彌
See also: 弥
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Translingual
Han character
彌 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 弓一火月 (NMFB), four-corner 11227, composition ⿰弓爾)
Further reading
- KangXi: page 361, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9877
- Dae Jaweon: page 679, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1004, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5F4C
Chinese
trad. | 彌 | |
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simp. | 弥* | |
alternative forms | 𢑀 弥 㣆 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (爾) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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嬭 | *rneːlʔ, *niːlʔ |
禰 | *niːlʔ |
镾 | *niːlʔ, *mnel |
薾 | *niːlʔ |
檷 | *niːlʔ |
鑈 | *niːlʔ, *neːb |
瀰 | *niːlʔ, *mnel, *mnelʔ |
獼 | *mnel |
瓕 | *mnel |
彌 | *mnel |
鸍 | *mnel, *hnjel |
擟 | *mnel |
濔 | *mnelʔ |
壐 | *smlelʔ |
璽 | *smlelʔ |
爾 | *njelʔ |
邇 | *njelʔ |
獮 | *smlenʔ |
籋 | *neb, *neːb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mnel) : semantic 弓 + phonetic 爾 (OC *njelʔ).
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
彌
- to relax a bow
- to fill; to cover
- full; overflowing; extensive
- alt. forms: 瀰
- long; distant
- more
- 顏淵喟然歎曰:「仰之彌高,鑽之彌堅。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē: “Yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuān zhī mí jiān.” [Pinyin]
- Yan Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, “I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; […]
颜渊喟然叹曰:“仰之弥高,钻之弥坚。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 然則諸侯之地有限,暴秦之慾無厭,奉之彌繁,侵之愈急。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 蘇洵 (Su Xun), 《六國論》, 11th century CE
- Ránzé zhūhóu zhī dì yǒu xiàn, bào Qín zhī yù wú yàn, fèng zhī mí fán, qīn zhī yù jí. [Pinyin]
- The lands of the six states were limited, while the desire of Qin was insatiable. The more frequent the six states offered Qin land, the hastier Qin invaded them.
然则诸侯之地有限,暴秦之欲无厌,奉之弥繁,侵之愈急。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to mend; to repair
- a surname
Synonyms
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Synonyms of 彌
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Compounds
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
彌
- Alternative form of 弭 (mǐ, “to stop; to put down”).
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
彌
- Alternative form of 婗 (ní).
Japanese
Kanji
彌
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 弥)
- Kyūjitai form of 弥.
Readings
- Go-on: み (mi)
- Kan-on: び (bi)
- Kun: ひさしい (hisashii, 彌しい); わたる (wataru, 彌る); あまねし (amaneshi, 彌し); いよいよ (iyoiyo, 彌)
Korean
Hanja
彌 (eumhun 미륵 미 (mireuk mi))
彌 (eumhun 두루 미 (duru mi))
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References
- Naver Hanja Dictionary: 彌
Vietnamese
Han character
彌: Hán Việt readings: di
彌: Nôm readings: di
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References
- Nom Foundation