谿

谿

See also: 溪

谿 U+8C3F, 谿 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C3F ← 谾 [U+8C3E] CJK Unified Ideographs 豀 → [U+8C40]

Translingual

Han character

谿 (Kangxi radical 150, 谷+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月大金人口 (BKCOR), four-corner 2846₈, composition ⿰奚谷)

1. valley, gorge
2. mountain stream

Derived characters

• 𧕉

References

• KangXi: page 1190, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36219
• Dae Jaweon: page 1653, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3905, character 8
• Unihan data for U+8C3F

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Chinese

trad.		谿
simp.		溪*
alternative forms		溪 豀

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xī (xi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: si
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹
    • Yale: syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
    • Palladius: си (si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kai¹
    • Yale: kāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

谿

1. Alternative form of 溪 (xī).
2. valley; gorge

   谿谷  ―  xīgǔ  ―  valley; gorge

3. Used in place names.

   慈谿  ―  Cíxī  ―  Cixi, Zhejiang

4. a surname: Xi

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jī, qī (ji¹, qi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ, ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hai⁴, kai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ci
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹
    • Yale: chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi
    • Palladius: ци (ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hai⁴, kai¹
    • Yale: hàih, kāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hai⁴, kai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hei⁴, kei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐi̯²¹ kʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

谿

1. Only used in 勃谿 (bójī).
2. Only used in 蠰谿.

Usage notes

In Mainland China's Table of General Standard Chinese Characters (通用规范汉字表), this character is simplified into 溪 (xī) except when used in personal names. It is considered a variant of 溪 (xī), hence the second readings that are also suggested by the majority of modern dictionaries.

References

• “Entry #6242”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Chinese Republic, Taipei), 2021.
• (Cantonese) 粵音資料集叢

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Japanese

Kanji

谿

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. valley

Readings

• On (unclassified): けい (kei), かい (kai)
• Kun: たにがわ (tanigawa)

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Korean

Hanja

谿 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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