宓

See also: 密, 蜜, and 𫲽

宓	U+5B93, 宓 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B93

← 宒
[U+5B92]

CJK Unified Ideographs

宔 →
[U+5B94]

Translingual

Han character

宓 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十心竹 (JPH), four-corner 3033₂, composition ⿱宀必)

Derived characters

淧, 𭷩, 𪂁, 𭶋, 𡨑, 密, 𢛬, 𡩎, 𫳡, 𪧟, 䀄, 䁇, 𪧠, 寗, 蜜, 𡪖, 𧶡, 𡪆, 𫝱, 𩈰, 𧓫, 𫾌

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 283, character 6
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7098
Dae Jaweon: page 556, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 923, character 3
Unihan data for U+5B93

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
泌	mpriɡs, priɡ, *bliɡ
秘	*mpriɡs
毖	*priɡs
閟	*priɡs
柲	priɡs, bliːɡ, priɡ, bliɡ
鉍	priɡs, priɡ
邲	priɡs, bliɡ, *briɡ
覕	pliŋs, mbliːɡ
咇	bliːɡ, priɡ, *bliɡ
苾	bliːɡ, bliɡ
馝	bliːɡ, bliɡ
飶	bliːɡ, bliɡ
鴓	*mbliːɡ
鮅	pliɡ, bliɡ
必	*pliɡ
珌	*pliɡ
佖	bliɡ, briɡ
駜	bliɡ, briɡ
怭	*bliɡ
妼	*bliɡ
宓	mriɡ, mliɡ
樒	*mriɡ
密	*mriɡ
蔤	*mriɡ
滵	*mriɡ
蜜	*mliɡ
謐	*mliɡ
榓	*mliɡ
淧	*mliɡ
瑟	smriɡ, smriɡ
璱	*sriɡ
飋	*sriɡ
虙	*blɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mriɡ, *mliɡ) : semantic 宀 (“roof”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ) – hidden at home. Note that 必 means “sure, certain”, hence connotations of “certainly at home, kept safe at home”.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		宓

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fú, mì (fu², mi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ, ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fuk⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ho̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fú
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fú
  - Wade–Giles: fu²
  - Yale: fú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwu
  - Palladius: фу (fu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mì
  - Wade–Giles: mi⁴
  - Yale: mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
  - Palladius: ми (mi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/

Note: mì - modern reading.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fuk⁶
  - Yale: fuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fuk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ho̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ho̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚⁴/

Definitions

宓

a surname

Compounds

宓妃
宓戲／宓戏 (Fúxì)
宓羲 (Fúxī)
洛浦宓妃

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		宓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mì (mi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bi̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mì
  - Wade–Giles: mi⁴
  - Yale: mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
  - Palladius: ми (mi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: mat⁶
  - Yale: maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: mjit, mit

Rime
Character	宓	宓
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	質 (49)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	彌畢切	美畢切
Baxter	mjit	mit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/miɪt̚/	/mˠiɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mit̚/	/mᵚit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mjet̚/	/miet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mit̚/	/mjit̚/
Li Rong	/miĕt̚/	/mjĕt̚/
Wang Li	/mĭĕt̚/	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯ĕt̚/	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mì	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mat⁶	mat⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mriɡ/, /*mliɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	宓	宓
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	589	595
Phonetic component	必	必
Rime group	質	質
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	密	蜜
Old Chinese	/*mriɡ/	/*mliɡ/

Definitions

宓

^† silent; quiet; tranquil
a surname

Compounds

宓穆

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 密 (“dense; thick; close; tight; intimate; close; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 密).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 宓 – see 蜜 (“honey; resembling honey; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 蜜).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji

宓

(Hyōgai kanji)

quiet
silent
in good health

Readings

On (unclassified): びつ (bitsu)、みち (michi)、ふく (fuku)、ぶく (buku)、ひつ (hitsu)
Kun: やすらか (yasuraka)

Korean

Hanja

宓 • (bok) (hangeul 복, revised bok, McCune–Reischauer pok)

Vietnamese

Han character

宓: Hán Nôm readings: mật

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References

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