(non-classical abbreviated form of 瀰) a watery expanse

Water  everywhere  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
extensive

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmjiem.nerrichly flowing stream
mejXm.nˤerʔa rich and full flow (of a river)
mjieXm.nerʔrichly flowing stream
Zhengzhangniːlʔ
mnel
mnelʔ
Unicodemiɛ
miɛ̌

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

mǐ, mí, nǐ (non-classical abbreviated form of 瀰) a watery expanse Simplified

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Readings & variants
Unicode

extensive Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
gōng bow
Sound component
ěr you

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmnel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang