幣

See also: 币

幣	U+5E63, 幣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E63

← 幢
[U+5E62]

CJK Unified Ideographs

幤 →
[U+5E64]

Translingual

Han character

幣 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 火大中月 (FKLB), four-corner 9822₇, composition ⿱敝巾)

Derived characters

𦿝

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 337, character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9088
Dae Jaweon: page 644, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 753, character 1
Unihan data for U+5E63

Chinese

trad.		幣
simp.		币^*

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
蔽	*peds
鄨	peds, ped
鷩	peds, ped
彆	peds, peːd
潎	pʰeds, pʰed
斃	beds, bed
敝	beds, bed
幣	*beds
弊	*beds
鱉	*ped
虌	*ped
憋	ped, pʰed, *peːd
瞥	pʰed, pʰeːd
鐅	pʰed, pʰeːd
嫳	bed, pʰeːd
撇	*pʰeːd
撆	*pʰeːd
暼	*pʰeːd
蹩	*beːd
襒	*beːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *beds) : phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 巾 (“towel”) to indicate silk given as a gift or sacrificed. The phonetic component contains as well a reference to a cloth.

Etymology

Wang (1982) relates this to 帛 (OC *braːɡ, “silk”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bì (bi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): bi⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bai⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): bai⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): pi⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): pi

(Meixian, Guangdong): bi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): bi³
Northern Min (KCR): bī
Eastern Min (BUC): bê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pè / pē / pī

(Teochew, Peng'im): bi⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bi
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bì
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bì
  - Wade–Giles: pi⁴
  - Yale: bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
  - Palladius: би (bi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: bi⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: bi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bai⁶
  - Yale: baih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐi̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: bai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: pi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: bi³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pi⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛi²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pè
  - Tâi-lô: pè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pex
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /pe²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pē
  - Tâi-lô: pē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pe
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /pe⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pe³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pī
  - Tâi-lô: pī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bi
  - MiniDict: bi^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bi²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pe̞i̯⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: bjiejH

Rime
Character	幣
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	祭 (35)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	毗祭切
Baxter	bjiejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biᴇi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/biɛi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/bjæi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/biaj^H/
Li Rong	/biɛi^H/
Wang Li	/bĭɛi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ɛi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bai⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]e[t]-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*beds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	幣
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bì
Middle Chinese	‹ bjiej^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[b]e[t]-s/
English	offering of silk
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	幣
Reading #	1/1
No.	634
Phonetic component	敝
Rime group	祭
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	獘
Old Chinese	/*beds/

Definitions

幣

money; coin; currency
Synonym: 錢 / 钱

金幣／金币 ― jīnbì ― gold coin

紙幣／纸币 ― zhǐbì ― banknote

港幣／港币 ― gǎngbì ― Hong Kong dollar
^† silk (as a sacrificial offering or gift)
^† wealth; belongings
^† to give as a gift; to present

