乂

Derived characters

• 爻, 冈, 艾, 㲼, 刈, 䢃

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 81, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 111
• Dae Jaweon: page 165, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 31, character 3
• Unihan data for U+4E42

Definitions

乂

1. Original form of 刈 (yì, “to weed; to mow”).
2. to govern; to control; to manage; to regulate

   • 時則物有間之，自一話一言，我則末，維成德之彥，以乂我受民。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     时则物有间之，自一话一言，我则末，维成德之彦，以乂我受民。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Shí zé wù yǒu jiān zhī, zì yīhuàyīyán, wǒ zé mò, wéi chéngdé zhī yàn, yǐ yì wǒ shòu mín. [Pinyin]

     Sometimes things will interfere. Then stick to your words and your speech, and let us be thinking of officers of complete virtues, and to regulate the people whom we have received.

3. to nurture

Compounds

Definitions

乂

1. to discipline; to punish

Readings

• Go-on: げ (ge)
• Kan-on: がい (gai)
• Kun: かる (karu, 乂る)、おさめる (osameru, 乂める)^{←をさめる (wosameru, 乂める, historical)}、おさまる (osamaru, 乂まる)^{←をさまる (wosamaru, 乂まる, historical)}、やしなう (yashinau, 乂う)^{←やしなふ (yasinafu, 乂ふ, historical)}、さびい (sabii, 乂い)、こらす (korasu, 乂らす)

Hanja

乂 (eumhun 벨 예 (bel ye))
乂 (eumhun 다스릴 예 (daseuril ye))

1. (obsolete) hanja form^? of 예 (“to weed; to mow”)
2. (obsolete) Alternative form of 刈 (“hanja form^? of 예 (“to weed; to mow”)”)
3. (obsolete) hanja form^? of 예 (“to govern; to control; to manage”)
4. (obsolete) Alternative form of 艾 (“hanja form^? of 예 (“to govern; to control; to manage”)”)

Hanja

乂 (eumhun 징계할 애 (jinggyehal ae))

1. (obsolete) hanja form^? of 애 (“to discipline; to punish”)