牝
See also: 牡
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Translingual
Han character
牝 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+2, 6 strokes, cangjie input 竹手心 (HQP), four-corner 21510, composition ⿰牛匕)
Derived characters
- 𪊯, 𪀻(𬸋)
References
- KangXi: page 697, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19925
- Dae Jaweon: page 1109, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1800, character 4
- Unihan data for U+725D
Chinese
| trad. | 牝 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 牝 | |
| alternative forms | 匕 𪊯 𤘥 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 牝 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (匕) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 匕 | *pilʔ |
| 庀 | *pʰelʔ |
| 疕 | *pʰelʔ, *pilʔ, *pʰrilʔ |
| 朼 | *pilʔ |
| 牝 | *bilʔ, *binʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *bilʔ, *binʔ) : semantic 牛 (“cattle”) + phonetic 匕 (OC *pilʔ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pwi(y)-n (“female, mother, big, molar”) (STEDT, Schuessler (2007)). Cognate with Mizo pui (“(suffix or particle) full-grown female, mother (generally used of animals)”), ha-pui (“molar”); Jingpho wi ~ yi (“female”); etc.
Pronunciation
Definitions
牝
- (of an animal) female
- Synonym: 雌 (cí)
- Antonym: 牡 (mǔ)
- 秉心塞淵、騋牝三千。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Bǐng xīn sèyuān, láipìn sānqiān. [Pinyin]
- 'Maintaining in his heart a profound devotion to his duties; his tall mares [/ female horses] amounted to three thousand.'.
秉心塞渊、𱅕牝三千。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 在獸則牡為陽而牝為陰；……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Shuoyuan, circa 1st century BCE
- Zài shòu zé mǔ wéi yáng ér pìn wéi yīn;....... [Pinyin]
- Among quadrupeds, male are yang and female are yin; [...].
在兽则牡为阳而牝为阴；……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) female genitalia
- gorge; valley
- type of keyhole in ancient times
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陰戶 (“vulva; female genitalia”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 牝 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 陰戶, 陰門, 女陰, 外陰, 膣 literary | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 屄 |
| Taiwan | 妹妹 | |
| Harbin | 屄, 屄眼兒, 屄眼子, 尿窩窩兒 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 屄, 胯子, 鴨巴子, 巴子, 屄揪, 屄心兒, 花蛤兒, 毛蛤兒, 包子 | |
| Jinan | 屄 | |
| Luoyang | 屄, 水門 | |
| Wanrong | 屄 | |
| Xi'an | 屄 | |
| Yinchuan | 屄 | |
| Lanzhou | 屄 | |
| Xining | 屄 | |
| Ürümqi | 屄 | |
| Wuhan | 屄, 麻屄, 胯胯 † | |
| Chengdu | 屄, 胯胯 † | |
| Guiyang | 屄 | |
| Guilin | 𫱋 | |
| Liuzhou | 屄, 閪, 𫱋 | |
| Xuzhou | 屄, 屄心子, 海蚆子, 卷子 | |
| Yangzhou | 屄 | |
| Nanjing | 屄, 尿門 | |
| Hefei | 屄 | |
| Nantong | 屄 | |
| Malaysia | 屄 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 閪 |
| Hong Kong | 閪, 西 euphemistic, 蟹 euphemistic, 蝦 euphemistic | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 屄, 閪 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 閪 | |
| Macau | 閪 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 閪 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 閪 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 閪 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 閪 | |
| Foshan | 閪 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 閪 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 閪 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 閪 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 閪 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 閪 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 閪 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 閪 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 閪 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 閪, 屄 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 閪 | |
| Taishan | 閪 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 閪 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 閪 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 閪 | |
| Dongguan | 閪 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 閪 | |
| Qingyuan | 閪 | |
| Fogang | 閪 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 閪 | |
| Yangshan | 閪 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 閪 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 閪 | |
| Shaoguan | 閪, 膣屄 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 閪 | |
| Renhua | 膣屄 | |
| Lechang | 閪 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 閪 | |
| Sihui | 屄 | |
| Guangning | 閪 | |
| Huaiji | 閪 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 閪 | |
| Yunfu | 閪 | |
| Xinxing | 閪 | |
| Luoding | 閪 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 閪兒 | |
| Yangjiang | 閪 | |
| Xinyi | 閪 | |
| Nanning | 閪 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 閪 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 閪 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 閪 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 閪 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 閪 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 閪 | |
| Móng Cái | 閪 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 屄 |
| Lichuan | 屄 | |
| Pingxiang | 屄 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 膣, 膣屄, 屄, 屄仔 |
| Xingning | 膣屄 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 屄, 閪 | |
