谿

See also: 溪
谿 U+8C3F, 谿
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C3F
← 谾
[U+8C3E]
CJK Unified Ideographs 豀 →
[U+8C40]

Translingual

Han character

谿 (Kangxi radical 150, 谷+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月大金人口 (BKCOR), four-corner 28468, composition ⿰奚谷)

  1. valley, gorge
  2. mountain stream

Derived characters

  • 𧕉

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1190, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36219
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1653, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3905, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+8C3F

Chinese

trad. 谿
simp. 溪*
alternative forms 溪
嵠
豀
磎
𥡙

Pronunciation 1


Definitions

谿

  1. Alternative form of 溪
  2. valley; gorge
    谿谷  ―  xīgǔ  ―  valley; gorge
  3. Used in place names.
    慈谿  ―  Cíxī  ―  Cixi, Zhejiang
  4. a surname: Xi

Pronunciation 2


Definitions

谿

  1. Only used in 勃谿 (bójī).
  2. Only used in 蠰谿.

Usage notes

In Mainland China's Table of General Standard Chinese Characters (通用规范汉字表), this character is simplified into 溪 (xī) except when used in personal names. It is considered a variant of 溪 (xī), hence the second readings that are also suggested by the majority of modern dictionaries.

References

Japanese

Kanji

谿

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. valley

Readings

  • On (unclassified): けい (kei); かい (kai)
  • Kun: たにがわ (tanigawa)

Korean

Hanja

谿 • (gye) (hangeul 계, revised gye, McCune–Reischauer kye, Yale kyey)

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