珪

Translingual

Han character

珪 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一土土土 (MGGG), four-corner 1411₄, composition ⿰𤣩圭)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 731, character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20972
Dae Jaweon: page 1142, character 26
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1109, character 11
Unihan data for U+73EA

Chinese

simp. and trad.		珪

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
街	kreː, kreː
鞋	ɡreː, ɡreː, *ɡreː
娾	ŋreː, ŋreːʔ
佳	*kreː
鮭	ɡreː, kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
涯	ŋreː, ŋre
崖	ŋreː, ŋre
啀	*ŋreː
厓	*ŋreː
捱	*ŋreː
睚	*ŋreːs
娃	*qreː
洼	qreː, qʷraː, *kʷeː
哇	qreː, qʷraː
胿	ɡeː, kʷeː
溎	*qeːns
觟	*ɡʷraːʔ
黊	ɡʷraːʔ, ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
蘳	ɡʷraːʔ, qʰʷe
蛙	qʷraː, qʷreː
窪	*qʷraː
卦	*kʷreːs
挂	*kʷreːs
掛	*kʷreːs
詿	kʷreːs, ɡʷreːs
罣	kʷreːs, ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
絓	kʰʷreː, ɡʷreːs
鼃	ɢʷreː, qʷreː
圭	*kʷeː
珪	*kʷeː
邽	*kʷeː
閨	*kʷeː
袿	*kʷeː
窐	kʷeː, ɡʷeː
茥	kʷeː, kʰʷeː
桂	*kʷeːs
筀	*kʷeːs
奎	*kʰʷeː
刲	*kʰʷeː
蝰	*kʰʷeː
楏	*kʰʷeː
睳	*qʰʷeː
畦	*ɡʷeː
眭	ɡʷeː, sqʰʷe, qʰʷe, qʰʷi
烓	qʷeː, kʰʷeːŋʔ
跬	*kʰʷeʔ
恚	*qʷes
硅	*qʰʷreɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʷeː) : semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guī (gui¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kui
Eastern Min (BUC): giĕ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke / kui

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guei
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹
  - Yale: gwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
  - Palladius: гуй (guj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gwai¹
  - Yale: gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kui
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kie⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke / kui
  - Tâi-lô: ke / kui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kef, kuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ke³³/, /kui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴/, /kui⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: kwej

Rime
Character	珪
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (40)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古攜切
Baxter	kwej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwei/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷei/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwɛj/
Li Rong	/kuei/
Wang Li	/kiwei/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kiwei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwai¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʷeː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	珪
Reading #	1/1
No.	4570
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	圭
Old Chinese	/*kʷeː/

Definitions

珪

(historical) jade tablet used by officials when addressing the emperor in court
See also: 圭
a surname

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (珪):

→ Japanese: 珪(けい) (kei)

Japanese

Kanji

珪

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

Go-on: かい (kai)^{←くわい (kwai, historical)}
Kan-on: けい (kei)^{←けい (kei, historical)}^{←くゑい (kwei, ancient)}
Kun: たま (tama, 珪)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
珪
けい Hyōgai
kan'on

/kʷei/ → /kei/

From Middle Chinese 珪 (MC kwej).

Affix

珪(けい) • (kei)

(historical) jade tablet conferred upon princes as a symbol of authority

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
珪
けい Hyōgai (ateji)
kan'on

From Dutch keiaarde. An ateji (当て字) coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in 1837 in his book 舎密開宗 (Seimi Kaisō, “Introduction to Chemistry”).

Affix

珪(けい) • (kei)

silicon

Derived terms

珪(けい)化(か) (keika)
珪(けい)華(か) (keika)
珪(けい)岩(がん) (keigan)
珪(けい)鉱(こう) (keikō)
珪(けい)砂(さ) (keisa)
珪(けい)酸(さん) (keisan)
珪(けい)質(しつ) (keishitsu)
珪(けい)砂(しゃ) (keisha)
珪(けい)石(せき) (keiseki)
珪(けい)素(そ) (keiso)
珪(けい)藻(そう) (keisō)
- 珪(けい)藻(そう)植(しょく)物(ぶつ) (keisō shokubutsu)
- 珪(けい)藻(そう)類(るい) (keisōrui)
珪(けい)土(ど) (keido)
珪(けい)銅(どう)線(せん) (keidōsen)
珪(けい)肺(はい) (keihai)

Korean

Hanja

珪 • (gyu) (hangeul 규, revised gyu, McCune–Reischauer kyu, Yale kyu)

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Vietnamese

Han character

珪: Hán Việt readings: khuê^[1]

References

^ Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcndg-1] Nguyễn (2014).

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