# 圭

| 圭 | U+572D, &#22317; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-572D |
| ← 圬 [U+572C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 圮 → [U+572E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

圭 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 土土 (GG), four-corner 4010$_4$, composition ⿱土土)

#### Derived characters

* 刲, 劸, 卦, 邽, 㪈, 㰪, 郌, 䳏(𱉤), 䵷(𱌃), 奎, 茥, 窐, 罣, 筀, 䙵, 厓, 㾏, 閨(闺), 奊, 恚, 䖯, 鼃, 街
* 佳, 哇, 娃, 徍, 㤬, 挂, 洼, 晆, 桂, 烓, 珪, 胿, 畦, 眭, 硅, 䅅, 袿, 絓(𮉤), 蛙, 觟, 詿(诖), 䞨, 跬, 銈(𫓯), 鞋, 䯓, 鮭(鲑), 黊
* 封 (originally did not have 圭 on the left)
* 𰆻, 𡋣, 𤞇, 𱀋, 𱢹, 𥙞, 𮄭, 𦈰, 𦓯, 𫗼, 𡐠, 𩰳, 𬫀, 𪖢, 𪗹
* 𦋅, 𭅶, 𡊋, 𠜤, 𫻮, 𡌤, 𰞊, 𫭳, 𤬿, 𡌲, 𦐰, 𧠹, 𪚝
* 𠈘, 𡧩, 𡷅, 𣥮, 𣄱, 𭁹, 𦊱, 𭑝, 𡐲, 𰲀, 𫼋, 𱡶, 𪊧, 𥒐, 𣫴, 𦥂, 𪓤
* 𣔫, 𤏎, 𤒋, 𨅆, 𩜩, 𪒖, 𡭈, 𢻘, 𢍠, 𣔘, 𪙓, 𥩄, 𰆣, 𰆢, 𠪤, 𮤝, 𮤢, 𡸔, 𡒑, 𤎇, 𨬇, 𡈞, 𧛲, 𱨢

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 224, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4887
* Dae Jaweon: page 456, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 418, character 5
* Unihan data for U+572D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 圭
* Western Zhou
* Bronze inscriptions
| | Old Chinese |
| 街 | *kreː, *kreː |
| 鞋 | *ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː |
| 娾 | *ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ |
| 佳 | *kreː |
| 鮭 | *ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 涯 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 崖 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 啀 | *ŋreː |
| 厓 | *ŋreː |
| 捱 | *ŋreː |
| 睚 | *ŋreːs |
| 娃 | *qreː |
| 洼 | *qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː |
| 哇 | *qreː, *qʷraː |
| 胿 | *ɡeː, *kʷeː |
| 溎 | *qeːns |
| 觟 | *ɡʷraːʔ |
| 黊 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː |
| 蘳 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe |
| 蛙 | *qʷraː, *qʷreː |
| 窪 | *qʷraː |
| 卦 | *kʷreːs |
| 挂 | *kʷreːs |
| 掛 | *kʷreːs |
| 詿 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs |
| 罣 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs |
| 絓 | *kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs |
| 鼃 | *ɢʷreː, *qʷreː |
| 圭 | *kʷeː |
| 珪 | *kʷeː |
| 邽 | *kʷeː |
| 閨 | *kʷeː |
| 袿 | *kʷeː |
| 窐 | *kʷeː, *ɡʷeː |
| 茥 | *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 桂 | *kʷeːs |
| 筀 | *kʷeːs |
| 奎 | *kʰʷeː |
| 刲 | *kʰʷeː |
| 蝰 | *kʰʷeː |
| 楏 | *kʰʷeː |
| 睳 | *qʰʷeː |
| 畦 | *ɡʷeː |
| 眭 | *ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi |
| 烓 | *qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ |
| 跬 | *kʰʷeʔ |
| 恚 | *qʷes |
| 硅 | *qʰʷreɡ |
Pictogram (象形): 士 + 士 – two ritual axes, perhaps made of jade, one on top of the other. Duplication of 士. Stylized into but unrelated to 土; according to folk etymologies, it's a reduplication of the character 土.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): guī (gui$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui
* Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ke / kui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gui$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$kue / $^1$kuei
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: guī
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: guei
*** Wade–Giles: kuei$^1$
*** Yale: gwēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
*** Palladius: гуй (guj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gwai$^1$
*** Yale: gwāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gwai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: guei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui
*** Hakka Romanization System: gui
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gui$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /kie⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke / kui
*** Tâi-lô: ke / kui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kef, kuy
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ke³³/, /kui³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gui$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kui
*** Sinological IPA : /kui³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kue
*** MiniDict: kue$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kue
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /kue⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kuei
*** MiniDict: kuei$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /kui³³⁴/
* Middle Chinese: kwej
Rime :
| Character | 圭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (40) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 古攜切 |
| Baxter | kwej |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kwei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʷei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kuɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kwɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /kuei/ |
| Wang Li | /kiwei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kiwei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | guī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gwai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ʷˤe/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʷeː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 圭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | guī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kwej › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ʷˁe/ |
| English | jade scepter |
| 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 | 圭 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4569 |
| Phonetic component | 圭 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 圭 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʷeː/ |