| Huiyang | 膣屄, 膣 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 膣屄 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 膣屄 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 膣屄 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 閪屄 | |
| Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 膣屄 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 膣, 膣屄 | |
| Wuhua (Changbu) | 膣屄 | |
| Wuhua (Mianyang) | 膣屄 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 屄 | |
| Wengyuan | 膣屄 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 膣 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 膣屄 | |
| Liannan | 膣屄 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 膣屄 | |
| Jiexi | 膣 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 膣 | |
| Changting | 膣 | |
| Wuping | 膣嫲 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 膣屄 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 膣屄 | |
| Liancheng | 膣 | |
| Ninghua | 膣 | |
| Yudu | 屄, 屄坨, 膣 | |
| Ningdu | 屄, 膣屄 | |
| Ruijin | 屄 | |
| Shicheng | 膣, 屄 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 膣屄 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 屄子 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 屄 | |
| Dayu | 屄 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 膣屄 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 膣屄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 膣屄 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 膣屄 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 膣屄 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 膣屄 | |
| Hong Kong | 膣屄 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 閪 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 閪 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 閪 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 閪 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 閪 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 閪 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 閪 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 膣屄, 閪 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 膣屄 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 閪 | |
| Luchuan | 閪 | |
| Sabah (Longchuan) | 膣屄 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 膣屄 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 膣屄 | |
| Singkawang | 膣屄 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 屄 |
| Shexian | 屄 | |
| Tunxi | 屄 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 屄, 扁雞, 咶蛋 † |
| Xinzhou | 屄, 扁雞子, 扁雞雞, 扁琉子 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 屄 |
| Jian'ou (Dikou) | 屄界 | |
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 㞠屄 | |
| Jianyang | 屄 | |
| Wuyishan | 屄 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 屄 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 姕髀, 姕, 舊舊, 舊舊囝 † |
| Changle | 姕髀 | |
| Fuqing | 姕髀, 姕 | |
| Yongtai | 屄屄囝 | |
| Gutian | 姕髀 | |
| Fu'an | 屄 | |
| Ningde | 老姕 | |
| Shouning | 屄 | |
| Zhouning | 屄 | |
| Fuding | 屌 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 膣屄, 膣 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 膣屄 | |
| Quanzhou | 膣屄 | |
| Jinjiang | 膣屄, 屄 | |
| Zhangzhou | 膣屄, 參屄 | |
| Zhangpu | 膣 | |
| Zhao'an | 膣屄 | |
| Taipei | 膣屄 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 膣屄 | |
| Kaohsiung | 膣屄 | |
| Yilan | 膣屄 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 膣屄 | |
| Taichung | 膣屄 | |
| Taichung (Wuqi) | 膣屄 | |
| Tainan | 膣屄, 水雞, 蟯仔 | |
| Taitung | 膣屄 | |
| Hsinchu | 膣屄 | |
| Kinmen | 膣屄 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 膣屄 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 膣屄, puki | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 膣屄 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 膣屄 | |
| Medan (Hokkien) | 膣屄 | |
| Longyan | 膣屄 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 膣屄 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 閪 | |
| Chaozhou | 膣 | |
| Shantou | 膣 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 膣 | |
| Jieyang | 膣, 蠔 | |
| Haifeng | 膣, 膣屄 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 膣 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 膣 | |
| Leizhou | 膣 | |
| Haikou | 膣 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 膣 |
| Xianyou | 膣屄 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 閪 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 屄, 䐁 dated, 皮夾子 slang |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 屄 | |
| Suzhou | 屄 | |
| Danyang | 屄, 屄屄 † | |
| Hangzhou | 屄, 凹屄 | |
| Ningbo | 屄, 卵脬, 卵脬皮 | |
| Wenzhou | 屄, 臀卵𠩘, 瓪, 𠩘𠩘 † | |
| Jinhua | 屄, 老屄 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 屄, 麻屄, 屄屄 |
| Loudi | 屄, 麻屄, 毛板雞 humorous | |
| Shuangfeng | 麻屄 | |
| Quanzhou | 屄 | |
| Note | † - of a girl | |
Compounds
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References
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02488
- “牝”, 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
牝
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- Go-on: びん (bin)
- Kan-on: ひん (hin)
- Kun: め (me); めす (mesu)
Korean
Hanja
牝 • (bin) (hangeul 빈, revised bin, McCune–Reischauer pin, Yale pin)
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Vietnamese
Han character
牝: Hán Nôm readings: tẫn
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