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枚

枚 U+679A, 枚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-679A
← 枙
[U+6799] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 枛 →
[U+679B]

Translingual

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Han character

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枚 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木人大 (DOK), four-corner 48940, composition ⿰木攵)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 516, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14554
  • Dae Jaweon: page 904, character 3
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1171, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+679A

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
 枚
alternative forms 𣏽

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (文) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
旻 *mrɯn
旼 *mrɯn
汶 *mrɯn, *mɯn, *mɯns
忞 *mrɯn
盿 *mrɯn
枚 *mɯːl
玫 *mɯːl
玟 *mɯːl
文 *mɯn
紋 *mɯn
蚊 *mɯn
雯 *mɯn
彣 *mɯn
馼 *mɯn
鳼 *mɯn
鼤 *mɯn, *mɯns
抆 *mɯnʔ, *mɯns
紊 *mɯns

Generally thought to be an ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 木 (“tree; wood”) + 攴 (“hand holding a stick”).

However, Zhengzhang (2003) considers it to be a phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mɯːl) : semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 文 (OC *mɯn), where 文 was later corrupted to 攴.

Etymology 1

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From Austroasiatic; compare Old Khmer mek (“branch; bough”) (Schuessler, 2007). Note also similarities to Burmese မဲ (mai:, “vote, ballot, lot”).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 枚
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 灰 (42)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) I
Fanqie 莫杯切
Baxter mwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/muʌi/
Pan
Wuyun 		/muoi/
Shao
Rongfen 		/muɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/mwəj/
Li
Rong 		/muᴀi/
Wang
Li 		/muɒi/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/muɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		méi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mui4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 枚
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		méi
Middle
Chinese 		‹ mwoj ›
Old
Chinese 		/*mˁəj/
English stem, branch

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 枚
Reading # 1/1
No. 13012
Phonetic
component 		文
Rime
group 		微
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		枚
Old
Chinese 		/*mɯːl/

Definitions

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枚

  1. (archaic) stalk of shrub; trunk of tree
  2. (historical) wooden peg (a gag for marching soldiers to prevent talking)
  3. (obsolete) small wooden rod; counting rod
  4. (dated) Classifier for generic countable objects.
    1. one by one; each
      枚舉／枚举  ―  méijǔ  ―  to enumerate
  5. Classifier for certain small, flat objects, such as coins, stamps, badges, pearls, sporting medals. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
  6. Classifier for rockets, satellites and certain weapons (especially bombs).
  7. (neologism) Classifier for people.[1]
  8. (neologism) Classifier for flat thin objects (especially followed by 入 mimicking Japanese usage to give an exotic flair or exaggerated quality perception of a product)[1]
    10枚入  ―  10 méi rù  ―  10 pieces (inside)
  9. a surname: Mei

Compounds

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heidi Hui Shi, Zhuo Jing-Schmidt (2020) “Little cutie one piece: An innovative human classifier and its social indexicality in Chinese digital culture”, in Chinese Language and Discourse‎[1], →DOI

Etymology 2

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From Lingao mɔʔ⁸ (classifier for objects) (Fu, 2008).

