埃

埃 U+57C3, 埃
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-57C3
← 埂
[U+57C2] 		CJK Unified IdeographsCategory:CJK Unified Ideographs block#*0000022467 埄 →
[U+57C4]
Category:Han script characters#%20

Translingual

Han character

埃Category:Translingual lemmas#土07埃Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#土07埃Category:Translingual symbols#土07埃Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#土07埃Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#土07埃Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+7, 10 strokes, Cangjie input 土戈人大 (GIOK), four-corner 43134, composition ⿰土矣)Category:Han script characters#土07埃

Derived characters

Further reading

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 229, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5107
  • Dae Jaweon: page 465, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 447, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+57C3

Chinese

trad. 埃
simp. # 埃

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qlɯː)Category:Han phono-semantic compounds#土07: semantic 土 (“earth; soil”) + phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
  • ai - literary;
  • ia - vernacular.
Rime
Character 埃
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 咍 (41)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) I
Fanqie 烏開切
Baxter 'oj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ʔʌi/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ʔəi/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ʔɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ʔəj/
Li
Rong		 /ʔᴀi/
Wang
Li		 /ɒi/
Bernhard
Karlgren		 /ʔɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 āi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 oi1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 埃
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 āi
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ ʔoj ›
Old
Chinese		 /*qˁə/
English dust

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 埃
Reading # 1/1
No. 14933
Phonetic
component		 矣
Rime
group		 之
Rime
subdivision		 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 哀
Old
Chinese		 /*qlɯː/
Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Mandarin lemmas#土07Category:Cantonese lemmas#土07Category:Taishanese lemmas#土07Category:Gan lemmas#土07Category:Hakka lemmas#土07Category:Northern Min lemmas#土07Category:Eastern Min lemmas#土07Category:Hokkien lemmas#土07Category:Teochew lemmas#土07Category:Wu lemmas#土07Category:Xiang lemmas#土07Category:Middle Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Old Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Mandarin hanzi#土07Category:Cantonese hanzi#土07Category:Taishanese hanzi#土07Category:Gan hanzi#土07Category:Hakka hanzi#土07Category:Northern Min hanzi#土07Category:Eastern Min hanzi#土07Category:Hokkien hanzi#土07Category:Teochew hanzi#土07Category:Wu hanzi#土07Category:Xiang hanzi#土07Category:Middle Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Old Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Chinese nouns#土07Category:Mandarin nouns#土07Category:Cantonese nouns#土07Category:Taishanese nouns#土07Category:Gan nouns#土07Category:Hakka nouns#土07Category:Northern Min nouns#土07Category:Eastern Min nouns#土07Category:Hokkien nouns#土07Category:Teochew nouns#土07Category:Wu nouns#土07Category:Xiang nouns#土07Category:Middle Chinese nouns#土07Category:Old Chinese nouns#土07Category:Chinese numerals#土07Category:Mandarin numerals#土07Category:Cantonese numerals#土07Category:Taishanese numerals#土07Category:Gan numerals#土07Category:Hakka numerals#土07Category:Northern Min numerals#土07Category:Eastern Min numerals#土07Category:Hokkien numerals#土07Category:Teochew numerals#土07Category:Wu numerals#土07Category:Xiang numerals#土07Category:Middle Chinese numerals#土07Category:Old Chinese numerals#土07Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#土07Category:Chinese terms spelled with 埃#土07

Definitions

埃Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#土07Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. fine dust, dirt
    塵埃／尘埃  ―  chén'āi  ―  dustCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
  2. (obsoleteCategory:Chinese terms with obsolete senses#土07) the number 10-10; one ten-billionth
Synonyms

Compounds

See also

Chinese historical small numbers
Value Character Notes
10-1 分 (fèn) Still in use. SI prefix deci-.
10-2 厘 (lí), 釐 (lí) Still in use. SI prefix centi-.
10-3 毫 (háo)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃.
10-4 絲 / 丝 (sī)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Rarely used today.
秒 (miǎo)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Obsolete, only in ancient texts.
10-5 忽 (hū)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Rarely used today.
10-6 微 (wēi)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Still in use. SI prefix micro-.
10-7 纖 / 纤 (xiān) Obsolete.
10-8 沙 (shā) Obsolete.
10-9 塵 / 尘 (chén)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Obsolete. 納 / 纳 (nà)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 and 奈 (nài)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 are used for nano-.
10-10 埃 (āi)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10-10 m).
10-11 渺 (miǎo)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Obsolete.
10-12 漠 (mò)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 Obsolete. 皮 (pí)Category:Chinese terms with redundant transliterations#埃 is used for SI prefix pico-.
Category:Chinese cardinal numbers

