圍

See also: 围 and 囲

圍	U+570D, 圍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-570D

← 圌
[U+570C]

CJK Unified Ideographs

圎 →
[U+570E]

Translingual

Traditional	圍
Shinjitai	囲
Simplified	围

Han character

圍 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 田木一手 (WDMQ), four-corner 6050₆, composition ⿴囗韋)

Derived characters

𡼱, 潿, 䙟, 𩼀, 𧝖, 𠄿, 𥴞, 𠆎, 𧝕

References

KangXi: page 220, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4806

Dae Jaweon: page 451, character 4

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 722, character 14

Unihan data for U+570D

Chinese

trad.		圍
simp.		围
alternative forms		囲

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
禕	*qral
郼	*qʷɯl
褘	*qʰʷɯl
諱	*qʰʷɯls
媁	qʷɯl, ɢʷɯlʔ
幃	*ɢʷɯl
違	*ɢʷɯl
圍	ɢʷɯl, ɢʷɯls
韋	*ɢʷɯl
闈	*ɢʷɯl
湋	*ɢʷɯl
鍏	ɢʷɯl, ɢʷɯlʔ
潿	*ɢɯl
韙	*ɢʷɯlʔ
煒	*ɢʷɯlʔ
暐	*ɢʷɯlʔ
偉	*ɢʷɯlʔ
瑋	*ɢʷɯlʔ
葦	*ɢʷɯlʔ
椲	*ɢʷɯlʔ
韡	*ɢʷɯlʔ
愇	*ɢʷɯlʔ
緯	*ɢʷɯls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯls) and ideogrammic compound (會意) : semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl, “to surround”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wéi (wei²)
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ
(Chengdu, SP): wei²
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ви (vi, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): wai⁴
(Taishan, Wiktionary): vei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): vì
(Meixian, Guangdong): vi²
Jin (Wiktionary): vei¹
Min Bei (KCR): ṳ̌
Min Dong (BUC): uòi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): ûi / û
(Teochew, Peng'im): ui⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): hhy (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): uei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wéi
  - Wade–Giles: wei²
  - Yale: wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wei
  - Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wei²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ви (vi, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴
  - Yale: wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: vei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vei²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: viˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋi¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vei¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ṳ̌
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: uòi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵³/
Min Nan
- (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)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: û
  - Tâi-lô: û
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /u²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /u²⁴/

Note: û - common variant.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ui⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhy (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦy²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: uei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ue̞i¹³/

Middle Chinese: /ɦʉi/, /ɦʉi^H/

Rime
Character	圍	圍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	雨非切	于貴切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦʉi/	/ɦʉi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷɨi/	/ɦʷɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣiuəi/	/ɣiuəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦuj/	/ɦuj^H/
Li Rong	/ɣiuəi/	/ɣiuəi^H/
Wang Li	/ɣĭwəi/	/ɣĭwəi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/we̯i/	/we̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wéi	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai⁴	wai⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷə[j]/
(Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯl/, /*ɢʷɯls/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	圍
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wéi
Middle Chinese	‹ hjwɨj ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷə[j]/
English	surround
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	圍	圍
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	12816	12834
Phonetic component	韋	韋
Rime group	微	微
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	幃	胃
Old Chinese	/*ɢʷɯl/	/*ɢʷɯls/

Definitions

圍

to surround; to encircle; to corral
手拉手圍成一圈／手拉手围成一圈 ― shǒu lā shǒu wéi chéng yī quān ― to hold hands and form a circle
all sides
周圍／周围 ― zhōuwéi ― around
girth
腰圍／腰围 ― yāowéi ― waistline
(often in Guangdong and Hong Kong place names) walled village (Classifier: 條／条 c)
吉慶圍／吉庆围 [Cantonese] ― gat¹ hing³ wai⁴ [Jyutping] ― Kat Hing Wai (a walled village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong)
(Cantonese) Classifier for number of tables at a restaurant or a feast. (usually twelve people per table)
(medicine) peri-

Compounds

Derived terms from 圍

三圍／三围 (sānwéi)
入圍／入围 (rùwéi)
冒鋒突圍／冒锋突围
包圍／包围 (bāowéi)
十圍五攻／十围五攻
合圍／合围
周圍／周围 (zhōuwéi)
四圍／四围 (sìwéi)
圍住／围住 (wéizhù)
圍兜／围兜 (wéidōu)
圍剿／围剿 (wéijiǎo)
圍困／围困 (wéikùn)
圍坐／围坐 (wéizuò)
圍城／围城 (wéichéng)
圍城打援／围城打援
圍場／围场 (wéichǎng)
圍堵／围堵 (wéidǔ)
圍子／围子
圍尺／围尺
圍屏／围屏
圍巾／围巾 (wéijīn)
圍捕／围捕 (wéibǔ)
圍攏／围拢 (wéilǒng)
圍攻／围攻 (wéigōng)
圍村／围村 (wéicūn)
圍桌／围桌 (wéizhuō)

圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí)
圍棋段位／围棋段位
圍標／围标 (wéibiāo)
圍爐／围炉 (wéilú)
圍牆／围墙 (wéiqiáng)
圍獵／围猎
圍籬／围篱 (wéilí)
圍網／围网 (wéiwǎng)
圍繞／围绕 (wéirào)
圍脖兒／围脖儿 (wéibór)
圍腰／围腰
圍裙／围裙 (wéiqún)
圍觀／围观 (wéiguān)
圍阻體／围阻体
圍魏救趙／围魏救赵 (wéiwèijiùzhào)
團圍／团围
團團圍住／团团围住
土圍子／土围子
基圍／基围
壯圍／壮围 (Zhuàngwéi)
外圍／外围 (wàiwéi)
大圍山／大围山 (Dàwéishān)
帶圍／带围
打圍／打围 (dǎwéi)
打茶圍／打茶围

拔圍出夫／拔围出夫
攻圍／攻围 (gōngwéi)
柏林圍牆／柏林围墙 (Bólín Wéiqiáng)
棘圍／棘围
殺出重圍／杀出重围
氛圍／氛围 (fēnwéi)
潰圍／溃围
為人解圍／为人解围
獵圍／猎围
珠圍翠擁／珠围翠拥
珠圍翠繞／珠围翠绕
珠繞翠圍／珠绕翠围
突圍／突围 (tūwéi)
竹圍／竹围 (Zhúwéi)
範圍／范围 (fànwéi)
翠繞珠圍／翠绕珠围
胸圍／胸围 (xiōngwéi)
腰圍／腰围 (yāowéi)
臀圍／臀围 (túnwéi)
茶圍／茶围
解圍／解围 (jiěwéi)
車圍／车围
重圍／重围 (chóngwéi)
長圍／长围
雰圍／氛围

Japanese

Shinjitai	囲
Kyūjitai	圍

Kanji

圍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 囲)

to surround, encircle

Readings

Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
Kan-on: い (i)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
Kun: かこむ (kakomu, 圍む); かこい (kakoi, 圍い)^{←かこひ (kakofi, historical)}; かこう (kakou, 圍う)^{←かこふ (kakofu, historical)}

Korean

Hanja

圍 (eumhun 둘레, 에워쌀 위 (dulle, ewossal wi))

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Vietnamese

Han character

圍: Hán Nôm readings: vi, vè, vây, vầy, ví

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