Pronunciation

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枚

  1. (Hainanese) Classifier for generic countable objects.
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 個 (“(classifier for people)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 個
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 個
Taiwan 個
Malaysia 個
Singapore 個
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) 個
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 個
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 個
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 個
Xi'an 個
Xining 個
Xuzhou 個
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 個
Ürümqi 個
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 個
Wuhan 個
Guiyang 個
Guilin 個
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 個
Yangzhou 個
Hefei 個
Cantonese Guangzhou 個
Hong Kong 個
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 個
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 個
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 個
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 隻
Macau 個
Guangzhou (Panyu) 個
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 個
Guangzhou (Conghua) 個
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 個
Foshan 個
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 個
Foshan (Shunde) 個
Foshan (Sanshui) 個
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 個
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 個
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 個
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 個
Zhuhai (Doumen) 個
Jiangmen (Baisha) 個
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 個
Taishan 個
Kaiping (Chikan) 個
Enping (Niujiang) 個
Heshan (Yayao) 個
Dongguan 個
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 個
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 隻
Yangjiang 個
Nanning 個, 隻
Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) 個
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 個
Singapore (Guangfu) 個
Gan Nanchang 個, 隻
Lichuan 個
Pingxiang 個
Hakka Meixian 隻
Xingning 隻
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 隻
Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) 隻
Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) 隻
Huiyang 隻
Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) 隻
Dongguan (Qingxi) 隻
Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) 隻
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) 隻
Boluo (Bendihua) 隻
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 隻
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 隻
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 隻
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 隻
Wuhua (Huacheng) 隻
Wuhua (Changbu) 隻
Wuhua (Mianyang) 隻
Heyuan (Bendihua) 隻
Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) 隻
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) 隻
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) 隻
Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) 隻
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) 隻
Wengyuan 隻, 個
Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) 隻, 個
Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) 個
Liannan 個
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 隻
Jiexi 個, 儕
Luhe 隻
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 個
Changting 個
Wuping (Yanqian) 個
Ninghua 個
Yudu 個
Ningdu 隻
Tonggu (Sandu) 個
Ganzhou (Panlong) 個
Dayu 個
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 儕
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 儕
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 儕
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 儕
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 儕
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 儕
Hong Kong 隻
Yangxi (Tangkou) 隻
Yangchun (Sanjia) 隻
Xinyi (Sihe) 隻
Xinyi (Qianpai) 隻
Gaozhou (Xindong) 隻
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 隻
Huazhou (Xin'an) 隻
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 隻
Lianjiang (Qingping) 隻
Mengshan (Xihe) 隻
Luchuan 隻
Sabah (Longchuan) 隻
Senai (Huiyang) 隻
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 個
Singkawang 隻
Huizhou Jixi 個
Jin Taiyuan 個
Xinzhou 個
Northern Min Jian'ou 隻
Songxi 隻
Zhenghe 隻
Jianyang 隻
Wuyishan 隻
Eastern Min Fuzhou 隻, 個
Fuzhou (Changle) 隻
Lianjiang 隻
Fuqing 隻
Pingtan 隻
Yongtai 隻
Minqing 隻, 基
Gutian 隻
Fu'an 隻
Ningde 隻
Xiapu 隻
Zherong 隻
Shouning 個
Zhouning 隻
Fuding 個
Southern Min Xiamen 個
Xiamen (Tong'an) 個
Quanzhou 個
Jinjiang 個
Nan'an 個
Shishi 個
Hui'an 個
Anxi 個
Yongchun 個
Dehua 個
Zhangzhou 個
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 個
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 個
Hua'an 股
Nanjing 股
Pinghe 個
Zhangpu 個
Yunxiao 個
Zhao'an 股
Dongshan 個
Taipei 個
New Taipei (Sanxia) 個
Kaohsiung 個
Yilan 個
Changhua (Lukang) 個
Taichung 個
Taichung (Wuqi) 個
Tainan 個
Taitung 個
Hsinchu 個
Kinmen 個
Penghu (Magong) 個
Penang (Hokkien) 個
Singapore (Hokkien) 個
Manila (Hokkien) 個
Longyan 個
Zhangping 個
Datian 個
Chaozhou 個
Shantou 個, 腳
Shantou (Chenghai) 個
Jieyang 個, 腳, 主
Haifeng 個
Bangkok (Teochew) 個
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 個
Singapore (Teochew) 個
Leizhou 個
Wenchang 個, 枚
Haikou 個, 枚
Singapore (Hainanese) 個
Puxian Min Putian 個
Xianyou 個
Central Min Yong'an 隻
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 個
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 個
Shehua Fu'an 個
Fuding 個
Luoyuan 個
Sanming 個
Shunchang 個
Hua'an 個
Guixi (Zhangping) 個
Cangnan 個
Jingning (Hexi) 個
Lishui 個
Longyou 個
Chaozhou 個
Fengshun 個
Wu Shanghai 個
Shanghai (Chongming) 個
Suzhou 個
Danyang 個
Ningbo 個
Xiangshan 個
Wenzhou 個
Jinhua 個
Xiang Changsha 個, 隻
Loudi 個
Shuangfeng 個

Japanese

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Kanji

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枚

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

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  • Go-on: まい (mai, Jōyō)、め (me)
  • Kan-on: ばい (bai)
  • Kun: ひら (hira, 枚)

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
枚
ひら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

pira > ɸira > hira. Cognate with 平 (hira, “flat”).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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枚(ひら) • (hira) 

  1. an object that is thin and flat
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
枚
まい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 枚 (MC mwoj)

Counter

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枚(まい) • (-mai) 

  1. counter for flat thin objects or sheets

See also

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Japanese number-counter combinations for 枚(まい) (mai)
1 2 3 4 5
一(いち)枚(まい) (ichimai) 二(に)枚(まい) (nimai) 三(さん)枚(まい) (sanmai) 四(よん)枚(まい) (yonmai)
四(よ)枚(まい) (yomai) 		五(ご)枚(まい) (gomai)
6 7 8 9 10
六(ろく)枚(まい) (rokumai) 七(なな)枚(まい) (nanamai)
七(しち)枚(まい) (shichimai) 		八(はち)枚(まい) (hachimai) 九(きゅう)枚(まい) (kyūmai) 十(じゅう)枚(まい) (jūmai)
100 1,000 10,000 How many?
百(ひゃく)枚(まい) (hyakumai) 千(せん)枚(まい) (senmai) 一(いち)万(まん)枚(まい) (ichimanmai) 何(なん)枚(まい) (nanmai)

Korean

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Hanja

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枚 (eum 매 (mae))

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Okinawan

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Kanji

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枚

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
枚
めー
Grade: 6
on'yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Counter

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枚(めー) (-mē) 

  1. counter for flat thin objects or sheets

Tày

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Noun

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枚 (mười)

  1. Nôm form of mười (“ochna”).

References

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  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎[2] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

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Han character

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枚: Hán Nôm readings: mai

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