驥

驥

See also: 骥

驥 U+9A65, 驥 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9A65 ← 驤 [U+9A64] CJK Unified Ideographs 驦 → [U+9A66]

Translingual

Han character

驥 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+17, 27 strokes, cangjie input 尸火中心金 (SFLPC), four-corner 7138₁, composition ⿰馬冀)

References

• KangXi: page 1447, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45076
• Dae Jaweon: page 1972, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4583, character 5
• Unihan data for U+9A65

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Chinese

trad.		驥
simp.		骥
2nd round simp.		𱅌

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
冀	*krɯls
驥	*krɯls
懻	*krɯls

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jì (ji⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³, kei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jì
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴
    • Yale: jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³, kei³
    • Yale: gei, kei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³, kei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³, kéi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³/, /kʰei̯³³/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪ^H/

Rime
Character	驥
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	几利切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiH/
Li Rong	/kjiH/
Wang Li	/kiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*krɯls/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	驥
Reading #	1/1
No.	5853
Phonetic component	冀
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	冀
Old Chinese	/*krɯls/

Definitions

驥

1. (literary) horse that can travel 1000 li in a day; fine steed
2. (figuratively) proficient person; refined and virtuous person

Compounds

人中騏驥／人中骐骥 伏櫪老驥／伏枥老骥 六驥／六骥 天驥／天骥 展驥／展骥 怒猊渴驥／怒猊渴骥 按圖索驥／按图索骥 (àntúsuǒjì) 攀龍附驥／攀龙附骥 渴驥奔泉／渴骥奔泉 牛驥共牢／牛骥共牢

牛驥同皁／牛骥同皁 率馬以驥／率马以骥 百馬伐驥／百马伐骥 絆驥／绊骥 老驥伏櫪／老骥伏枥 (lǎojìfúlì) 船驥／船骥 見驥一毛／见骥一毛 追隨驥尾／追随骥尾 道遠知驥／道远知骥 附驥／附骥

附驥之尾／附骥之尾 附驥尾／附骥尾 附驥攀鴻／附骥攀鸿 騏驥／骐骥 (qíjì) 騏驥一毛／骐骥一毛 驥子龍文／骥子龙文 驥服鹽車／骥服盐车 驥足／骥足 (jìzú) 驥騄／骥𫘧

References

• “驥”, 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–

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Japanese

Kanji

驥

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. fast horse
2. talent

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Nanori: とし (toshi)

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Korean

Hanja

驥 (eum 기 (gi))

1. thoroughbred horse
2. refined and virtuous