### Definitions

圭
* jade pointed at top
* (historical) jade tablet used by officials when addressing the emperor in court
    See also: 珪
* (historical) gui (type of ancient Chinese sundial)
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 介圭
* 刀圭 (dāoguī)
* 圭亞那 / 圭亚那 (Guīyànà)
* 圭內斯 / 圭内斯 (Guīnèisī)
* 圭玉
* 圭璋 (guīzhāng)
* 圭璧
* 圭窬
* 圭竇 / 圭窦
* 圭臬 (guīniè)
* 圭蓽 / 圭荜
* 圭表 (guībiǎo)
* 圭角 (guījiǎo)
* 圭門 / 圭门
* 奉為圭臬 / 奉为圭臬 (fèngwéiguīniè)
* 巴拉圭 (Bālāguī)
* 巴拉圭河
* 日圭
* 析圭分土
* 析圭擔爵 / 析圭担爵
* 烏拉圭 / 乌拉圭 (Wūlāguī)
* 琰圭
* 琬圭
* 瑱圭
* 白圭
* 白圭之玷
* 穀圭 / 谷圭
* 篳門圭窬 / 筚门圭窬
* 篳門圭竇 / 筚门圭窦
* 蓽門圭竇 / 荜门圭窦
* 躬圭
* 鎮圭 / 镇圭

### References

* “圭”, 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

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* square jewel
* corner
* angle
* edge

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: けい (kei)
* Kun: かど (kado, 圭)、はしは (hashiha, 圭)
* Nanori: か (ka)、かど (kado)、きよ (kiyo)、きよし (kiyoshi)、たま (tama)、ます (masu)、よし (yoshi)

#### Compounds

* 圭(けい)角(かく) (keikaku)
* 圭(けい)冠(かん) (keikan)
* 圭(けい)臬(げつ) (keigetsu)
* 圭(けい)撮(さつ) (keisatsu)
* 圭(けい)算(さん) (keisan) (卦(けい)算(さん))
* 圭(けい)瓚(さん) (keisan)
* 圭(けい)勺(しゃく) (keishaku)
* 圭(けい)璋(しょう) (keishō) (珪(けい)璋(しょう))
* 圭(けい)田(でん) (keiden)
* 圭(けい)復(ふく) (keifuku)
* 圭(けい)窬(ゆ) (keiyu)
* 琬(えん)圭(けい) (enkei)
* 玉(ぎょく)圭(けい) (gyokukei)
* 瑱(ちん)圭(けい), 鎮(ちん)圭(けい) (chinkei)
* 刀(とう)圭(けい) (tōkei)
* 土(ど)圭(けい) (dokei)
* 白(はっ)圭(けい) (hakkei) (白(はっ)珪(けい))

### Proper noun

圭(けい) • (Kei)
* a unisex given name

## Korean
### Hanja

圭 (eum 규 (gyu))
* jade pointed at top

## Vietnamese
### Han character

圭: Hán Nôm readings: quê, khoai, khuê, que
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