Translingual

Han character

娭 (radical 38 女+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 女戈人大 (VIOK), four-corner 4343₄, composition ⿰女矣)

1. to play around, frolic
2. ancient term of disparagement for women
3. (dialect) grandmother (used in the word 娭她)
4. (dialect) honorific for older women (used in the word 娭她)
5. slave girl, servant girl

References

• KangXi: page 263, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6341
• Dae Jaweon: page 530, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1054, character 14
• Unihan data for U+5A2D
• zdic.net (Han Dian)

Cantonese

Hanzi

娭 ‎(Jyutping aai1, ngaai1, oi1, Yale aai1, ngaai1, oi1)

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Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: き (ki), あい (ai)
• Kun: たほむれる (tahomureru), はしため (hashitame)

Korean

Hanja

娭 • ‎(ae) (hangeul 애, revised ae, McCune-Reischauer ae)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

娭 ‎(Pinyin xī (xi1), āi (ai1), Wade-Giles hsi¹, ai¹)

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Usage notes

The "xī" reading is only used with the "to play around" and "ancient term of disparagement for women" definitions. The "āi" reading is only used with the "grandmother", "honorific for older women" and "slave girl, servant girl" definitions.

References

• zdic.net (Han Dian)