantic 艸 + phonetic 惢 (OC *sqʰloːlʔ, *sklol, *sɡlolʔ)

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from; to cling to; creeper”), whence Burmese နွယ် (nwai, “creeper”), Jingpho noi (“to hang”). See 垂 (OC *djol, “to hang down”), to which the word is possibly related, for more (STEDT).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ruǐ (rui$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jeoi$^5$ / jeoi$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lûi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lúi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lui$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ruǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ruěi
*** Wade–Giles: jui$^3$
*** Yale: rwěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roei
*** Palladius: жуй (žuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jeoi$^5$ / jeoi$^6$
*** Yale: yéuih / yeuih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: joey$^5$ / joey$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yêu$^5$ / yêu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɵy̯¹³/, /jɵy̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lûi
*** Hakka Romanization System: lui$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lui$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /lu̯i²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lúi
*** Tâi-lô: luí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: luie
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /lui⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /lui⁵³/
*** IPA (Longyan): /lui²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lui$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lúi
*** Sinological IPA : /lui⁵²/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit蕊 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʐuei²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /luei²¹³/ /ʐuei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʐuei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /luei⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ləʔ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʐuei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /vei⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /uɨ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʐuei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /vei⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʐuei²¹³/ /vei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /zuei³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /zuei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʐuei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʐuəi²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʐue⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /zuei⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /zuei⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ʐuei⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zø²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ze̞³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /zz̩ʷei¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /zz̩³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /y³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /lon²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /y⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /yəi⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | /lui³¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /lui²²/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /jøy²³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /jui²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /jøy²³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /lui⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /luoi³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /lo²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /lui⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /lui²¹³/ |
* Middle Chinese: nyweX, nywijX
Rime :
| Character | 蕊 | 蕊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) | 脂 (16) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 如累切 | 如壘切 |
| Baxter | nyweX | nywijX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵiuᴇ$^X$/ | /ȵiuɪ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵʷiɛ$^X$/ | /ȵʷi$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑjuɛ$^X$/ | /ȵʑjuɪ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵwiə̆$^X$/ | /ȵwi$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiue$^X$/ | /ȵui$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑǐwe$^X$/ | /ȵʑwi$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑwie̯$^X$/ | /ȵʑwi$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ruǐ | ruǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jeoi$^5$ | jeoi$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋljolʔ/, /*ŋljulʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蕊 | 蕊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 12200 | 12203 |
| Phonetic component | 惢 | 惢 |
| Rime group | 歌 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蘂 | 蕊 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋljolʔ/ | /*ŋljulʔ/ |

### Definitions

蕊
* (botany) stamen; gynoecium (reproductive organ of a flower)
* flower bud
* (Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) Classifier for flowers and eyes.
    Alternative forms: 朵, 朶
    一蕊目睭 [Hokkien] ― chi̍t lúi ba̍k-chiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― an eye

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 朵, 朵兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 朵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 朵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 朵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 朵兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 朵兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 朵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 朵, 朵子, 朵兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 朵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 朵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 朵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 頂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 督 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 頂 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 頂 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 朵 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 朵 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 朵 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 雕 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 朵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朵 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 朵 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 頂 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 朵 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 朵 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 朵 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 朵 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 朵 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 枝 |
| Hakka | Changting | 朵 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 朵 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 朵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蕊 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 朵 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 朵 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 朵 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 朵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 朵 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 朵 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 朵 |
| Jin | Linhe | 朵 |
| Jin | Jining | 朵 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 朵 |
| Jin | Baotou | 朵 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 朵 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 朵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 頭 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 朵 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 菩, 朵 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 菩, 蓬 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 菩 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 菩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蕊, 葩 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蕊, 葩 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 葩 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 葩 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 菩 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 葩 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 葩 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 葩 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 菩 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 菩 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 朵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 條 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 朵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 朵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 朵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 朵 |
| Wu | Danyang | 朵 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 朵 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 朵 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 朵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 朵 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 爪 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 爪 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 隻 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 隻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 隻 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 隻 |
| Jin | Datong | 隻 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 隻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 隻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 隻 |
| Jin | Linhe | 隻 |
| Jin | Jining | 隻 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 隻 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 隻 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 隻 |
| Jin | Handan | 隻 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 隻 |
| Jin | Suide | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蕊 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蕊 |

### Compounds

* 大蕊
* 嫩蕊 (nènruǐ)
* 松蕊
* 浮花浪蕊
* 玉蕊
* 石蕊 (shíruǐ)
* 石蕊試紙 / 石蕊试纸 (shíruǐ shìzhǐ)
* 聚葯雄蕊 / 聚药雄蕊
* 花蕊 (huāruǐ)
* 花蕊夫人
* 蕊宮 / 蕊宫
* 蕊書 / 蕊书
* 蕊榜
* 蕊珠宮 / 蕊珠宫
* 蕊珠經 / 蕊珠经
* 蘭蕊 / 兰蕊
* 雄蕊 (xióngruǐ)
* 雌蕊 (círuǐ)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* stamen
* pistil

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぬい (nui)
* Kan-on: ずい (zui)
* Kun: しべ (shibe, 蕊)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 蕊
* しべ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 蕊 – see the following entry. :
| 【しべ】 | [noun] (botany) reproductive organ of a plant Alternative spellings 蘂, 蕋 |
(This term, 蕊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

蕊 (eumhun 꽃술 예 (kkotsul ye))
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### Hanja

蕊 (eumhun 모일 전 (moil jeon))
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### References

* Naver Hanja Dictionary: 蕊

## Vietnamese
### Han character

蕊: Hán Việt readings: nhụy/nhuỵ, nhị
蕊: Nôm readings: nhụy/nhuỵ, nhị
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### References

* Nom Foundation