# 楔

| 楔 | U+6954, &#26964; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6954 |
| ← 楓 [U+6953] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 楕 → [U+6955] |

## Translingual
### Han character

楔 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 木手竹大 (DQHK), four-corner 4793$_4$, composition ⿰木契)
* wedge
* gatepost
* foreword

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 539, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15131
* Dae Jaweon: page 926, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1242, character 7
* Unihan data for U+6954

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 夆 | *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds |
| 丯 | *kreːds |
| 瘛 | *kʰjeds, *ɡeːds, *kʰjed |
| 觢 | *ɡjeds |
| 契 | *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd |
| 栔 | *kʰeːds |
| 禊 | *ɡeːds |
| 稧 | *ɡeːds |
| 楔 | *kreːd, *sqʰeːd |
| 葜 | *kʰreːd |
| 猰 | *qreːd, *kraːd, *kʰeːd |
| 窫 | *qreːd |
| 揳 | *sqʰeːd |
| 偰 | *sqʰeːd |
| 潔 | *keːd |
| 絜 | *keːd, *ɡeːd |
| 鍥 | *keːd, *kʰeːd |
| 挈 | *kʰeːd |
| 蛪 | *kʰeːd |
| 齧 | *ŋeːd |
| 褉 | *qʰeːd |
| 喫 | *ŋ̊ʰeːɡ |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiē (xie$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sit$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xieh$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siat / soeh / seh
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiē
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sie
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^1$
*** Yale: syē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shie
*** Palladius: се (se)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sit$^3$
*** Yale: sit
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sit$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːt̚³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xieh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiəʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siat
*** Tâi-lô: siat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siad
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛt̚⁵/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɛt̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soeh
*** Tâi-lô: sueh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soeq
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sueʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /sueʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seh
*** Tâi-lô: seh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seq
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou): /seʔ³²/
* siat - literary;
* soeh/seh - vernacular (“to wedge; to stuff in; wedge; to bribe”).
* Middle Chinese: keat, set
Rime :
| Character | 楔 | 楔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 鎋 (75) | 屑 (87) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 古黠切 | 先結切 |
| Baxter | keat | set |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛt̚/ | /set̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæt̚/ | /set̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæt̚/ | /sɛt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəɨt̚/ | /sɛt̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛt̚/ | /set̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kæt̚/ | /siet̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kat̚/ | /siet̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jia | xie |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaat$^3$ | sit$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.qˤet/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːd/, /*sqʰeːd/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 楔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiē |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ set › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.qˁet/ |
| English | wedge put in teeth of corpse |
| 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 | 楔 | 楔 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 6498 | 6504 |
| Phonetic component | 丯 | 丯 |
| Rime group | 月 | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 戛 | 屑 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːd/ | /*sqʰeːd/ |

#### Definitions

楔
* wedge; peg
* (dialectal) to drive; to wedge (a wedge, nail, etc.)
* (Hokkien) to stuff in; to plug in; to fill in
* (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) wedge; peg; stopper
* (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to bribe

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 行賕 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 行賄, 㨃幣子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 行賄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 給咖啡錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 給咖啡錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 行賄 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 行賄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 行賄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 行賄 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 行賄, 送小簍兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 送小簍兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 抿抹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 行賄, 塞黑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 行賄, 塞黑拐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 行賄 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 行賄, 打點 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 行賄, 行賄賂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 行賄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 行賄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 行賄, 塞錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 行賄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 行賄 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 行賄, 塞包袱, 撒窩子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 行賄, 塞包袱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 塞包袱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 行賄, 包袱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 塞包袱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 行賄, 塞坨子, 築坨子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 行賄, 塞包袱, 送禮信, 送禮, 送東西 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 行賄, 擩包袱 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 塞背手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 行賄, 打封包, 打錘子, 打背手 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 行賄 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 行賄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 行賄, 攄錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 行賄, 賄賂, 攄東子, 意思意思 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 送禮 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 行賄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 行賄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 行賄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 行賄 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 行賄, 塞坨子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 賄賂, 行賄 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 使黑錢, 行賄 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 行賄 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 塞腰包, 打點 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 貼手㬹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 貼手㬹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 貼手㬹 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 貼手㬹 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 墊手㬹 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 屧紅包 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 行賄 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 行賄 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 行賄, 賄賂, 打點, 下米 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 行賄, 送禮 |
| Jin | Datong | 行賄 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 行賄, 下米, 送東西, 擩黑錢, 擩東西 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 行賄 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 行賄 |
| Jin | Linhe | 行賄 |
| Jin | Jining | 行賄 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 行賄 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 行賄 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 行賄, 送禮 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 行賄, 賄賂 |
| Jin | Handan | 行賄, 擼錢 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 行賄 |
| Jin | Suide | 行賄 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拍手角䟓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 賂 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 楔空, 楔後空, 楔錢, 下賂, 使賂, 窒喙空, 窒喙, 攝手路 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 楔空, 楔錢, 窒喙空, 窒喙 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 楔空 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 楔空, 楔錢, 楔鐳 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 屧錢予人 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 烏西, 楔空, 楔後手 |
| Southern Min | Taitung (Green Island) | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Liuqiu) | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 楗錢, 楗空 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Pengnan) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Huxi) | 東包 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Wangan) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Cimei) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Huayu) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Zhongtun) | 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Houliao) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Tongliang) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Jibei) | 東包, 烏西 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 予咖啡鐳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 予咖啡鐳 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 楔空, 楔錢 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 使楔, 楔錢, 點油, 杵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 進貢 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 擼錢, 囊錢 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 行賄 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 行賄 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 塞鈔票 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 塞紙包, 行賄 |
| Wu | Danyang | 賄賂, 行賄 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 行賄 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 行賄, 塞暗亮頭, 塞銅鈿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 行賄 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 行賄 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 買賄, 打點 |

#### Compounds

* 楔喙齒 / 楔喙齿
* 楔後手 / 楔后手
* 楔後空 / 楔后空
* 楔手縫 / 楔手缝
* 楔暗烏 / 楔暗乌
* 楔空
* 楔縫 / 楔缝
* 楔錢 / 楔钱
* 楔鐳 / 楔镭
* 狹𤲍楔 / 狭𤲍楔

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): sip$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sip$^3$
*** Yale: sip
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sip$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xib$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːp̚³/

#### Definitions

楔
* (Cantonese) Alternative form of 𤗈 (sip$^3$)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: せち (sechi)、けち (kechi)
* Kan-on: せつ (setsu)、けつ (ketsu)
* Kun: くさび (kusabi, 楔)、ほうだて (hōdate, 楔)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 楔
* くさび Hyōgai
* kun'yomi

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) くさび [kùsábí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kɯ̟̊sa̠bʲi]

#### Noun

楔(くさび) • (kusabi)
* wedge, a tapered object for insertion into narrow gaps to split, expand, or secure the surrounding material

## Korean
### Hanja

楔 (eum 설 (seol))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

楔: Hán Nôm readings: khế
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation