鋂

See also: 鎇 and 镅

鋂	U+92C2, 鋂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-92C2

← 鋁
[U+92C1]

CJK Unified Ideographs

鋃 →
[U+92C3]

Translingual

Han character

鋂 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金人田卜 (COWY), four-corner 8815₇, composition ⿰釒每)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1306, character 21
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40435
Dae Jaweon: page 1808, character 30
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4209, character 3
Unihan data for U+92C2

Chinese

trad.		鋂
simp.		𰾄

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (母) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
脢	mɯːs, mɯː, *mɯːs
挴	mlɯːʔ, mɯːʔ
海	*hmlɯːʔ
毐	ʔmɯː, ʔmɯːʔ
呣	*mɯ
拇	*mɯʔ
母	*mɯʔ
胟	*mɯʔ
姆	mɯʔ, mɯs, *maːʔ
畮	*mɯʔ
踇	*mɯʔ
苺	mɯs, mɯːʔ, *mɯːs
莓	mɯs, mɯː, *mɯːs
敏	mrɯʔ, mrɯŋʔ
鰵	*mrɯŋʔ
慜	*mrɯŋʔ
毋	*ma
梅	*mɯː
酶	*mɯː
鋂	*mɯː
每	*mɯːʔ
毎	*mɯːs
痗	mɯːs, hmɯːs
晦	*hmɯːs
誨	*hmɯːs
悔	hmɯːʔ, hmɯːs
霉	*mrɯl

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): méi (mei²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méi
  - Wade–Giles: mei²
  - Yale: méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei
  - Palladius: мэй (mɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mui⁴
  - Yale: mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: mwoj

Rime
Character	鋂
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	莫杯切
Baxter	mwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/muoi/
Shao Rongfen	/muɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwəj/
Li Rong	/muᴀi/
Wang Li	/muɒi/
Bernhard Karlgren	/muɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	méi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mui⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鋂
Reading #	1/1
No.	9306
Phonetic component	母
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	枚
Old Chinese	/*mɯː/

Definitions

鋂

(historical) ringed metal collar

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋂 – see 萌 (“to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to begin; to start; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 萌).

Etymology 3

Chemical element
Am
Previous: 鈈／钚 (bù), 鈽／钸 (bù) (Pu)
Next: 鋦／锔 (jú) (Cm)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): méi (mei²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méi
  - Wade–Giles: mei²
  - Yale: méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mei
  - Palladius: мэй (mɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵/

Definitions

鋂

(chemistry, Taiwan) americium
Synonym: 鎇 / 镅 (méi) (Mainland China)

Japanese

Kanji

鋂

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): ばい (bai)、まい (mai)、ぼう (bō)、みょう (myō)
Kun: くさり (kusari)