Compounds

上幣 / 上币 (shàngbì)
下幣 / 下币
三幣 / 三币
中幣 / 中币
人民幣 / 人民币 (rénmínbì)
代幣 / 代币 (dàibì)
侑幣 / 侑币
偽幣 / 伪币 (wěibì)
儲備貨幣 / 储备货币
儲幣 / 储币
入幣 / 入币
公幣 / 公币
六幣 / 六币
冀南幣 / 冀南币
冥幣 / 冥币 (míngbì)
刀幣 / 刀币 (dāobì)
制幣 / 制币
加密貨幣 / 加密货币 (jiāmì huòbì)
加幣 / 加币 (jiābì)
劣幣驅逐良幣 / 劣币驱逐良币 (lièbì qūzhú liángbì)
卑禮厚幣 / 卑礼厚币
卑辭厚幣 / 卑辞厚币
卑辭重幣 / 卑辞重币
厚幣 / 厚币
受幣 / 受币
古幣 / 古币 (gǔbì)
單一貨幣 / 单一货币
嘉幣 / 嘉币
器幣 / 器币
國幣 / 国币
國際貨幣 / 国际货币
國際貨幣基金 / 国际货币基金
國際貨幣基金會 / 国际货币基金会
國際貨幣基金組織 / 国际货币基金组织 (Guójì Huòbì Jījīn Zǔzhī)
圭幣 / 圭币
夕幣 / 夕币
外幣 / 外币 (wàibì)
奉幣 / 奉币
奩幣 / 奁币
委幣 / 委币
娉幣 / 娉币
婚幣 / 婚币
寄幣 / 寄币
寶幣 / 宝币
布幣 / 布币 (bùbì)
幣值 / 币值 (bìzhí)
幣儀 / 币仪
幣別 / 币别
幣制 / 币制 (bìzhì)
幣制改革 / 币制改革
幣器 / 币器
幣帛 / 币帛 (bìbó)
幣泉 / 币泉
幣法 / 币法
幣爵 / 币爵
幣物 / 币物
幣獻 / 币献
幣玉 / 币玉
幣籍 / 币籍
幣聘 / 币聘
幣號 / 币号
幣貢 / 币贡
幣財 / 币财
幣重言甘 / 币重言甘
幣錦 / 币锦
幣餘 / 币余
幣馬 / 币马
幣齎 / 币赍
彩幣 / 彩币
徵幣 / 征币
息幣 / 息币
慶幣 / 庆币
投幣 / 投币 (tóubì)
投幣口 / 投币口 (tóubìkǒu)
投硬幣 / 投硬币
搏幣 / 搏币
摯幣 / 挚币
斥幣 / 斥币
新臺幣 / 新台币 (xīntáibì)
方幣 / 方币
旅幣 / 旅币
旌幣 / 旌币
書幣 / 书币
本位貨幣 / 本位货币 (běnwèi huòbì)
本幣 / 本币 (běnbì)
束幣 / 束币
杯幣 / 杯币
楮幣 / 楮币
歐洲貨幣 / 欧洲货币
正幣 / 正币
歲幣 / 岁币 (suìbì)
比特幣 / 比特币 (bǐtèbì)
法定貨幣 / 法定货币 (fǎdìng huòbì)
泉幣 / 泉币 (quánbì)
法幣 / 法币 (fǎbì)
流通貨幣 / 流通货币
港幣 / 港币 (gǎngbì)
澳幣 / 澳币 (àobì)
牲幣 / 牲币
犧幣 / 牺币
玉幣 / 玉币
珍幣 / 珍币
珪幣 / 珪币
琛幣 / 琛币
瑤幣 / 瑶币
生幣 / 生币
發幣 / 发币
白鹿幣 / 白鹿币
白鹿皮幣 / 白鹿皮币
百度幣 / 百度币
皮幣 / 皮币
硬幣 / 硬币 (yìngbì)
硬幣坯 / 硬币坯
硬貨幣 / 硬货币
祝幣 / 祝币
祝幣史辭 / 祝币史辞
禮幣 / 礼币
私幣 / 私币
筐幣 / 筐币
納幣 / 纳币
紙幣 / 纸币 (zhǐbì)
綵幣 / 彩币
纁幣 / 𫄸币
羔幣 / 羔币
聘幣 / 聘币
職幣 / 职币
袁頭幣 / 袁头币
變造幣 / 变造币
貝幣 / 贝币
財幣 / 财币
貨幣 / 货币 (huòbì)
貨幣主義 / 货币主义 (huòbìzhǔyì)
貨幣交換 / 货币交换
貨幣供應量 / 货币供应量 (huòbì gōngyìngliàng)
貨幣兌換 / 货币兑换
貨幣升值 / 货币升值
貨幣危機 / 货币危机
貨幣單位 / 货币单位
貨幣回籠 / 货币回笼
貨幣地租 / 货币地租
貨幣工資 / 货币工资
貨幣市場 / 货币市场 (huòbì shìchǎng)
貨幣平價 / 货币平价
貨幣政策 / 货币政策 (huòbì zhèngcè)
貨幣流通量 / 货币流通量
貨幣貶值 / 货币贬值
貨幣資本 / 货币资本
貲幣 / 赀币
資幣 / 资币
賄幣 / 贿币
質幣 / 质币
賦幣 / 赋币
贄幣 / 贽币
贊幣 / 赞币
贗幣 / 赝币
走幣 / 走币
車幣 / 车币
軌幣 / 轨币
軟幣 / 软币
輔助貨幣 / 辅助货币 (fǔzhù huòbì)
輔幣 / 辅币 (fǔbì)
輸幣 / 输币
農幣 / 农币
通幣 / 通币
造幣廠 / 造币厂
通用貨幣 / 通用货币
遣幣 / 遣币
遺幣 / 遗币
邊幣 / 边币 (biānbì)
酬幣 / 酬币
采幣
釋幣 / 释币
重幣 / 重币
量幣 / 量币
金幣 / 金币 (jīnbì)
鈔幣 / 钞币
銀幣 / 银币 (yínbì)
銅幣 / 铜币 (tóngbì)
錦幣 / 锦币
錢幣 / 钱币 (qiánbì)
錢幣學 / 钱币学
鎳幣 / 镍币 (nièbì)
鑄幣 / 铸币 (zhùbì)
鑄幣權 / 铸币权
雁幣 / 雁币
電子貨幣 / 电子货币
青幣 / 青币
靡幣 / 靡币
香幣 / 香币
馬幣 / 马币 (Mǎbì)
馳幣 / 驰币
鬼幣 / 鬼币
鹿幣 / 鹿币
龍幣 / 龙币
龜幣 / 龟币

References

“幣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	幣
Kyūjitai ^[1]	幣󠄁 幣+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	幣󠄃 幣+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

幣

(Jōyō kanji)

currency

Readings

Go-on: べ (be)
Kan-on: へい (hei, Jōyō)
Kun: ぜに (zeni, 幣)、たから (takara, 幣)、ぬさ (nusa, 幣)、みてぐら (mitegura, 幣)
Nanori: しで (shide)、ぬさ (nusa)

Compounds

幣制(へいせい) (heisei)
貨幣(かへい) (kahei): currency
紙幣(しへい) (shihei): paper money, bill, note
造幣(ぞうへい) (zōhei)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
幣
ぬさ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぬさ [núꜜsà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [nɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

幣(ぬさ) • (nusa)

(Shinto) paper or cloth offered on skewers before a shrine (see also 幣(へい) (hei))
(historical) a farewell gift

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
幣
へい Grade: S
kan'on

Noun

幣(へい) • (hei)

(Shinto) a staff with cut paper streamers, offered to the gods
Synonym: 御幣 (gohei)
things offered to the Emperor
a crest pattern of a stylised hei

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
幣
みてぐら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

幣(みてぐら) • (mitegura)

(Shinto, historical) material, non-comestible offerings to the gods, often textiles

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
幣
まい Grade: S
irregular

Noun

幣(まい) • (mai) ^{←まひ (mafi)^?}

(archaic) something offered as a reward, either to a god or a person

References

^ “幣”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰje̞] ~ [pʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [폐/페]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

幣

Wikisource

幣 • (pye) (hangeul 폐, McCune–Reischauer p'ye)

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Vietnamese

Han character

幣: Hán Nôm readings: tệ, giẻ

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[1] “幣”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

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