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Mandarin lemmas#土07Category:Cantonese lemmas#土07Category:Taishanese lemmas#土07Category:Hakka lemmas#土07Category:Northern Min lemmas#土07Category:Eastern Min lemmas#土07Category:Hokkien lemmas#土07Category:Teochew lemmas#土07Category:Wu lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Mandarin hanzi#土07Category:Cantonese hanzi#土07Category:Taishanese hanzi#土07Category:Hakka hanzi#土07Category:Northern Min hanzi#土07Category:Eastern Min hanzi#土07Category:Hokkien hanzi#土07Category:Teochew hanzi#土07Category:Wu hanzi#土07Category:Chinese proper nouns#土07Category:Mandarin proper nouns#土07Category:Cantonese proper nouns#土07Category:Taishanese proper nouns#土07Category:Hakka proper nouns#土07Category:Northern Min proper nouns#土07Category:Eastern Min proper nouns#土07Category:Hokkien proper nouns#土07Category:Teochew proper nouns#土07Category:Wu proper nouns#土07Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#土07Category:Chinese terms spelled with 埃#土07

Definitions

埃Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#土07Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. Used in transcription.
    埃及  ―  Āijí  ―  EgyptCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
    埃塞俄比亞／埃塞俄比亚  ―  Āisài'ébǐyà  ―  EthiopiaCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
    蘇維埃／苏维埃  ―  sūwéi'āi  ―  sovietCategory:Mandarin terms with collocations
  2. short for 埃及 (Āijí, “Egypt”)Category:Chinese short forms

Compounds

Etymology 3

Short for 埃斯特朗 (āisītèlǎng)Category:Chinese short forms#土07 or 埃格斯特朗 (āigésītèlǎng).

Pronunciation

Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Mandarin lemmas#土07Category:Hokkien lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Mandarin hanzi#土07Category:Hokkien hanzi#土07Category:Chinese classifiers#土07Category:Mandarin classifiers#土07Category:Hokkien classifiers#土07Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#土07Category:Chinese terms spelled with 埃#土07
This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!
Particularly: “Cantonese aai1, oi1 or both?”
Category:Requests for pronunciation in Cantonese entries#土07

Definitions

埃Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#土07Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. angstrom

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Wu lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Wu hanzi#土07Category:Chinese pronouns#土07Category:Wu pronouns#土07Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#土07Category:Chinese terms spelled with 埃#土07

Definitions

埃Category:Chinese lemmas#土07Category:Chinese hanzi#土07Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#土07Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. (ShanghaineseCategory:Shanghainese Wu#土07) that
Synonyms
Category:Chinese numeral symbols#土07Category:Chinese numerals#土07

Japanese

Kanji

埃

(Hyōgai kanji)

Category:Japanese kanji#土07Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#土07Category:Japanese hyōgai kanji#土07

Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
埃
ほこり
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Category:Japanese terms spelled with 埃 read as ほこり#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms read with kun'yomi#ほこり

Compare 誇(ほこ)り (hokori, “pride”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Japanese entries#ほこり

Pronunciation

Category:Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō)#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation with pitch accent#ほこり

Noun

埃(ほこり) • (hokoriCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#埃Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#埃) Category:Japanese lemmas#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ほこりCategory:Japanese nouns#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#ほこりCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 埃#ほこりCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#ほこりCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ほこりCategory:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. dust
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
埃
あい
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Category:Japanese terms spelled with 埃 read as あい#あいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#あいCategory:Japanese terms read with on'yomi#あい

From Middle ChineseCategory:Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese#ほこり 埃 (MC 'oj).

Pronunciation

Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#ほこり

Noun

埃(あい) • (aiCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#埃Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#埃) Category:Japanese lemmas#あいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#あいCategory:Japanese nouns#あいCategory:Japanese terms with multiple readings#あいCategory:Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji#あいCategory:Japanese terms with 1 kanji#あいCategory:Japanese terms spelled with 埃#あいCategory:Japanese single-kanji terms#あいCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#あいCategory:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. one ten-billionth

References

Category:Japanese numeral symbols#あいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#あい

Korean

Hanja

埃 (eumhun 티끌 애 (tikkeul ae))Category:Korean lemmas#애Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#애Category:Korean hanja#애Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#애Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. fine dust, dirt

References

Tày

Verb

埃 (ai)Category:Tày lemmas#土07Category:Tày verbs#土07Category:Tày entries with incorrect language header#土07Category:Pages with entries#埃Category:Pages with 6 entries#埃

  1. Nôm form of ai (“to lean on”).Category:Tày Nôm forms
    𫡲百祥仙埃
    Hả pác táng tiên ai
    There's a fairy leaning on each of the five hundred windows.
    Category:Tày terms with usage examples#土07
    律凳𱏄𪫆埃
    Loảt tắng ỷ mừa ai
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Category:Tày terms with usage examples#土07Category:Requests for translations of Tày usage examples#土07

References

  • Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]

Vietnamese

Han character

埃: Hán Việt readings: ai[1][2][3][4][5][6]Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán#土07 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters
埃: Nôm readings: ai[1][2][4][5][6][7][8], ươi[6][7]Category:Vietnamese Nom#土07 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters

  1. chữ Nôm form of ai (“who”)Category:Vietnamese Nom
  2. chữ Nôm form of ươi (“used in đười ươi (“orangutan; (obsoleteCategory:Vietnamese terms with obsolete senses#土07, cryptozoologyCategory:vi:Cryptozoology#土07) cryptid or animal with human characteristics”)”)Category:Vietnamese Nom

References

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