蕊

See also: 蘂

蕊 U+854A, 蕊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-854A ← 蕉 [U+8549] CJK Unified Ideographs 蕋 → [U+854B]

Translingual

Han character

蕊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 廿心心心 (TPPP), four-corner 4433₃, composition ⿱艹惢)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1057, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31939
• Dae Jaweon: page 1520, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3297, character 2
• Unihan data for U+854A

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Chinese

trad.		蕊
simp. #		蕊
alternative forms		蕋／蕊 橤／蕊 蘂／蕊 惢

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
惢	*sqʰloːlʔ, *sklol, *sɡlolʔ
蕊	*ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ
蘂	*ŋljolʔ
繠	*ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from; to cling to; creeper”), whence Burmese နွယ် (nwai, “creeper”), Jingpho noi (“to hang”). Possibly related to 垂 (OC *djol, “to hang down”), 朵 (OC *toːlʔ, “hanging from a tree > flower”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǐ (rui³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jeoi⁵ / jeoi⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lûi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lúi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruěi
    • Wade–Giles: jui³
    • Yale: rwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roei
    • Palladius: жуй (žuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jeoi⁵ / jeoi⁶
    • Yale: yéuih / yeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joey⁵ / joey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêu⁵ / yêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɵy̯¹³/, /jɵy̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lûi
    • Hakka Romanization System: lui^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lui¹
    • Sinological IPA: /lu̯i²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lúi
    • Tâi-lô: luí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: luie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lui⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lui⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lúi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lui⁵²/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 蕊
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʐuei²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/luei²¹³/ /ʐuei²¹³/
	Tianjin	/ʐuei¹³/
	Jinan	/luei⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/ləʔ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Xi'an	/vei⁴⁴/
	Xining	/uɨ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/vei⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/ʐuei²¹³/ /vei²¹³/
	Wuhan	/zuei³⁵/
	Chengdu	/zuei⁵³/
	Guiyang
	Kunming	/ʐuei⁵³/
	Nanjing	/ʐuəi²¹²/
	Hefei	/ʐue⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/zuei⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/zuei⁵³/
	Hohhot	/ʐuei⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/zø²³/
	Suzhou	/ze̞³¹/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩ʷei¹³/
	Wenzhou	/zz̩³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/y³⁵/
	Tunxi	/lon²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/y⁴¹/
	Xiangtan	/yəi⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/lui³¹/
	Taoyuan	/lui²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jøy²³/
	Nanning	/jui²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/jøy²³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/lui⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/luoi³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/lo²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/lui⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/lui²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: nyweX, nywijX

Rime
Character	蕊	蕊
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	支 (12)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	如累切	如壘切
Baxter	nyweX	nywijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiuᴇX/	/ȵiuɪX/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵʷiɛX/	/ȵʷiX/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjuɛX/	/ȵʑjuɪX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵwiə̆X/	/ȵwiX/
Li Rong	/ȵiueX/	/ȵuiX/
Wang Li	/ȵʑǐweX/	/ȵʑwiX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑwie̯X/	/ȵʑwiX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ruǐ	ruǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jeoi5	jeoi5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋljolʔ/, /*ŋljulʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蕊	蕊
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	12200	12203
Phonetic component	惢	惢
Rime group	歌	微
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	蘂	蕊
Old Chinese	/*ŋljolʔ/	/*ŋljulʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 蕊

1. (botany) reproductive organ of a flower; stamen or gynoecium
2. flower bud
3. (Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) Classifier for flowers and eyes.

   一蕊目睭 [Hokkien]  ―  chi̍t lúi ba̍k-chiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  an eye

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 朵 (“(classifier for flowers)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		朵
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	朵, 朵兒
	Taiwan	朵
	Ulanhot	朵
	Tongliao	朵
	Chifeng	朵
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	朵
	Singapore	朵
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	朵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	朵兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	朵兒
	Wanrong	朵
	Xi'an	朵
	Xining	朵
	Xuzhou	朵, 朵子, 朵兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	朵
	Bayanhot	朵
	Lanzhou	朵
	Ürümqi	朵
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	朵
	Wuhan	朵
	Guiyang	朵
	Guilin	朵
	Liuzhou	朵
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	朵
	Yangzhou	朵
	Hefei	朵
Cantonese	Guangzhou	朵
	Hong Kong	朵
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	朵
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	朵
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	朵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	朵
	Macau	朵
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	朵
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	朵
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	朵
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	頂
	Foshan	朵
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	朵
	Foshan (Shunde)	朵
	Foshan (Sanshui)	朵
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	朵
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	朵
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	朵
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	朵
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	朵
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	朵
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	朵
	Taishan	朵
	Kaiping (Chikan)	督
	Enping (Niujiang)	朵
	Heshan (Yayao)	朵
	Dongguan	頂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	頂
	Yangjiang	朵
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	朵
Gan	Nanchang	朵
	Lichuan	雕
	Pingxiang	朵
Hakka	Meixian	朵
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	朵
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	頂
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	朵
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	朵
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	朵
	Liannan	朵
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	朵
	Jiexi	枝
	Changting	朵
	Ninghua	朵
	Yudu	朵
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蕊
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蕊
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蕊
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蕊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蕊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蕊
	Hong Kong	朵
	Luchuan	朵
	Senai (Huiyang)	朵
Huizhou	Jixi	朵
Jin	Taiyuan	朵
	Xinzhou	朵
	Taibus (Baochang)	朵
	Linhe	朵
	Jining	朵
	Hohhot	朵
	Baotou	朵
	Dongsheng	朵
	Haibowan	朵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頭
	Songxi	頭
	Zhenghe	頭
	Jianyang	頭
	Wuyishan	朵
	Pucheng (Shibei)	頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	菩
	Fuzhou (Changle)	菩
	Fuqing	菩
	Yongtai	菩
	Gutian	菩, 朵
	Fu'an	菩
	Ningde	菩
	Shouning	菩
	Zhouning	菩, 蓬
	Fuding	菩
	Matsu	菩
Southern Min	Xiamen	蕊, 葩
	Quanzhou	蕊, 葩
	Yongchun	蕊
	Zhangzhou	蕊
	Taipei	蕊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蕊
	Kaohsiung	蕊
	Yilan	蕊
	Changhua (Lukang)	蕊
	Taichung	蕊
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蕊
	Tainan	蕊
	Taitung	蕊
	Hsinchu	蕊
	Kinmen	蕊
	Penghu (Magong)	蕊
	Manila (Hokkien)	蕊
	Longyan	葩
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	葩
	Datian	菩
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蕊
	Chaozhou	蕊
	Jieyang	葩
	Haifeng	葩
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蕊
	Wenchang	葩
Puxian Min	Putian	菩
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	菩
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	菩
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	菩
	Xianyou	菩
	Xianyou (Fengting)	菩
	Xianyou (Youyang)	菩
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	朵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	朵
Wu	Shanghai	朵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	朵
	Suzhou	朵
	Danyang	朵
	Hangzhou	朵
	Ningbo	朵
	Wenzhou	朵
	Jinhua	朵
Xiang	Changsha	朵
	Loudi	爪
	Shuangfeng	爪

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Japanese

Kanji

蕊

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. stamen
2. pistil

Readings

• Go-on: ぬい (nui)
• Kan-on: ずい (zui)
• Kun: しべ (shibe)

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Korean

Hanja

蕊 • (ye) (hangeul 예, revised ye, McCune–Reischauer ye, Yale yey)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 蕊 (nhị, nhuỵ)

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