呣

Translingual

Han character

呣 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口田卜戈 (RWYI), four-corner 6705₀, composition ⿰口母)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 181, character 28
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3433
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 610, character 8
Unihan data for U+5463

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ḿ (m²)

(Zhuyin): ㆬˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): m²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ḿ
  - Zhuyin: ㆬˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ḿ
  - Wade–Giles: m²
  - Yale: ḿ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m2
  - Palladius: м (m)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: m²
  - Yale: ḿ
  - Cantonese Pinyin: m²
  - Guangdong Romanization: m²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩³⁵/

Definitions

呣

Expressing a question: huh?

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): m̀ (m⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㆬˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): m⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: m̀
  - Zhuyin: ㆬˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: m̀
  - Wade–Giles: m⁴
  - Yale: m̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: m4
  - Palladius: м (m)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: m⁶
  - Yale: mh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: m⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: m⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /m̩²²/

Definitions

呣

Expressing agreement or response: okay!
呣，收到了！ ― M̀, shōudào le! ― Okay, got it!

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): móu (mou²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: móu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: móu
  - Wade–Giles: mou²
  - Yale: móu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mou
  - Palladius: моу (mou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

呣

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull: moo

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): m̄

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: m̄
  - Tâi-lô: m̄
  - Phofsit Daibuun: m
  - IPA (Xiamen): /m̩²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /m̩⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /m̩²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /m̩³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /m̩³³/

Definitions

呣

(Southern Min) Alternative form of 毋 (m̄, “not”)
- 呣免驚耶穌在此　呣免驚耶穌知影 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  呣免惊耶稣在此　呣免惊耶稣知影 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 天韻合唱團 (Heavenly Melody) (lyrics 陳基甸), 呣免驚耶穌在此
  m̄-bián kiaⁿ Ia-so͘ tī chia, m̄-bián kiaⁿ Ia-so͘ chai-iáⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Do not fear, Jesus is here; do not fear, Jesus knows.

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		呣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): móu (mou²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄡˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: móu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: móu
  - Wade–Giles: mou²
  - Yale: móu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mou
  - Palladius: моу (mou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /moʊ̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: muw

Rime
Character	呣
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	亡侯切
Baxter	muw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/məu/
Pan Wuyun	/məu/
Shao Rongfen	/məu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/məw/
Li Rong	/mu/
Wang Li	/məu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	móu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mau⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	呣
Reading #	1/1
No.	9286
Phonetic component	母
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	呣
Old Chinese	/*mɯ/
Notes	集韻同謀

Definitions

呣

Alternative form of 謀 / 谋 (móu, “to think through”)

Japanese

Kanji

呣

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): ぼう (bō)