Hanja Analyzer
弭

弭 — mi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
활고자 미
Romanization
mi
English
stop, desist, end, quell
Mandarin
mǐ
Japanese on'yomi
ビ, ミ
Japanese kun'yomi
や.める や.む ゆはず
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
9
Radical
弓 (57, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
耳
Unicode
U+5F2D

Parts that make up 弭

  • 弓 활 궁 시위를 건 활활과 쏘는 일, 굽은 것
  • 耳 귀 이sound 귀귀와 듣는 일

How 弭 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 弭 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 弓, 耳.

Japanese words with 弭

  • 弓弭ゆはず nock (of a bow)
  • 末弭うらはず top knock (of a bow)
  • 本弭もとはず bottom knock (of a bow)

Characters sharing the phonetic 耳

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “미”

Other hanja with radical 弓

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